Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 3-6-5-1 (2026)

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     Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a board is established in each county of the state known as the (name of county) county election board.

     (b) A county election board is not established in the following counties:

(1) A county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).

(2) A county having a population of more than one hundred eighty-five thousand (185,000) and less than two hundred thousand (200,000).

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-4-1 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.11; P.L.144-2001, SEC.2; P.L.170-2002, SEC.4; P.L.119-2012, SEC.2; P.L.104-2022, SEC.2.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2018–2020 · leading case: Ind. State Conf. of the Nat'l Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) v. Lawson, 326 F. Supp. 3d 646 (S.D. Ind. 2018).
Ind. State Conf. of the Nat'l Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) v. Lawson, 326 F. Supp. 3d 646 (S.D. Ind. 2018). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code §§ 3-6-5-1 , 3-6-5.2-3. Pursuant to the official policies, guidance, and standard operating procedures issued by King and Nussmeyer as the co-directors, the individual county boards conduct elections and administer election laws within their county.”
Common Cause Ind. v. Lawson, 327 F. Supp. 3d 1139 (S.D. Ind. 2018). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code §§ 3-6-5-1 , 3-6-5.2-3. Pursuant to the official policies, guidance, and standard operating procedures issued by King and Nussmeyer as the co-directors, the individual county boards conduct elections and administer election laws within their county.”
Indiana State Conf. of the Nat'l Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Lawson (S.D. Ind. 2020). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code §§ 3-6-5-1 , 3-6-5.2-3. Pursuant to the official policies, guidance, and standard operating procedures issued by King and Nussmeyer as the co-directors, the individual county boards conduct elections and administer election laws within their county.”
Common Cause Indiana v. Lawson (S.D. Ind. 2020). · cites it 2× “Ind. Code §§ 3-6-5-1 , 3-6-5.2-3. Pursuant to the official policies, guidance, and standard operating procedures issued by King and Nussmeyer as the co-directors, the individual county boards conduct elections and administer election laws within their county.”
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