Indiana § 14-33-5-6 - Voting procedures
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§ 14-33-5-6. Voting procedures
Sec. 6. (a) At each annual meeting and before the election of directors, the chairman shall appoint three (3) freeholders of the district who are present at the annual meeting to act as clerks of and conduct the election.
(b) Before the casting of a vote, each freeholder must sign the list of freeholders opposite the freeholder's name in the presence of the secretary of the district. If the clerks find that a freeholder's name is erroneously omitted from the list, the clerks shall place the name on the list. The omitted freeholder is then entitled to cast a ballot.
(c) The clerks shall note the fact of receipt of a valid written ballot vote opposite the freeholder's name who cast that vote. At this time the written ballot vote is considered cast.
(d) At the close of the election poll, the clerks shall count the cast ballots and make a report of the results. The secretary of the district shall record the results in the records of the district. The chairman shall then declare the successful nominees elected, and the elected directors are entitled to and shall assume all the duties of the office for which elected.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 13-3-3-34(h).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.26.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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