Indiana § 3-11-8-4 - Public buildings to be available for holding election; conditions for use of school buildings

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§ 3-11-8-4. Public buildings to be available for holding election; conditions for use of school buildings

Sec. 4. (a) School buildings, fire stations, and all other public buildings shall be made available without charge to a county for holding an election. The county may not be required to sign any agreement assuming liability as a precondition for use of the public building.

(b) If a school building of a school corporation is used as a polling place, the school corporation may:

(1) conduct a virtual instruction day for students who attend school in the school building; or

(2) conduct in-person instruction for students who attend the school in the school building if:

(A) access to the polling place is secured from access to other areas of the school building;

(B) public parking access is maintained; and

(C) access to the polling place and parking is in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-17(b) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.297; P.L.108-2021, SEC.8.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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