Indiana § 3-6-5-20 - Deputy election commissioners; appointment and removal; residency
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§ 3-6-5-20. Deputy election commissioners; appointment and removal; residency
Sec. 20. A county election board may appoint and at its pleasure remove deputy election commissioners. A deputy election commissioner appointed under this section must reside in the county of the election board that appointed the deputy commissioner. If a deputy election commissioner ceases to be a resident of the county of the election board that appointed the deputy election commissioner, the person may not continue to serve as a deputy election commissioner of the county.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-4-5(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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