Indiana § 3-6-6-31 - Meals or meal allowances
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-6-6-31 — Meals or meal allowances, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-6-6-31. Meals or meal allowances
Sec. 31. (a) Each inspector shall have the precinct election officers furnished with good, plain, and substantial meals, at the regular hours for meals, throughout the day until their work is finished. Alcoholic beverages may not be furnished.
(b) If the county legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9) adopts an ordinance to provide meal allowances, each precinct election officer is entitled to a meal allowance instead of the meals provided under subsection (a). The ordinance must state the amount of the meal allowance to be provided.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-5-16 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.34.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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