Indiana § 3-6-8-3 - Identification card
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-6-8-3 — Identification card, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-6-8-3. Identification card
Sec. 3. (a) A watcher present at the polls must possess an identification card issued under this section and present the card if demanded by a member of the precinct election board.
(b) The county election board, state chairman, county chairman, or chairman of the committee of the independent candidate for a federal or a state office:
(1) must appoint each watcher in writing; and
(2) shall issue one (1) watcher identification card for each person appointed as a watcher.
(c) The identification card must be signed by the chairman of the county election board, state chairman, county chairman of the party, or chairman of the committee of the independent candidate for a federal or a state office that the watcher represents.
(d) The identification card described in subsection (a) must clearly state the following:
(1) The status of the individual as an appointed watcher.
(2) The name of the individual serving as a watcher.
(3) The name of the person who appointed the individual as a watcher.
(4) If the individual has been appointed as a watcher by a political party, the name of the political party.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(b) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.13; P.L.7-1990, SEC.4; P.L.3-1993, SEC.25; P.L.3-1995, SEC.21; P.L.230-2005, SEC.20; P.L.194-2013, SEC.8.
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Section 3-6-8-3 ("Identification card") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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