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3-12-10-5. Powers; rules

IN Code § 3-12-10-5 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 5. (a) The state recount commission may, to comply with section 4 of this chapter:

(1) impound, take possession of, transport, or otherwise protect any election records or equipment related to a recount or contest;

(2) issue subpoenas, discovery orders, and protective orders;

(3) conduct and regulate the course of hearings and other proceedings;

(4) manage its internal affairs;

(5) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2; or

(6) exercise any other necessary power to perform its functions under this article.

(b) Rules adopted by the state recount commission for the conduct of a recount or contest proceeding must uniformly apply throughout Indiana.

(c) An impoundment order issued under subsection (a)(1) may not prevent a circuit court clerk or board of registration from copying election material other than ballots if the clerk or board copies the material under the supervision of the state police department.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.389.

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