Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 38 of this chapter, each county election board shall appoint two (2) election sheriffs for each precinct in the county.
(b) Each county chairman of a major political party of the county is entitled to nominate one (1) election sheriff under section 9 of this chapter.
(c) Except as provided in section 39 of this chapter, the sheriffs must be voters of the county.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-5-8(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.17; P.L.14-1995, SEC.1; P.L.176-1999, SEC.13; P.L.126-2002, SEC.14.