Sec. 16. (a) A recount commission consists of three (3) persons.
(b) Two (2) members of the commission must be voters who:
(1) are members of different major political parties of the state; and
(2) were qualified to vote at the election in a county in which the election district for the office is located.
(c) This subsection applies to a recount commission conducting a recount of an election in which only paper ballots were used. The third member of the commission must be a person who:
(1) is a member of a major political party of the state; and
(2) was qualified to vote at the election in the election district of the office.
(d) This subsection applies to a recount of an election in which a voting method other than only paper ballots was used. The third member of the commission must be a competent mechanic who is familiar with the ballot card voting systems or electronic voting systems used in that election. The mechanic is not required to be qualified to vote at the election in a county in which the election district for the office is located.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-27-9 part; 3-1-27-10 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.375; P.L.221-2005, SEC.115; P.L.194-2013, SEC.78.