Sec. 35. (a) An individual who knowingly, recklessly, or negligently fails to perform a duty as: (1) a precinct election officer; (2) an absentee voter board member; or (3) an absentee ballot counter; as required by this title is subject to a civil penalty under this section in addition to any other penalty imposed. (b) If the county election board determines, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, that an individual serving in a position described in subsection (a) has failed to perform a duty required by this title, the board: (1) may remove the individual from that position; and (2) if the individual is removed, shall assess the individual a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). (c) A civil penalty assessed under this section may be deducted from any compensation that the individual may otherwise be entitled to under IC 3-6-6 . IC 3-6-5.1 Chapter 5.1. County Procedures for Resolving Administrative Complaints Concerning Uniform and Nondiscriminatory Election Technology and Administrative Requirements Under Title III of HAVA 3-6-5.1-1 Repealed 3-6-5.1-2 "Title III" 3-6-5.1-3 County administrative complaint procedure established 3-6-5.1-4 Remedies supplement other remedies under IC 3 3-6-5.1-5 Procedures uniform and nondiscriminatory 3-6-5.1-6 Filing complaint with circuit court clerk 3-6-5.1-7 Form of complaint 3-6-5.1-8 Information required in complaint 3-6-5.1-9 Complaint provided to county election board and persons named in complaint 3-6-5.1-10 Dismissal of complaint filed concurrently with election division 3-6-5.1-11 Complaint against clerk filed with chair of county election board 3-6-5.1-12 Consolidation of complaints 3-6-5.1-13 Preliminary determination of validity of complaint; dismissal; notice of dismissal 3-6-5.1-14 Persons to whom notice of dismissal provided 3-6-5.1-15 Investigation of complaints determined valid 3-6-5.1-16 Submission of investigation results to county election board; county election board report; persons provided copies of report 3-6-5.1-17 Content of report 3-6-5.1-18 Hearing; record 3-6-5.1-19 County election board action after hearing 3-6-5.1-20 Dismissal of complaint after determination of no violation 3-6-5.1-21 County election board to provide remedy if authorized by law; dismissal of complaint if remedy not authorized 3-6-5.1-22 Summary of county election board action; to whom provided
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