Sec. 6. (a) A watcher appointed under this chapter shall report any violation of the election laws that comes to the watcher’s attention to:

(1) the inspector of the precinct;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-6-8-6

  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) the county election board; or

(3) the prosecuting attorney.

     (b) A watcher may not object to any other precinct election officer concerning an alleged violation of election laws unless the watcher has the prior consent of the inspector.

     (c) Upon the unanimous vote of the entire membership of the county election board, a watcher who violates subsection (b) or engages in other disruptive action in the polls may:

(1) be removed from the polls; and

(2) have the watcher’s credentials revoked.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(c)(2) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.209-2021, SEC.8.