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County party chairs ask Perry County for consistent interpretation of statute on partisan balance for board appointments
Summary
Local party leaders asked the commissioners to adopt a consistent approach after ambiguity in Indiana law led to inconsistent classifications of applicants' partisan affiliation for board appointments.
A representative of the Democratic Party asked Perry County commissioners to adopt a consistent interpretation of state law that governs party affiliation for certain board appointments, citing confusion around how an applicant's voting history should be used to determine partisan status.
"Whenever a law of political subdivisions resolution requires that an appointment to a board be conditioned upon the political affiliation of the appointee ... the two…
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