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Board hears staff and counsel differ on whether past changes were formally filed under state statute
Summary
County legal counsel told the board the 2014 vote-center plan remains the formal document on file and that informal changes may not satisfy statutory amendment procedures; the board discussed the filing question as central to enforceability of prior modifications.
During the Aug. 17 meeting, county legal counsel told the election board that the legally binding vote-center plan on record is the 2014 plan and that, where the board adopted changes informally in spring 2026, the board must confirm whether it filed a formal amendment with the state election division. Counsel said the Indiana statute governing plan amendments (codified at Indiana Code §3-11-18-15) requires unanimous board approval and filing for an amendment to take effect.
Board members disputed how the office had handled prior changes and asked the clerk to verify whether the spring 2026 list had been properly filed; Chief Deputy Clerk Jenny Wortenberger said staff submitted the spring list to the statewide voter registration system and via email and that she would confirm the exact filing method. The counsel characterized the statutory language as ambiguous about some scenarios and urged care about technical compliance because the plan on file controls enforceability.
The board asked staff to double-check the filing and to copy members on the submission to the state election division.
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