§ Ind. Code § 3-11-8-3.4County applications to Secretary of Health and Human Services to make polling places accessible and provide information to voters with disabilities

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(a) As authorized under 52 U.S.C. 21021, a county election board may apply on
behalf of a county to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for payments under HAVA
(52 U.S.C. 21021 through 52 U.S.C. 21025) to do the following:
(1) Make polling places (including the path of travel, entrances, exits, and voting areas
of each polling place) more accessible to individuals with disabilities, including the
blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access
and participation (including privacy and independence) as other voters.
(2) Provide individuals with disabilities and other individuals described in subdivision
(1) with information about the accessibility of polling places, including outreach
programs to inform the individuals about the availability of accessible polling places
and training election officials, poll workers, and election volunteers on how best to
promote the access and participation of individuals with disabilities in elections.
(b) If a county election board submits an application under subsection (a), the application
must:
(1) comply with 52 U.S.C. 21023; and
(2) be filed with the election division not later than the submission of the application
under subsection (a).
(c) If a county election board receives payments from the Secretary of Health and Human
Services under 52 U.S.C. 21021 through 52 U.S.C. 21025, the payments shall be deposited
in the county general fund and appropriated to the county election board for the purposes
described in the application. The county election board shall spend the money for the
purposes described in the application.
(d) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21025, the county election board shall file a report with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the activities conducted with these funds
and the expenditures made with respect to the categories listed in subsection (a)(1) and
(a)(2). The county election board shall file a copy of the report with the election division and
the state board of accounts not later than the date the report is submitted under this
subsection.

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