Note: This version of section amended by P.L.127-2017, SEC.15. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.193-2017, SEC.3.

1. (b) Whenever a law or political subdivision's resolution requires that an appointment to a board be conditioned upon the political affiliation of the appointee, or that the membership of a board not exceed a stated number of members from the same political party, at the time of an appointment, one (1) of the following must apply to the appointee:

   1. (1) The most recent primary election in which the appointee voted was a primary election held by the party with which the appointee claims affiliation.
   2. (2) If the appointee has never voted in a primary election, the appointee claims a party affiliation.
   3. (3) The appointee is certified as a member of that party by the party's county chair for the county in which the appointee resides.
2. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, if the term of an appointed member of a board expires and the appointing authority does not make an appointment to fill the vacancy, the member may continue to serve on the board for only sixty (60) days after the expiration date of the member's term.

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "board" means an administration, an agency, an authority, a board, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an institution, an office, a service, or another similarly designated body of a political subdivision.

As added by P.L.185-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.68-1996, SEC.4; P.L.167-2001, SEC.10; P.L.199-2001, SEC.28; P.L.126-2002, SEC.91; P.L.127-2017, SEC.15.