Sec. 14. (a) In addition to other duties prescribed by law, the commission shall do the following:
(1) Administer Indiana election laws.
(2) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the following:
(A) Govern the fair, legal, and orderly conduct of elections, including the following:
(i) Rules described in section 16 of this chapter to implement a court order requiring the commission, the election division, or an election board or official to administer an election in a manner not authorized by this title.
(ii) Rules (including joint rules with other agencies when necessary) to implement and administer NVRA.
(B) Carry out IC 3-9 (campaign finance).
(C) Govern the establishment of precincts under IC 3-11-1.5.
(D) Specify procedures and fees for the processing of an application from a vendor for voting systems approval and testing.
(3) Advise and exercise supervision over local election and registration officers.
(b) This section does not divest a county election board of any powers and duties imposed on the board in IC 3-6-5, except that if there is a deadlock on a county election board, the county election board shall submit the question to the commission for final determination.