Ind. Code § 3-11.5-4-13.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11.5-4-13.5
Absentee ballot signature comparison; procedure; signature verification affidavit
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to an absentee ballot where there is a finding that the voter's signature on the absentee ballot security envelope affidavit does not correspond to the signature on the voter's absentee ballot application or electronic poll book, or any signature by the voter maintained in the statewide voter registration system.

(b) If the absentee voter board, the absentee ballot counters, or the county election board determine that a voter's signature on the absentee ballot security envelope affidavit does not correspond to:

(1) the voter's signature on the absentee ballot application;

(2) the voter's signature on the electronic poll book; or

(3) any signature of the voter maintained in the statewide voter registration system;

the absentee ballot security envelope shall not be opened and the ballot shall not be counted.

(c) The absentee voter board, the absentee ballot counters, or the county election board shall write the date and cause of the mismatched signature on the face of the security envelope after completing the procedures set forth in this section.

(d) The county election board or board of elections and registration shall send a notice produced from the computerized system established by IC 3-7-26.3 to the voter of the determination of the absentee voter board, absentee ballot counters, county election board, or board of elections and registration that an absentee ballot signature mismatch has occurred. The county election board shall:

(1) either:

(A) hand deliver the notice; or

(B) mail the notice by first class United States mail;

to the registration address of the voter;

(2) send the notice by electronic mail to the voter if an electronic mail address for the voter is available; and

(3) call the voter by telephone to provide notice of the signature mismatch determination, if a telephone number for the voter is available;

not later than the close of business two (2) business days after the signature mismatch determination by the county occurs. If a county election board is unable to produce the notice from the computerized list, the county election board may send the notice provided by the election division.

(e) If:

(1) the county election board does not provide the voter with the notice described in subsection (d) before the close of business two (2) business days after the signature mismatch is determined; and

(2) the voter learns that the notice described in subsection (d) should have been provided;

the voter or a representative of the voter may request the notice described in subsection (d) from the county election board or the election division.

(f) An absentee ballot sealed inside an absentee ballot security envelope affidavit with a signature mismatch shall be treated as a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7. The signature mismatch may be cured under this section and the absentee ballot counted if the ballot is otherwise valid.

(g) A voter notified by the county election board or board of elections and registration under subsection (d) must verify the voter's signature under this section on:

(1) the absentee ballot security envelope affidavit;

(2) the absentee ballot application or electronic poll book; or

(3) both;

by filing an affidavit with the county election board or board of elections and registration not later than noon, prevailing local time, eight (8) days after election day.

(h) The notice under subsection (d) is subject to IC 3-5-4-8 and must contain the following information:

(1) A statement from the county election board or board of elections and registration notifying the voter that the county has determined that a signature mismatch has occurred between the signature of the voter on the absentee ballot security envelope affidavit and the voter's signature on the absentee ballot application or electronic poll book, or any signature made by the voter on file in the statewide voter registration system.

(2) A statement that the voter's absentee ballot will be rejected and not counted unless the voter cures the signature mismatch under this section by filing a signed signature verification affidavit with the county election board or board of elections and registration not later than noon, local prevailing time, eight (8) days after election day, and specifying the date on which the eighth day will fall.

(3) A signature line for the voter to print the voter's name and date and sign the signature verification affidavit.

(4) A statement that the signature verification affidavit must be:

(A) placed into a mailing envelope addressed to the county election board or board of elections and registration, and either mailed with sufficient postage or hand delivered to the board; or

(B) sent to the board by electronic mail or facsimile transmission.

(5) Information provided by the board setting forth the mailing address, electronic mail address, or facsimile number of the board.

(6) The name of the voter.

(i) The signature verification affidavit shall be prescribed by the election division under IC 3-5-4-8, shall be produced from the computerized list established under IC 3-7-26.3, must substantially be in the following form, and may be included on the same page as the notice and instructions:

SIGNATURE VERIFICATION AFFIDAVIT

I, [voter's name], am a registered voter of [voter's county of residence] County, State of Indiana. I declare under the penalties of perjury that I requested and returned an absentee ballot. I am a resident of the precinct in which I have voted (or I am entitled to vote in this precinct under Indiana law), and I am the person whose name appears on the absentee ballot envelope. I understand that if I commit or attempt any fraud in connection with voting, or if I aid or abet fraud or attempt to aid or abet fraud in connection with voting, I may be convicted of a felony punishable by imprisonment, a fine, or both. I understand that my failure to sign this statement means my absentee ballot will not be counted.

___________________

Voter's Signature

____________________

Voter's Printed Name

________________________

Voter's Registration Address

If there is a reason why your signature does not match, please explain here. Examples include age or disability of the voter or execution of the absentee affidavit by the person holding the voter's power of attorney or any person assisting a voter under IC 3-11-4-2(b) or a member of the voter's immediate household or power of attorney attesting to the voter's signature on the absentee by mail return envelope under IC 3-11.5-4-13(c). The computerized list shall preprint the name of the voter in the appropriate parts of the affidavit.

(j) The county election board or board of elections and registration may not reject an absentee ballot with a nonconforming security envelope signature if each of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) The voter delivers:

(A) in person;

(B) by mail;

(C) by facsimile transmission; or

(D) by electronic mail;

a signature verification affidavit signed by the voter and the county election board or board of elections and registration receives the affidavit not later than noon, prevailing time, eight (8) days after election day, or the voter, before the close of the polls on election day, completes and files a signature verification affidavit with the inspector or other chief election official of the precinct or vote center within the county. The inspector or vote center official shall forward the signature verification statement to the county election board or board of elections and registration with the other materials from the precinct. The voter may deliver a signature verification affidavit signed by the voter to an absentee voter board at a circuit court clerk's office or satellite location during the period of early voting described in IC 3-11-10-26.

(2) Upon receipt of the signature verification statement, the county election board or county board of elections and registration shall open the provisional ballot envelope to access the voter's absentee ballot security envelope to:

(A) compare the signature on the verification statement with the signature on the affidavit of the ballot envelope; or

(B) if the ballot is for a military or overseas voter who transmitted the ballot by facsimile or electronic mail, compare the affidavit found under IC 3-11-4-6(h) and, if applicable, the signature found in the voter's registration record or the signature on the absentee ballot application.

(k) If, upon conducting the comparison of signatures, the board determines that the signatures match and no other challenges have been made to the ballot, the board shall open the absentee ballot security envelope and add the votes cast on the ballot to the tally for the voter's precinct.

(l) A ballot may not be removed from the security envelope until the time for processing ballots. If, upon conducting the comparison of the signatures under this section, the election officials determine that the signatures are mismatched, the voter's absentee ballot security envelope may not be opened and the ballot shall not be counted. The election officials shall write "this ballot has been rejected because of a mismatched signature" on the face of the security envelope. The absentee ballot security envelope must be resealed and the status of the rejected provisional ballot must be made under the "County Election Board Findings" on the affidavit.

(m) A mismatched absentee ballot security envelope is to be treated as a provisional ballot and is subject to the same confidentiality restrictions under IC 3-11.7-6-3.

(n) If the county election board or board of elections and registration determines that the signatures match, the board shall provide a copy of the statement to the county voter registration officer in any county where there is a separate board of registration. The voter registration officer shall then use the signature in the signature verification statement, even if returned untimely, to update the voter's signature in the voter's registration record.

As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.61. Amended by P.L.153-2024, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5-31 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-6-5-31
Election law violations; investigation; action by board
Status: in_force

Sec. 31. If a county election board determines that there is substantial reason to believe an election law violation has occurred, it shall expeditiously make an investigation. If in the judgment of the board, after affording due notice and an opportunity for a hearing, a person has engaged or is about to engage in an act or practice that constitutes or will constitute a violation of a provision of this title or of a rule or order issued under this title, the board shall take the action it considers appropriate under the circumstances, including referring the matter to the attorney general or the appropriate prosecuting attorney.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-5-18 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-7-27-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 27 / Section 3-7-27-15
Storage of affidavits or forms
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to a county acting in accordance with section 21.1 or 22 of this chapter.

(b) The county voter registration office shall keep all original affidavits or forms of registration securely arranged and maintained in the office.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.37; P.L.3-1997, SEC.83; P.L.164-2006, SEC.16; P.L.219-2013, SEC.8; P.L.157-2019, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-4-2.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11-4-2.1
False, fictitious, or fraudulent absentee ballot application; delivery to county election board; sworn statement; county election board action
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.1. If a person receives a completed absentee ballot application that the person has reason to believe is materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent, the person shall deliver the application to the appropriate county election board not later than the deadline set forth in section 2 of this chapter, with a statement sworn or affirmed to under the penalties for perjury, setting forth the reasons why the person believes that the application may be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent. The county election board shall act under IC 3-6-5-31 to determine if a violation of election law has occurred.

As added by P.L.194-2013, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 3-10-10-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-10-10-9
Voter executing affidavit challenged as ineligible; provisional ballot; sufficiency of affidavit
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. If a voter executes an affidavit under this chapter and is then challenged under IC 3-11-8 as ineligible to vote in the precinct, the voter shall be provided with a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7 rather than a regular official ballot. The affidavit executed under this chapter serves as a sufficient affidavit for the voter to receive a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7.

As added by P.L.164-2006, SEC.77.
Ind. Code § 3-11-18.1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 3-11-18.1-1
Application of chapter; pilot counties automatically redesignated
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a county designated as a vote center county under this chapter.

(b) On January 1, 2011, a county designated as a vote center pilot county under:

(1) IC 3-11-18 (before its expiration);

(2) P.L.164-2006, SECTION 148 (before its expiration); or

(3) P.L.108-2008, SECTION 4 (before its expiration);

is automatically redesignated as a vote center county under this chapter.

As added by P.L.1-2011, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-11-13-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-11-13-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(c) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.305. Repealed by P.L.66-2003, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 3-7-26.4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 26.4 / Section 3-7-26.4-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the computerized list established under IC 3-7-26.3.

As added by P.L.81-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 3-7-29-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 29 / Section 3-7-29-5
Duties of inspector on election day
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. The inspector shall have the record or copies and supplies at the polls on election day. The inspector shall return the registration record or copies and supplies at the same time when other election supplies and ballots are returned.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-5-18 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.5-5-18
Securing ballots, certificates, and tally papers; delivery
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. As soon as the ballots have been counted, the absentee ballot counters shall in the presence of the county election board do the following:

(1) Place in a strong paper envelope or bag the following:

(A) All ballots, voted and not voted, together with all protested and uncounted ballots.

(B) One (1) copy of each of the certificates prepared under IC 3-11.5-4-1 and IC 3-11.5-4-8.

(C) The tally papers.

(2) Securely seal the envelope or bag.

(3) Have both absentee ballot counters initial the envelope or bag.

(4) Plainly mark on the outside of the envelope or bag, in ink, the precinct for which the absentee ballots were cast.

(5) Deliver the envelope or bag to the circuit court clerk.

(6) Notify the circuit court clerk of the number of ballots placed in the envelope or bag.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-7-46-7.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 46 / Section 3-7-46-7.5
Cancellation of registration of disfranchised person
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.5. If the information provided under section 5 or 6 of this chapter indicates that the person is disfranchised under section 2 of this chapter, the county voter registration office shall:

(1) remove the name of the person from the voter registration records; and

(2) enter the date and other information regarding the cancellation into the computerized list under IC 3-7-26.3;

on an expedited basis, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21083.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.91. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.51; P.L.128-2015, SEC.143.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-95 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-95
"School district"
Status: in_force

Sec. 95. "School district" means the taxing district of a school corporation.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14-21 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-11-14-21
Regulation of voting system area
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. After the opening of the polls, the inspector, judges, and poll clerks may not allow any person to pass within the railing to the part of the room where an electronic voting system is situated, except for the purpose of voting. Except as provided in IC 3-11-9, they may not permit more than one (1) voter at a time to be in the part of the room where an electronic voting system is situated.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
Ind. Code § 3-7-38.2-5.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 38.2 / Section 3-7-38.2-5.1
Prohibition against joining or participating in activities of certain organizations
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.1. The state shall not join or otherwise participate in the activities of any organization that requires:

(1) the payment of funds to obtain voter registration information from another state; or

(2) the expenditure of funds to engage in activities other than voter list maintenance as a condition for receiving voter registration information from another state.

As added by P.L.141-2020, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.70-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 3-6-5.2-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-52 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-52
"IDEA"
Status: in_force

Sec. 52. "IDEA" refers to the Indiana data enhancement association established by IC 3-7-38.2-5.5.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-7-33-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 33 / Section 3-7-33-5.5
Voter registration application received by county voter registration office after deadline; eligibility of applicant; notice to county election board
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a voter registration application that is received by a county voter registration office after the date specified for filing the application under IC 3-7-32-8.

(b) In determining the eligibility of the applicant, the county voter registration office may not reject the application solely on the ground that an individual who received the application from the applicant failed to comply with IC 3-7-32-8. However, the county voter registration office shall, not later than three (3) days after receipt of the application, provide notice of the apparent violation of IC 3-7-32-8 to the county election board for appropriate action under IC 3-6-5-31.

As added by P.L.258-2013, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 3-12-11-19.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-12-11-19.5
Recount or contest proceeding for presidential electors; conclusion
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.5. As required under 3 U.S.C. 5, any recount or contest proceeding concerning the election of presidential electors must be concluded not later than six (6) days before the time fixed by federal law for the meeting of the presidential electors.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.373. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.167; P.L.201-2017, SEC.38.
Ind. Code § 3-13-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-13-8-1
Vacancy in office last held by person elected or selected as candidate of major political party
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A vacancy in a city office (other than judge of a city court) that was last held by a person elected or selected as a candidate of a major political party of the state shall be filled by a caucus under IC 3-13-11.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-9-1 part; 3-2-9-2(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.195.
Ind. Code § 3-5-5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-5-5-15
Unmarried person; place where person usually sleeps; intent; conduct to carry out intent
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. Subject to section 6 of this chapter, the residence of a person who:

(1) is unmarried; and

(2) does not have an immediate family;

is where the person usually sleeps if that is the intent of the person, and the person engages in conduct to carry out that intent.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 3-10-12-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-10-12-2
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. This chapter applies to a general, municipal, primary, school district, and special election.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.70.
Ind. Code § 3-10-1-18 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-10-1-18
Candidates ordered alphabetically by surname; exception for certain counties
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the names of all candidates for each office who have qualified under IC 3-8 shall be arranged in alphabetical order by surnames under the designation of the office.

(b) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). The names of all candidates for each office who have qualified under IC 3-8, except for a school board office, precinct committeeman, or state convention delegate, shall be arranged in random order by surnames under the designation of the office. The random order shall be determined using a lottery. The lottery held in accordance with this subsection shall be conducted in public by the county election board. The lottery shall be held not later than fifteen (15) days following the last day for a declaration of candidacy under IC 3-8-2-4. All candidates whose names are to be arranged by way of the lottery shall be notified at least five (5) days prior to the lottery of the time and place at which the lottery is to be held. Each candidate may have one (1) designated watcher, and each county political party may have one (1) designated watcher who shall be allowed to observe the lottery procedure.

(c) For paper ballots, the left margin of the ballot for each political party must show the name of the uppermost candidate printed to the right of the number 1, the next candidate number 2, the next candidate number 3, and so on, consecutively to the end of the ballot as prescribed in section 19 of this chapter. If ordered by a county election board or a board of elections and registration under IC 3-11-15-13.1(b), a ballot number or other candidate designation uniquely associated with the candidate must be displayed on the electronic voting system and printed on the ballot cards.

(d) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). If there is insufficient room on a row to list each candidate of a political party, a second or subsequent row may be utilized. However, a second or subsequent row may not be utilized unless the first row, and all preceding rows, have been filled.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-7 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.155; P.L.7-1991, SEC.2; P.L.12-1992, SEC.6; P.L.1-1993, SEC.6; P.L.5-1994, SEC.1; P.L.221-2005, SEC.28; P.L.76-2014, SEC.28; P.L.11-2023, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-13.8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-13.8
Electronic adjudication of ballot features
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.8. A voting system certified for use under this chapter may include features to permit the use of electronic adjudication of ballots to review voter intent so long as:

(1) the adjudication is conducted in compliance with Indiana law; and

(2) the software is a part of the electronic management system (EMS) certified by the commission as part of the voting system.

As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.60.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-12
Applications; form
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Each application under this chapter must be in writing on a form prescribed by the election division and must comply with the requirements of this chapter.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.L.169-2015, SEC.133.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.1-21 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 3-6-5.1-21
County election board to provide remedy if authorized by law; dismissal of complaint if remedy not authorized
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. If the county election board determines that there is a violation of any provision of Title III, the county election board shall determine and provide the appropriate remedy if authorized by law to do so. If the county election board determines that it is not authorized by law to provide the appropriate remedy, the county election board shall dismiss the complaint.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-12-3.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 3.5 / Section 3-12-3.5-5
News media certificate
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Immediately upon completion of the vote count, each precinct election board shall make and sign a certificate for the news media showing the total number of votes received by each candidate in the precinct. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificate to the circuit court clerk at the same time that the certificates, the list of voters, and the tally papers are delivered under section 4 of this chapter. The circuit court clerk immediately shall deliver the certificate made for the news media to any person designated to receive the certificate by the editors of the newspapers published in the county or by the managers of the radio and television stations operating in the county. The county election board shall furnish each precinct election board with the forms on which the certificates are to be prepared.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356.
Ind. Code § 3-8-4-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-8-4-14
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-10-3(h).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 3-5-6-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-5-6-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter must be used to determine whether a registered voter has signed a document required or permitted to be certified by a county voter registration office.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-9-4-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-9-4-16
Civil penalties; election commission
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) In addition to any other penalty imposed, a person who does any of the following is subject to a civil penalty under this section:

(1) Fails to file with the election division a report in the manner required under IC 3-9-5.

(2) Fails to file a statement of organization required under IC 3-9-1.

(3) Is a committee or a member of a committee who disburses or expends money or other property for any political purpose before the money or other property has passed through the hands of the treasurer of the committee.

(4) Makes a contribution other than to a committee subject to this article or to a person authorized by law or a committee to receive contributions on the committee's behalf.

(5) Is a corporation or labor organization that exceeds any of the limitations on contributions prescribed by IC 3-9-2-4.

(6) Makes a contribution in the name of another person.

(7) Accepts a contribution made by one (1) person in the name of another person.

(8) Is not the treasurer of a committee subject to this article, and pays any expenses of an election or a caucus except as authorized by this article.

(9) Commingles the funds of a committee with the personal funds of an officer, a member, or an associate of the committee.

(10) Wrongfully uses campaign contributions in violation of IC 3-9-3-4.

(11) Violates IC 3-9-2-12.

(12) Fails to designate a contribution as required by IC 3-9-2-5(c).

(13) Violates IC 3-9-3-5.

(14) Serves as a treasurer of a committee in violation of any of the following:

(A) IC 3-9-1-13(1).

(B) IC 3-9-1-13(2).

(C) IC 3-9-1-18.

(15) Fails to comply with section 4(d) of this chapter.

(16) Violates IC 3-9-3-2.5 by making a communication that contains a disclaimer that is not presented in a clear and conspicuous manner required by IC 3-9-3-2.5(d) and IC 3-9-3-2.5(e). This subdivision does not apply to a person whose sole act is, in the normal course of business, participating in the preparation, printing, distribution, or broadcast of the communication containing the disclaimer.

(b) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) for filing a defective report or statement. If the commission determines that a person failed to file the amended report or statement of organization not later than noon five (5) days after being given notice under section 14 of this chapter, the commission shall assess a civil penalty. The penalty is ten dollars ($10) for each day the report is late after the expiration of the five (5) day period, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division. The civil penalty limit under this subsection applies to each report separately.

(c) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) for a delinquent report or statement. If the commission determines that a person failed to file the report or statement of organization by the deadline prescribed under this article, the commission shall assess a civil penalty. The penalty is fifty dollars ($50) for each day the report or statement is late, with the afternoon of the final date for filing the report or statement being calculated as the first day. The civil penalty under this subsection may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division. The civil penalty limit under this subsection applies to each report separately.

(d) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9), or (a)(10). If the commission determines that a person is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a), the commission shall assess a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000), plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division.

(e) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(5). If the commission determines that a person is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(5), the commission shall assess a civil penalty of not more than three (3) times the amount of the contribution in excess of the limit prescribed by IC 3-9-2-4, plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division.

(f) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(11). If the commission determines that a candidate or the candidate's committee has violated IC 3-9-2-12, the commission shall assess a civil penalty equal to the greater of the following, plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division:

(1) Two (2) times the amount of any contributions received.

(2) One thousand dollars ($1,000).

(g) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(12). If the commission determines that a corporation or a labor organization has failed to designate a contribution in violation of IC 3-9-2-5(c), the commission shall assess a civil penalty equal to the greater of the following, plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division:

(1) Two (2) times the amount of the contributions undesignated.

(2) One thousand dollars ($1,000).

(h) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(13). If the commission determines, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the commission, that a person has violated IC 3-9-3-5, the commission shall assess a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500), plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division.

(i) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(14). If the commission determines, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the commission, that a person has served as the treasurer of a committee in violation of any of the statutes listed in subsection (a)(14), the commission shall assess a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500), plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division.

(j) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(15). The commission shall assess a civil penalty of five hundred dollars ($500).

(k) This subsection applies to a person who is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(16). If the commission determines that a person is subject to a civil penalty under subsection (a)(16), the commission shall assess a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each communication circulated or published (but not for each of the copies of the communication actually circulated or published), plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the election division.

(l) All civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited with the treasurer of state in the campaign finance enforcement account.

(m) Proceedings of the commission under this section are subject to IC 4-21.5.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.89. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.74; P.L.2-1996, SEC.109; P.L.4-1996, SEC.35; P.L.3-1997, SEC.196; P.L.66-2003, SEC.23; P.L.14-2004, SEC.72; P.L.221-2005, SEC.20; P.L.225-2011, SEC.43; P.L.47-2026, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-14-2-26 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-14-2-26
Tampering with ballot container, voting system component, or contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. A person who:

(1) during the progress of an election or within the time for preparation required under this title, knowingly breaks open or violates the seal or lock of a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component in which ballots have been deposited;

(2) knowingly obtains a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component that contains ballots and cancels, withholds, or destroys a ballot;

(3) knowingly increases or decreases the number of ballots legally deposited in a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component; or

(4) knowingly makes a fraudulent erasure or alteration on a tally sheet, poll book, list of voters, or election return deposited in a ballot box, envelope, bag, or voting system component;

commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.471; P.L.103-2005, SEC.30; P.L.158-2013, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-10-7-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to municipal elections in towns having a population of less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) that are not located entirely or partially within a county having a consolidated city.

(b) Prison inmates may not be counted in determining population size for purposes of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.13; P.L.11-1988, SEC.8; P.L.15-1995, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-11-7.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 3-11-7.5-8
Secrecy
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. An electronic voting system must ensure secrecy to a voter in the act of voting.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.250.
Ind. Code § 3-11-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-11-10-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-7 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.278-2019, SEC.73.
Ind. Code § 3-5-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-5-7-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) A candidate for precinct committeeman.

(2) A candidate for delegate to a political party convention.

As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-8
Times for polls to be open; county election board or board of elections and registration may not extend hours
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) The polls in each precinct open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m. on election day.

(b) A county election board or a board of elections and registration does not have the power to extend the hours that the polls are to be open in any precinct or vote center of the county.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-30 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.70.
Ind. Code § 3-12-11-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-12-11-8
Multiple candidates joining in petition for recount or contest
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Two (2) or more candidates for the same or a different office nominated or elected at the same election may join in a petition for a recount or contest.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.172.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.6 / Section 3-6-5.6-3
Establishment of board of elections and registration
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The board of elections and registration is established and shall be known as the ____________ (name of county) board of elections and registration.

As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-3
Vendors; application to examine voting system
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A vendor may apply to the election division to examine a voting system and report on its accuracy, efficiency, and capacity.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.
Ind. Code § 3-10-10-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-10-10-3
Conditions for applicability of voting procedures
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The presidential voting procedures in this chapter apply to a person who satisfies all of the following conditions:

(1) The person resided in a precinct in Indiana.

(2) The person lost residency in Indiana less than thirty (30) days before the general election.

(3) The person was a qualified and registered voter while a resident of that precinct.

(4) The person is otherwise legally qualified to vote.

(5) The person does not meet the residency requirements of the state, precinct, or political subdivision in which the person resides.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.68. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.35.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-11-14-15
Examination of system and sample ballots upon delivery
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to each precinct and vote center.

(b) After the delivery of an electronic voting system to a precinct, the precinct election board may meet at the polls on the same day, open the package containing the sample ballots, and, if necessary, examine the ballot label, to determine whether the system is ready for use in accordance with section 11 of this chapter. If a system is not in compliance with that section, the board shall immediately label, set and adjust, and place the system in order or have it done.

(c) While acting under subsection (b), the precinct election board may restrict access to parts of the room where voting systems and other election material are being handled to safeguard this material.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.331; P.L.227-2023, SEC.103.
Ind. Code § 3-3-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-3-6-3
Third Congressional District
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The Third Congressional District consists of the following:

COUNTIES:

Adams County, Allen County, Blackford County, DeKalb County, Huntington County, Jay County, LaGrange County, Noble County, Steuben County, Wells County, Whitley County

Kosciusko County TOWNSHIPS:

Tippecanoe Township, Turkey Creek Township, Washington Township

Kosciusko County CENSUS BLOCKS:

180859622003028

Randolph County TOWNSHIPS:

Franklin Township, Green Township, Jackson Township, Monroe Township, Ward Township

Randolph County PRECINCTS:

UNION CITY 01, UNION CITY 02, WINCHESTER 01_02, WINCHESTER 03

Randolph County CENSUS BLOCKS:

181359514001105, 181359514003000, 181359514003001, 181359514003002, 181359514003003, 181359514003004, 181359514003005, 181359514003006, 181359514003007, 181359514003008, 181359514003009, 181359514003010, 181359514003011, 181359514003012, 181359514003013, 181359514003014, 181359514003015, 181359514003016, 181359514003017, 181359514003018, 181359514003019, 181359514003020, 181359514003021, 181359514003022, 181359514003023, 181359514003024, 181359514003025, 181359514003026, 181359514003027, 181359514003028, 181359514003029, 181359514003030, 181359514003031, 181359514003032, 181359514003033, 181359514003034, 181359514003035, 181359514003036, 181359514003037, 181359514003038, 181359514003039, 181359514003040, 181359514003041, 181359514003042, 181359514003048, 181359514003049, 181359514003053, 181359514003054, 181359514003055, 181359514003057, 181359514003058, 181359514003059, 181359514003060, 181359515003016, 181359515003017, 181359515003018, 181359515003019, 181359515003020, 181359515003021, 181359515003022, 181359515003023, 181359515003024, 181359515003026, 181359515003027, 181359515003028, 181359515003029, 181359515003030, 181359515003031, 181359515003032, 181359515003033, 181359515003034, 181359515003035, 181359515004051, 181359516001000, 181359516001001, 181359516001002, 181359516001003, 181359516001007, 181359516002000, 181359516002001, 181359516002003, 181359516002007, 181359516002008, 181359516002009, 181359516002011, 181359516003056, 181359516003058, 181359516004012, 181359516004017, 181359516004018, 181359516004043, 181359516004044, 181359516004047, 181359516004048, 181359516004049, 181359516004051, 181359516004052, 181359517001000, 181359517001001, 181359517001002, 181359517001003, 181359517001004, 181359517001005, 181359517001006, 181359517001007, 181359517001008, 181359517001009, 181359517001011, 181359517001015, 181359517001054, 181359517002000, 181359517002001, 181359517002018, 181359517002020, 181359517002021, 181359517002022, 181359517002023, 181359517002037, 181359517002038, 181359517002039, 181359517002040, 181359517002042, 181359517002043, 181359517002044, 181359517002045, 181359517002046, 181359517002047, 181359517002048, 181359517002049, 181359517002051, 181359517002052, 181359517002053, 181359517003000, 181359517003001, 181359517003002, 181359517003003, 181359517003004, 181359517003005, 181359517003008, 181359517003009, 181359517003010, 181359517003014, 181359517003015, 181359517003016, 181359517003017, 181359517003018, 181359517003019, 181359517003020, 181359517003021, 181359517003022, 181359517003023, 181359517003024, 181359517003025, 181359517003026, 181359517003027, 181359517003028, 181359517003029, 181359517003030, 181359517003031, 181359517003032, 181359517003033, 181359517003034, 181359517003035, 181359517003036, 181359517003037, 181359517003038, 181359517003039, 181359517003040, 181359517003041, 181359517003042, 181359517003043, 181359517003044, 181359517003045, 181359517003046, 181359517003047, 181359517003048, 181359517003049, 181359517003053, 181359517003054, 181359517003058, 181359517003059, 181359517003060, 181359517003061, 181359518001000, 181359518001003, 181359518001004, 181359518001006, 181359518001007, 181359518001008, 181359518001009, 181359518001014, 181359518001015, 181359518001029, 181359518002012, 181359518002033, 181359518002034, 181359518003020, 181359518003026, 181359519005000, 181359519005001, 181359519005002, 181359519005003, 181359519005005, 181359519005006, 181359519005007, 181359519005008, 181359519005009, 181359519005010, 181359519005011, 181359519005012, 181359519005013, 181359519005016, 181359519005021, 181359519005022

As added by P.L.221-2021, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-28 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-28
Securing ballots or other means of voting when none available
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. If for any reason there are no ballots or other necessary means for voting at the opening of the polls, the precinct election board shall secure them as quickly as possible. If necessary, the board may have ballots printed. However, the ballots must conform as nearly as possible to the official ballots. The printing and the care of the ballots are governed by the same provisions and penalties as the printing and care of the other ballots prescribed by this article.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-10 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.5-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 3-6-4.5-9
Copies of complaint provided to commission and persons identified in complaint
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The election division shall promptly provide a copy of the complaint to:

(1) the members of the commission by placing the copy on file at the election division; and

(2) the persons identified in the complaint by first class mail with tracking.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.240-2025, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-24 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 18 / Section 3-7-18-24
Notice; elections
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. The NVRA official shall notify the governing body of the agency of the following:

(1) The scheduled date of each primary, general, municipal, and special election.

(2) The jurisdiction in which the election will be held.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 3-14-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-14-2-7
Withholding information or furnishing false information to poll taker; return of false names or names of deceased persons
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly:

(1) upon the demand of a poll taker, withholds any information from the poll taker with regard to the qualifications of a voter or person not entitled to vote;

(2) furnishes to a poll taker any false information with regard to the qualifications of any person for voting; or

(3) returns to the poll taker as voters any false names or the names of any persons who are dead or are not voters;

commits a Class A misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 3-13-11-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-13-11-5
Members of caucus; eligibility
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) To be eligible to be a member of a caucus under this chapter, a precinct committeeman must satisfy the following:

(1) Be a member of the same political party that elected or selected the person who vacated the office to be filled.

(2) Be the precinct committeeman of a precinct in which voters were eligible to vote for the person who vacated the office to be filled at the last election conducted or permitted for the office.

(3) Satisfy the other requirements of this section.

An elected precinct committeeman is eligible to participate in a caucus called under this chapter, regardless of when the vacancy in the office occurred.

(b) An appointed precinct committeeman is eligible to participate in a caucus called under this chapter if the precinct committeeman was a precinct committeeman thirty (30) days before the vacancy occurred.

(c) If fewer than two (2) persons are eligible to be members of a caucus under this section, the county chairman entitled to give notice of a caucus under section 3 of this chapter shall fill the vacancy, no later than thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs. A chairman acting under this subsection is not required to conduct a caucus.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-9-3.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.458; P.L.10-1988, SEC.200; P.L.5-1989, SEC.68; P.L.3-1993, SEC.227; P.L.38-1999, SEC.66; P.L.176-1999, SEC.116; P.L.26-2000, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 3-13-1-21 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-13-1-21
Receiving certificate of candidate selection not permitted if certain deadlines not met
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) This section applies to a certificate of candidate selection filed under section 15 or 20 of this chapter.

(b) To enforce the requirements of IC 3-5-4-1.9, the election division, a circuit court clerk, or any other official responsible for receiving a certificate of candidate selection may not receive a filing of a certificate of candidate selection if:

(1) a notice of a caucus or meeting;

(2) a notice of intent to fill a vacancy under section 20 of this chapter;

(3) a declaration of candidacy filed by the individual selected as the candidate; or

(4) the certificate of candidate selection;

is or was offered to be filed after the deadline for the filing provided by this chapter or was not offered for filing at or before the deadline for the filing provided by this chapter.

As added by P.L.124-2012, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.216-2015, SEC.32; P.L.74-2017, SEC.65.
Ind. Code § 3-11-13-11.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-11-13-11.5
No quotation marks in formatting public questions on ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.5. A public question printed on a ballot shall be set forth without any quotation marks preceding or following the text of the public question.

As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 3-6-12-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-6-12-1
Applicability of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a petition that is required to place a candidate or a public question on the ballot.

As added by P.L.186-2013, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-11-6-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-11-6-14
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-3 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.234. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 3-8-5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-8-5-13
Certificate of nomination
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) The chairman and secretary of a town convention shall execute a certificate of nomination in writing, setting out the following:

(1) The name of each nominee as:

(A) the nominee wants the nominee's name to appear on the ballot; and

(B) the nominee's name is permitted to appear on the ballot under IC 3-5-7.

The certificate must specify, by a designation described in IC 3-5-7-5, each designation that the nominee wants to use that is permitted by IC 3-5-7.

(2) The residence address of each nominee.

(3) The office for which each nominee was nominated.

(4) That each nominee is legally qualified to hold office.

(b) Both the chairman and secretary shall acknowledge the certificate before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds.

(c) The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county having the greatest percentage of the population of the town.

(d) The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk no later than noon August 28 before the municipal election.

(e) The circuit court clerk shall file a copy of each certificate with the town clerk-treasurer no later than noon September 4.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.5-4(d) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.116; P.L.10-1988, SEC.43; P.L.3-1989, SEC.5; P.L.3-1993, SEC.67; P.L.144-1999, SEC.3; P.L.202-1999, SEC.5; P.L.14-2004, SEC.59; P.L.227-2023, SEC.42.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-12
Ballot order of offices
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) The following offices shall be placed on the general election ballot in the following order after the public questions described in section 10(a) of this chapter:

(1) Federal and state offices:

(A) President and Vice President of the United States.

(B) United States Senator.

(C) Governor and lieutenant governor.

(D) Secretary of state.

(E) State comptroller (auditor of state).

(F) Treasurer of state.

(G) Attorney general.

(H) United States Representative. If an election to fill a vacancy in an office of United States Representative under IC 3-10-8 is held on the same day as the election for the next term of the same office, the ballot shall list the election to fill the vacancy in the office immediately after the election for the next term of the office.

(2) Legislative offices:

(A) State senator.

(B) State representative.

(3) Circuit offices and county judicial offices:

(A) Judge of the circuit court, and unless otherwise specified under IC 33, with each division separate if there is more than one (1) judge of the circuit court.

(B) Judge of the superior court, and unless otherwise specified under IC 33, with each division separate if there is more than one (1) judge of the superior court.

(C) Judge of the probate court.

(D) Prosecuting attorney.

(E) Clerk of the circuit court.

(4) County offices:

(A) County auditor.

(B) County recorder.

(C) County treasurer.

(D) County sheriff.

(E) County coroner.

(F) County surveyor.

(G) County assessor.

(H) County commissioner.

(I) County council member.

(5) Township offices:

(A) Township assessor (only in a township referred to in IC 36-6-5-1(d)).

(B) Township trustee.

(C) Township board member.

(D) Judge of the small claims court.

(E) Constable of the small claims court.

(6) City offices:

(A) Mayor.

(B) Clerk or clerk-treasurer.

(C) Judge of the city court.

(D) City-county council member or common council member.

(7) Town offices:

(A) Clerk-treasurer.

(B) Judge of the town court.

(C) Town council member.

(b) If a major political party does not nominate a candidate for an office on a general, municipal, or special election ballot then the county election board may print "NO CANDIDATE FILED" in the place on the ballot where the name of the major political party's nominee would be printed.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.207. Amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.8; P.L.3-1997, SEC.260; P.L.14-2004, SEC.98; P.L.98-2004, SEC.37; P.L.2-2005, SEC.4; P.L.146-2008, SEC.6; P.L.190-2011, SEC.5; P.L.201-2011, SEC.5; P.L.6-2012, SEC.9; P.L.77-2014, SEC.5; P.L.21-2016, SEC.5; P.L.219-2017, SEC.6; P.L.8-2019, SEC.5; P.L.278-2019, SEC.57; P.L.109-2021, SEC.14; P.L.227-2023, SEC.67; P.L.40-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-10-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-10-4-4
Votes for nominees and write-in candidates; treatment
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Each vote cast or registered:

(1) for the nominees for President and Vice President of the United States of:

(A) a political party; or

(B) a group of petitioners; or

(2) for a write-in candidate for President or Vice President of the United States;

is a vote cast or registered for all of the candidates for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors of the party, group, or write-in candidate and shall be so counted. These votes shall be counted, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as the votes for candidates for other offices.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-12-4.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1992, SEC.17; P.L.1-2010, SEC.3; P.L.201-2017, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 3-7-45-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 45 / Section 3-7-45-5
Acquiring information from other states, STEVE, and EVVE
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana department of health shall acquire information regarding the deaths of Indiana residents occurring in each of the other states from those states or from the State and Territorial Exchange of Vital Events (STEVE) System and Electronic Verification of Vital Events (EVVE) System, administered by the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems. The Indiana department of health may offer to share with each other state information regarding the deaths of the other state's residents in Indiana.

(b) At least once each month, the Indiana department of health shall forward that information as provided in section 2.1 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.80; P.L.164-2006, SEC.48; P.L.258-2013, SEC.66; P.L.56-2023, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-11-13-40 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-11-13-40
Certification of results of audit
Status: in_force

Sec. 40. The county election board shall certify the results of an audit under section 37 of this chapter not later than noon twelve (12) days after the election. The certification must be on the form prescribed by the election division. One (1) copy shall be filed with the election returns, and one (1) copy must be delivered to the election division.

As added by P.L.6-1986, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.195; P.L.3-1997, SEC.325; P.L.169-2015, SEC.129.
Ind. Code § 3-9-4-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-9-4-13
Audits; investigations
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The election division and each county election board shall make audits and field investigations from time to time with respect to reports and statements filed under this article and with respect to an alleged failure to file a report or statement required under this article. The election division may request the state board of accounts to assist in the performance of audits the election division considers necessary, and the state board of accounts may perform the audits that are requested.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-5-11.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.107; P.L.3-1997, SEC.194.
Ind. Code § 3-12-8-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-12-8-2.5
Chapter establishes standards to define vote; exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply to a contest concerning whether a contestee was ineligible as alleged under section 2(1) of this chapter.

(b) This chapter is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what will be counted as a vote on a paper ballot, an optical scan voting system, or an electronic voting system in a contest conducted under this chapter.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.189. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.214.
Ind. Code § 3-11-10-31 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-11-10-31
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-18 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.65; P.L.169-2015, SEC.125. Repealed by P.L.109-2021, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-33 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-33
Municipalities; extended boundaries
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. (a) If the boundaries of a municipality are extended before a municipal primary election or a municipal election, and the territory within those boundaries has not been included in precincts wholly within the municipality, the voters within the extended boundaries may vote, if otherwise qualified, in the municipal primary election or municipal election.

(b) The voters may vote in the precinct in which they have their residence as if the precinct had been established to include them in a precinct wholly within the municipality. These votes shall be counted and included in the canvass of the votes cast in the municipal primary election or municipal election.

As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1992, SEC.15; P.L.14-2004, SEC.92.
Ind. Code § 3-9-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-9-4-4
Filing, coding, and cross-indexing system; computer system; standardized software program; electronic submission
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The election division shall develop a filing and coding system consistent with the purposes of this article. The election division and each county election board shall use the filing and coding system. The coding system must provide:

(1) not more than ten (10) codes to account for various campaign expenditure items; and

(2) a clear explanation of the kinds of expenditure items that must be accounted for under each code.

(b) The election division shall develop and use a computer system to store campaign finance reports required to be filed under IC 3-9-5-6, IC 3-9-5-10, and IC 3-9-5-20.1. The computer system must enable the election division to do the following:

(1) Identify all candidates or committees that received contributions from a contributor over the past three (3) years.

(2) Identify all contributors to a candidate or committee over the past three (3) years.

(3) Provide for electronic submission, retrieval, storage, and disclosure of campaign finance reports of candidates for the following:

(A) Legislative office.

(B) State office.

The election division shall provide training at no cost to candidates to enable candidates described in this subdivision to file campaign finance reports electronically.

(c) The election division shall notify each candidate's committee that the election division will provide at the committee's request at no cost a standardized software program to permit the committee to install the software on a computer and generate an electronic version of the reports and statements required to be filed with the election division under this article. However, the election division is not required to provide or alter the software program to make the program compatible for installation or operation on a specific computer.

(d) This subsection applies to the following committees:

(1) A committee for a candidate seeking election to a state office.

(2) A committee for a candidate seeking election to a legislative office.

(3) A political action committee that has received more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in contributions since the close of the previous reporting period.

The committee must file electronically the report or statement required under this article with the election division using a standardized software program supplied to the committee without charge under subsection (c) or another format approved by the election division. An electronic filing approved by the election division under this subsection may not require manual reentry into a computer system of the data contained in the report or statement in order to make the data available to the general public under subsection (g).

(e) This subsection applies to an electronic submission under subsection (b)(3). An electronic submission must be in a format previously approved by the election division that permits the election division to print out a hard copy of the report after the receipt of the electronic submission from the candidate. Filing of a report occurs under IC 3-5-2.1-47 on the date and at the time electronically recorded by the election division's computer system. If a discrepancy exists between the text of the electronic submission and the printed report, the text of the printed report prevails until an amendment is filed under this article to correct the discrepancy.

(f) The election division is not required to accept an electronic submission unless the submission complies with subsection (b)(3). Upon receiving approval from the commission, the election division may accept an electronic submission from candidates, committees, or persons described in subsection (b)(3).

(g) The election division shall make campaign finance reports stored on the computer system under subsection (b) available to the general public through an online service.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-5-3.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.99; P.L.4-1996, SEC.33; P.L.3-1997, SEC.186; P.L.176-1999, SEC.43; P.L.126-2002, SEC.34; P.L.45-2003, SEC.1; P.L.221-2005, SEC.19; P.L.164-2006, SEC.61; P.L.169-2015, SEC.73; P.L.91-2019, SEC.1; P.L.186-2025, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 3-9-1-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-9-1-19
Removal of chairman or treasurer
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) A committee may remove a person appointed or designated chairman or treasurer by the committee without assigning a cause. The committee may also appoint or designate the successor of the removed chairman or treasurer.

(b) Upon removal, the treasurer shall immediately account for and turn over to the treasurer's successor in office the value then in the treasurer's possession.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-16.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.65; P.L.4-1991, SEC.46; P.L.3-1993, SEC.84.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-61 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-61
Computer or device creating ballot layout or programming a voting system may not be connected to Internet or a network
Status: in_force

Sec. 61. (a) This section does not apply to an electronic poll book.

(b) A computer or electronic device used:

(1) to create the layout of a ballot for an election;

(2) to program a voting system, electronic voting system, or ballot card voting system; or

(3) with election management software certified for use as part of a voting system;

may not be connected to the Internet or any network that connects to another computer or electronic device.

As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.63.
Ind. Code § 3-7-14-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-7-14-15
Updating voter registration record; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504(d), a circuit court clerk or board of registration may update the address in the voter registration of an applicant, unless the applicant indicates on an application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's license (or any other change of address form submitted to the clerk or board by the bureau of motor vehicles commission) that the change of address of the applicant is not for voter registration purposes.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.26; P.L.128-2015, SEC.41.
Ind. Code § 3-8-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-8-6-4
Nature of office sought; independent candidates
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Each candidate nominated by petition under section 2 of this chapter must be seeking an office that serves the entire state or a congressional or legislative district, or the same political subdivision.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a), candidates seeking a fiscal or legislative body seat elected only by the voters of a district within a county or municipality and candidates seeking an office to be voted on by all the voters of the county or municipality are considered to be seeking offices that serve the same political subdivision.

(c) An independent candidate may not include the name of any other candidate on the petition or request to be placed on the ballot as associated with any other candidate, except for the other candidate included on an independent ticket for President and Vice President of the United States or governor and lieutenant governor.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-1(d).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.71; P.L.14-2004, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 3-12-4-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-12-4-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-15 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.201; P.L.84-2016, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.193-2021, SEC.96.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-57 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-57
"Lawful detention"
Status: in_force

Sec. 57. "Lawful detention" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-31.5-2-186.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-8-7-2
Certification of primary results by election division
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The election division shall, not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the date of the general election, certify the primary election results canvassed and tabulated under IC 3-10-1-34 for:

(1) candidates for federal and state offices; and

(2) candidates for legislative and local offices who are required to file a declaration of candidacy with the election division under IC 3-8-2;

to the county election board of each county in which the candidates are to be voted for at the next general election. No other form of certification of nomination for the offices is necessary.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-17(f) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.124; P.L.3-1997, SEC.152; P.L.66-2003, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 3-5-3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-5-3-3
Payment of election and registration expenses from fund
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. After a county election and registration fund has been established, the county shall budget and pay for all the expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter from the fund. The county may not use the money in the fund for any other purpose. Whenever a municipality reimburses the county for expenses under this chapter, the county shall deposit the money received from the municipality into the fund.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-5-1 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-14-6-1.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-14-6-1.1
Grant of request for voter information to be used in prohibited manner; second or subsequent offense
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.1. (a) A person who grants a request for voter registration information under IC 3-7-26.3 or IC 3-7-27 with knowledge that the information will be used in a manner prohibited by IC 3-7-26.3 or IC 3-7-27 commits a Class B infraction.

(b) A person who has previously received a judgment for committing an infraction under this section and knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this section a second or subsequent time commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.195. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.135; P.L.158-2013, SEC.56; P.L.109-2015, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-7-13-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-7-13-13
Voter identification number
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), when an individual registers to vote, the individual must provide the individual's driver's license number issued under IC 9-24-11, as provided under 52 U.S.C. 21083.

(b) If an individual does not have a driver's license issued under IC 9-24-11, the individual must provide the last four (4) digits of the individual's Social Security number when the individual registers to vote, as provided under 52 U.S.C. 21083.

(c) As required under 52 U.S.C. 21083, if an individual does not have a Social Security number, the election division shall assign the individual a number to be associated with the individual's registration in the computerized list maintained under IC 3-7-26.3. If the individual has an identification card number issued under IC 9-24-16, the election division shall assign that number as the voter's number under this subsection. If the individual does not have an identification card number issued under IC 9-24-16, the election division shall assign a unique identifying number to the voter's registration record in the computerized list, as provided under 52 U.S.C. 21083.

(d) The number provided by the individual under subsection (a) or (b), or the number assigned to the individual under subsection (c), is the individual's voter identification number.

(e) A voter's voter identification number may not be changed unless:

(1) the voter made an error when providing the number when registering to vote;

(2) the election division or a county voter registration office made an error when entering the number into the computerized list under IC 3-7-26.3;

(3) the voter obtains or provides a driver's license number under IC 9-24-11 or a Social Security number after the voter was assigned a number under subsection (c); or

(4) the voter ceases to have a driver's license number under IC 9-24-11 after the voter provided that number under subsection (a).

(f) If a voter transfers the voter's registration and the voter's voter identification number is not included in the voter's registration records, the voter registration officer of the county in which the voter's registration is to be transferred shall require the voter to provide the number required by subsection (a) or (b) before the voter's registration is transferred. If the voter does not have either of the numbers described in subsection (a) or (b), a voter identification number shall be assigned to the voter under subsection (c).

As added by P.L.199-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.31; P.L.209-2003, SEC.25; P.L.1-2006, SEC.2 and P.L.164-2006, SEC.7; P.L.128-2015, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 3-13-8-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-13-8-1.5
Meeting held before vacancy exists; notice of meeting
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. A city clerk or city clerk-treasurer may give notice of a meeting under this chapter, and the meeting may be conducted under this chapter, before a vacancy in an office exists if the person holding the office has:

(1) submitted a written resignation under IC 5-8-3.5; or

(2) been elected to another office.

As added by P.L.219-2013, SEC.69.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-16
Errors or omissions in ballot; determination by election board; reprint or use of defective ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) If an election board determines that a ballot printed under the authority of the election board does not comply with a requirement imposed by this title or contains any other error or omission that might result in confusion or mistakes by voters, the board shall:

(1) reprint or correct the ballot; or

(2) conduct a public hearing concerning the defective ballots.

(b) The board may conduct the hearing after informing each political party, ticket, or candidate that the board determines may have an interest in the matter.

(c) At the hearing, the board shall hear any testimony offered by a person concerning the defective ballots and shall make findings of fact concerning the following:

(1) The number of ballots, if any, containing the error or omission that have already been cast.

(2) The cost of correcting the error through the use of reprinted ballots or any other suitable method.

(3) Whether the error or omission would be likely to cause confusion or mistakes by voters.

(4) Whether any voter objects to the use of the ballots, notwithstanding the error or omission.

(d) If:

(1) a voter does not file a written objection to the use of the ballots with the board before the board concludes the hearing; and

(2) the board determines that the use of the ballots would not be likely to cause confusion or mistakes by voters;

the board shall authorize the use of the defective ballots, notwithstanding the error or omission.

(e) If:

(1) a voter files a written objection to the use of the ballots with the board before the board concludes the hearing; or

(2) the board determines that the use of the ballots would be likely to cause confusion or mistakes by voters;

the board shall order the ballots to be reprinted or altered to conform with the requirements of this title.

(f) If the board acts under subsection (a) or (e), a voter who has already voted a defective ballot by absentee ballot is entitled to recast the voter's ballot in accordance with IC 3-11.5-4-2. Notwithstanding the issuance of an order under subsection (e), a defective ballot shall be counted if the intent of the voter can be determined and the ballot would otherwise be counted under IC 3-12-1.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.118. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.264; P.L.225-2011, SEC.52; P.L.194-2013, SEC.45; P.L.278-2019, SEC.58.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-13
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-6-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-11.5-6-19
Certification of vote count; formal requirements; memorandum
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. The number of votes that each candidate and each public question received shall be written in words and numbers. The absentee ballot counters shall prepare a memorandum of the total votes cast for each candidate and on each public question and ensure that each member of the county election board receives a copy of the memorandum.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-59 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-59
"Legislative caucus committee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 59. "Legislative caucus committee" means an organization that satisfies all of the following:

(1) The organization is organized by members of the general assembly who belong to the same state political party.

(2) The organization proposes to influence only the election of candidates for legislative office.

(3) The organization accepts contributions or makes expenditures that in the aggregate exceed one hundred dollars ($100) during a calendar year to influence only the election of candidates for legislative office.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-18.1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 3-11-18.1-2
"Active voter"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "active voter" means a voter who is not an inactive voter under IC 3-7-38.2.

As added by P.L.1-2011, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-10-b
Arrangement of ballot
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2027.

Sec. 10. (a) Public questions shall be placed on the general election ballot in the following order after the statement described in section 7 of this chapter, and the instructions described in subsections (d) and (e) and section 8 of this chapter, if instructions are printed on the ballot:

(1) Ratification of a state constitutional amendment.

(2) Local public questions.

Subject to section 10.1 of this chapter, each public question shall be placed in a separate column on the ballot.

(b) The name or title of the political party shall be placed on the general election ballot after the public questions described in subsection (a). The device of the political party shall be placed immediately under the name of the political party. Notwithstanding section 8(b) of this chapter, the instructions for voting a straight party ticket shall be placed to the right of the device on the ballot.

(c) The instructions for voting a straight party ticket must conform as nearly as possible to the following:

"(1) You are not required to vote a straight party ticket. If you do not wish to vote a straight party ticket, do not make a mark in this section, and proceed to voting the ballot by office.

(2) To vote a straight (insert political party name) ticket for all (insert political party name) candidates on this ballot, except for candidates described in (3) below, make a voting mark on or in this circle and do not make any other marks on this ballot.

(3) To vote for any candidate for a school board office, you must make another voting mark for each candidate you wish to vote for. Your straight party vote will not count as a vote for any candidate for that office.

(4) If you wish to vote for a candidate seeking a nonpartisan office or on a public question, you must make another voting mark on the appropriate place on this ballot.".

(d) Except as permitted under section 8(b) of this chapter, if the ballot contains an independent ticket described in section 6 of this chapter and at least one (1) other independent candidate, the ballot must also contain a statement that reads substantially as follows: "A vote cast for an independent ticket will only be counted for the candidates for President and Vice President or governor and lieutenant governor comprising that independent ticket. This vote will NOT be counted for any OTHER independent candidate appearing on the ballot.".

(e) Except as permitted under section 8(b) of this chapter, the ballot must also contain a statement that reads substantially as follows: "A write-in vote will NOT be counted unless the vote is for a DECLARED write-in candidate. To vote for a write-in candidate, you must make a voting mark on or in the square to the left of the name you have written in or your vote will not be counted.".

(f) Subject to section 10.1 of this chapter, the list of candidates of the political party shall be placed immediately under the instructions for voting a straight party ticket. The names of the candidates shall be placed three-fourths (3/4) of an inch apart from center to center of the name. The name of each candidate must have, immediately on its left, a square three-eighths (3/8) of an inch on each side.

(g) The circuit court clerk may authorize the printing of ballots containing a ballot variation code to ensure that the proper version of a ballot is used within a precinct.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-1(b) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.205; P.L.3-1993, SEC.117; P.L.4-1996, SEC.60; P.L.3-1997, SEC.258; P.L.14-2004, SEC.97; P.L.58-2005, SEC.15; P.L.190-2011, SEC.4; P.L.219-2013, SEC.30; P.L.21-2016, SEC.4; P.L.245-2017, SEC.2; P.L.278-2019, SEC.56; P.L.141-2020, SEC.11; P.L.32-2021, SEC.2; P.L.227-2023, SEC.66; P.L.195-2025, SEC.5; P.L.99-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-14-2-29 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-14-2-29
Inspecting voting system without authorization
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. A person who knowingly inspects a voting system under IC 3-12-4-18 without:

(1) the adoption of an order under IC 3-12-4-18 to conduct the inspection; or

(2) the filing of an order adopted under IC 3-12-4-18 with the secretary of state;

commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.473. Amended by P.L.103-2005, SEC.31; P.L.194-2013, SEC.97; P.L.158-2013, SEC.28; P.L.168-2014, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 3-6-5.2-7
Director
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The board may vest day to day operations in a director of the board and in an assistant director of the board.

(b) The director of the board is appointed by the county chairman of the political party whose nominee received the highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state in the last election.

(c) The assistant director of the board is appointed by the county chairman of the political party whose nominee received the second highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state in the last election.

(d) The assistant director shall receive an annual salary of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) less than the salary of the director.

(e) The board shall establish the number and compensation of the employees of the board. The county chairman of each of the major political parties in the county shall appoint one-half (1/2) of the board employees. The director, the assistant director, and the board employees serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing authorities.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11.7-3-8
Absentee ballot counter, provisional ballot counter not lucrative office
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. For purposes of Article 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, the position of absentee ballot counter or provisional ballot counter is not a lucrative office.

As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.68.
Ind. Code § 3-6-8-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-6-8-2.5
Eligibility of watchers
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. A watcher appointed under this chapter must be a registered voter of the county.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-3.4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-3.4
County applications to Secretary of Health and Human Services to make polling places accessible and provide information to voters with disabilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.4. (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.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.128. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.175.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-78 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-78
"Political action committee"
Status: in_force

Sec. 78. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "political action committee" means an organization located within or outside Indiana that satisfies all of the following:

(1) The organization proposes to influence:

(A) the election of a candidate for state, legislative, local, or school board office; or

(B) the outcome of a public question.

(2) The organization accepts contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year:

(A) to influence the election of a candidate for state, legislative, local, or school board office or the outcome of a public question that will appear on the ballot in Indiana; and

(B) that in the aggregate exceed one hundred dollars ($100).

(3) The organization is not any of the following:

(A) An auxiliary party organization.

(B) A legislative caucus committee.

(C) A regular party committee.

(D) A candidate's committee.

(b) A corporation or labor organization that makes a contribution in accordance with IC 3-9-2 or makes an expenditure is not considered a political action committee.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-8
Division of territory not included in established district or included in more than one established district
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. If assigning territory to a precinct under sections 6 through 7 of this chapter would create a precinct that includes territory of more than one (1) of the entities listed in section 4 of this chapter, the territory shall be divided along the boundary of the entities and each part of the territory assigned to a separate precinct in accordance with sections 6 through 7 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-3-4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-3-4-7
Office modifications to GIS
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The office shall make modifications in the GIS necessary to conform the GIS to the rules stated in sections 5 and 6 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-7-14-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-7-14-14
Updating voter registration record
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, an application under section 4 of this chapter authorizes a county voter registration office to update the voter registration record of the applicant:

(1) under 52 U.S.C. 20504(a)(2) unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application; or

(2) in a manner authorized under IC 3-7-26.3.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.25; P.L.164-2006, SEC.11; P.L.128-2015, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.9 / Section 3-6-5.9-4
Appointed member of board may not be relative of any appointing authority
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. An appointed member of a board may not be a relative of any individual that has the authority to appoint a member of the board.

As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-7-16-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 16 / Section 3-7-16-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.22. Repealed by P.L.258-2013, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 3-7-14-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-7-14-10
Duties of employees if applicant registering to vote after twenty-ninth day before primary, general, municipal, or special election
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. If an individual is registering to vote after the twenty-ninth day before the date that a primary, general, municipal, or special election is scheduled in the precinct where the voter resides, the employee of the bureau of motor vehicles commission who provides an individual with a driver's license or an identification card application shall do the following:

(1) Inform the individual that license branch registration will not permit the individual to vote in the next election.

(2) Inform the individual of other procedures the individual may follow to vote in the next election.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 3-6-5.4-9
Applicability of title
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Subject to this chapter, this title applies to the operation of the board relating to conducting elections and registering voters.

As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-7-33-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 33 / Section 3-7-33-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.43. Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.157.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-13.6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-13.6
Compliance with standards for disability access
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.6. (a) This section applies only to a voting system purchased with funds made available under Title II of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 20921 through 52 U.S.C. 21072) after December 31, 2006.

(b) As required by 42 U.S.C. 15481, the voting system must comply with the Voting System Standards for disability access referred to in section 13.3 of this chapter and 52 U.S.C. 21081(a)(3) to be used in an election.

As added by P.L.97-2004, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.196.
Ind. Code § 3-7-15-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-7-15-10
Duties of employees if applicant registering to vote after twenty-ninth day before primary, general, municipal, or special election
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. If an individual is registering to vote after the twenty-ninth day before the date that a primary, general, municipal, or special election is scheduled in the precinct where the voter resides, the employee of the office who provides an individual with an application for assistance or services under section 3 of this chapter shall do the following:

(1) Inform the individual that office registration will not permit the individual to vote in the next election.

(2) Inform the individual of other procedures the individual may follow to vote in the next election.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14.5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14.5 / Section 3-11-14.5-1
System test; random selection of precincts; reprinting or correction of ballots requiring additional testing
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Not later than seventy-four (74) days before election day, for each county planning to use an electronic voting system at the next election, VSTOP shall provide each county election board with a randomly sorted list of unique identification numbers for the inventory of machines in the county maintained under IC 3-11-16-4. Starting at the top of the list, the county election board shall select machines in the list in the order listed so that:

(1) if a machine to be selected in the list is not scheduled to be used in the upcoming election, the selection process will move to the next machine in the order listed;

(2) each selected machine is scheduled to be used in the upcoming election; and

(3) the number of machines selected is not less than five percent (5%) of the machines in the county scheduled by the county election board to be used in the upcoming election.

(b) The county election board shall test the machines as described in subsection (a) to ascertain that the machines will correctly count the votes cast for straight party tickets, for all candidates (including write-in candidates), and on all public questions. If an individual attending the public test requests that additional electronic voting systems be tested, then the county election board shall select and test additional machines from the list in the manner described in subsection (a).

(c) If VSTOP does not provide the lists under subsection (a) not later than sixty (60) days before the election, the county election board shall establish and implement a procedure for random selection of not less than five percent (5%) of the machines in the county. The county election board shall then test the machines selected to be used in the upcoming election as described in subsection (b).

(d) The testing under subsection (b) must begin before absentee voting starts in the office of the circuit court clerk under IC 3-11-10-26.

(e) If a county election board determines that:

(1) a ballot provided by an electronic voting system:

(A) must be corrected as provided by IC 3-11-2-16 because of the omission of a candidate, political party, or public question from the ballot; or

(B) is an absentee ballot that a voter is entitled to recast under IC 3-11.5-4-2 because the absentee ballot includes a candidate for election to office who:

(i) ceased to be a candidate; and

(ii) has been succeeded by a candidate selected under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2; and

(2) machines used in the test conducted under this section did not contain a ballot that was reprinted or corrected to remove the omission of a candidate, political party, or public question, or indicate the name of the successor candidate;

the county election board shall conduct an additional public test described in subsection (b) using the machines previously tested and containing the reprinted or corrected ballots.

As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.91. Amended by P.L.169-2015, SEC.130; P.L.100-2018, SEC.7; P.L.71-2019, SEC.18; P.L.278-2019, SEC.113; P.L.135-2020, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-5-5-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-5-5-14
Establishment of voting residence separate from spouse; intent; conduct to carry out intent
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. Subject to section 6 of this chapter, a married person who does not live in a household with the person's spouse may establish a separate residence from the residence of the person's spouse by intending to do so and engaging in conduct to carry out that intent.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 3-7-34-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 34 / Section 3-7-34-12
Reproduction of incompatible forms
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. If the registration form is not compatible with the county's voter registration files of original voter registration affidavits, the county voter registration office may reproduce the form for the county's system and retain the original form to document the registration.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.57; P.L.164-2006, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 3-7-16-29 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 16 / Section 3-7-16-29
Methods of transmittal of voter registration applications or declinations
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. A designated individual may use any of the following methods to transmit voter registration applications or declinations under section 27 or 28 of this chapter:

(1) Hand delivery to the circuit court clerk or board of registration.

(2) Delivery by the United States Postal Service, using first class mail.

(3) Electronic transfer, after approval by the commission.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1997, SEC.5; P.L.3-1997, SEC.60; P.L.76-2014, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-15
Failure of inspector to appear at circuit court clerk's office under IC 3-11-3-10
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. If an inspector fails to appear at the office of the circuit court clerk under section 10 of this chapter, the inspector is not entitled to compensation for services at the election.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-7 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-82 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-82
"Precinct election officer"
Status: in_force

Sec. 82. "Precinct election officer" means a person appointed to serve in a precinct as one (1) of the following:

(1) Inspector.

(2) Judge.

(3) Poll clerk.

(4) Assistant poll clerk.

(5) Election sheriff.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-47 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-47
"Filing"
Status: in_force

Sec. 47. "Filing" means the following:

(1) For purposes of filing an electronic report under IC 3-9-4-4 or IC 3-9-5-7, when the requirements of IC 3-9-4-4 or IC 3-9-5-7 have been met.

(2) For all other purposes, when all of the following have occurred:

(A) The presentation of a document to an individual required to receive the document under this title.

(B) The receipt of the document by the individual.

(C) The recording of the date and time the document was received by the individual.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-17
Number of voters to be admitted to polls at one time; inapplicability to vote center counties
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) This section does not apply to a county using vote centers under IC 3-11-18.1.

(b) In a precinct, as many voters may be admitted to the polls at one (1) time for the purpose of voting as there are stations for voting in the polls.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-25.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.76.
Ind. Code § 3-9-5-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-9-5-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-13.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-22 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-8-7-22
Failure to make election
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies if a person nominated by two (2) or more political parties or as an independent candidate and as the nominee of at least one (1) political party does not make and file an election as required by section 21 of this chapter.

(b) The election division or circuit court clerk shall make the election for the person.

(c) The election division or clerk shall give preference to the nomination made by primary election and secondly to the nomination given by convention. If the candidate is nominated by more than one (1) convention or more than one (1) petition and the candidate does not make the election, the election division or clerk shall give preference to the first certificate of nomination for a convention given to the candidate under IC 3-8-5-13 or IC 3-8-7-8, or the first petition of nomination given to the candidate under IC 3-8-6-10.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-11 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.133; P.L.3-1993, SEC.77; P.L.3-1997, SEC.162; P.L.38-1999, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 3-7-46-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 46 / Section 3-7-46-3
Removal of name if disfranchisement due to felony conviction
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a person convicted of a felony in a district court of the United States.

(b) As required by 52 U.S.C. 20507(g)(5), the NVRA official shall notify the county voter registration office of the county in Indiana in which the person resides of the information provided by the United States attorney under 52 U.S.C. 20507(g)(2), 52 U.S.C. 20507(g)(3), and 52 U.S.C. 20507(g)(4).

(c) If the information provided under subsection (b) indicates that the person is disfranchised under section 2 of this chapter, the county voter registration office shall remove the name of the person from the voter registration records on an expedited basis as required by 52 U.S.C. 21083.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.77; P.L.209-2003, SEC.85; P.L.128-2015, SEC.141.
Ind. Code § 3-8-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 9 / Section 3-8-9-6
Failure to include statement; rejection of declaration of candidacy; petition of nomination; declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, or certificate of candidate selection
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The circuit court clerk shall reject a declaration of candidacy, petition of nomination, declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, or certificate of candidate selection that does not include the statement.

As added by P.L.90-2012, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-29 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-29
Poll list; precinct election board's copy
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. (a) This section does not apply to a list kept by a poll clerk under section 10.5 of this chapter.

(b) A precinct election board may not keep a poll list other than the poll list required by section 25.1 of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-20(c).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.109-2005, SEC.7; P.L.164-2006, SEC.105.
Ind. Code § 3-7-14-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-7-14-2
Applicability of definitions
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the definitions in IC 9-13-2 apply to this chapter.

(b) A reference to the "commission" in this chapter is a reference to the Indiana election commission unless otherwise stated.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 3-14-2-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-14-2-13
Hiring or soliciting an ineligible person to vote in a precinct
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. A person who knowingly hires or solicits another person to go into a precinct for the purpose of voting at an election at the precinct when the person hired or solicited is not a voter in the precinct commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.103-2005, SEC.25; P.L.158-2013, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 3-11-13-26.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-11-13-26.5
Instructional displays
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.5. (a) Each county election board may make available at convenient places throughout the county ballot card voting systems for the instruction of the voters. The board shall locate the systems at places where people usually assemble, such as shopping centers. The board shall have the systems attended at convenient hours designated by the board by persons able to instruct others in their use. The county chairmen of the major political parties of the state must approve the persons attending the systems under this section.

(b) Each ballot card voting system used for instructional purposes must contain the names of all candidates and a description of all public questions as they will appear on the official sample ballot for the system on election day. However, the system may not be set to record a tally or total.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.310. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.167.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.5-5-15
Certificate of absentee vote count
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. When all the votes have been counted, the absentee ballot counters shall prepare a certificate stating the number of votes that each candidate received for each office and the number of votes cast on each public question.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-16
Only voters permitted near entrance to the polls
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. A person may not remain within a distance equal to the length of the chute (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-21) of the entrance to the polls except for the purpose of offering to vote.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-19(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.147; P.L.3-1997, SEC.299; P.L.2-1998, SEC.7; P.L.38-1999, SEC.44; P.L.69-2003, SEC.5; P.L.230-2005, SEC.55; P.L.186-2025, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 3-6-6-29 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-6-6-29
Determination of good cause for violation of IC 3-12-2-7
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. If a county election board unanimously determines, after a public hearing, that there was good cause for a violation of IC 3-12-2-7, then the restrictions on compensation and subsequent membership on a precinct election board prescribed by section 28 of this chapter do not apply. However, the county election board must make such a determination as its first order of business at its first meeting after the election at which the violation occurred.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-2(e), (f) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-93 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-93
"School board office"
Status: in_force

Sec. 93. "School board office" refers to an elected position on the school board of a school corporation.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-12-12-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-12-12-16
Access to impounded materials
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. A court acting under section 14 of this chapter shall make the ballots, electronic voting systems, tally sheets, and poll lists available to the recount commission appointed under this chapter.

As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.181. Amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.133.
Ind. Code § 3-6-6-26.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-6-6-26.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.10-1992, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.155.
Ind. Code § 3-7-35-2.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 35 / Section 3-7-35-2.1
Generation of poll lists
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.1. The county voter registration office shall generate a poll list for the precinct where the voter resides that does not include the name of a voter unless the voter will be:

(1) at least eighteen (18) years of age when the election is conducted; or

(2) eligible to vote in the election under this article.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.59. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 18 / Section 3-7-18-15
Duty of office to forward registration application
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. Unless the applicant refuses to permit the office to transmit the form to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county where the applicant resides, the office shall forward the voter registration application or declination to the clerk or board as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(iii).

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.2-1997, SEC.6; P.L.128-2015, SEC.74.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.5-5-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.203; P.L.3-1997, SEC.336. Repealed by P.L.230-2005, SEC.91.
Ind. Code § 3-6-6-36 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-6-6-36
Law enforcement officers prohibited from polls
Status: in_force

Sec. 36. (a) As used in this section, "law enforcement officer" means a:

(1) police officer;

(2) sheriff;

(3) constable;

(4) marshal; or

(5) deputy of any of those persons.

(b) A law enforcement officer may not come within the polls or the chute except to do any of the following:

(1) To serve process of court.

(2) To vote.

(3) To be present and assist when summoned by a precinct election officer under section 35 of this chapter.

(4) To serve as an absentee ballot courier appointed under IC 3-11.5-4-22.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-5-8(d).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.37; P.L.176-1999, SEC.18; P.L.209-2021, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-7-26.3-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 26.3 / Section 3-7-26.3-3
Establishment of statewide voter registration list
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As required under 52 U.S.C. 21083, the secretary of state with the consent of the co-directors of the election division shall implement, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, and interactive statewide voter registration list under this chapter.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.12; P.L.128-2015, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 3-7-40-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 40 / Section 3-7-40-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.70. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-84 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-84
"Proof of identification"
Status: in_force

Sec. 84. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "proof of identification" refers to a document that satisfies all the following:

(1) The document shows the name of the individual to whom the document was issued, and the name conforms to the name in the individual's voter registration record.

(2) The document shows a photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued.

(3) The document includes an expiration date, and the document:

(A) is not expired; or

(B) expired after the date of the most recent general election.

(4) The document was issued by the United States or the state of Indiana.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), a document issued by the United States Department of Defense, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (or its predecessor, the Veterans Administration), a branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, the Indiana National Guard, or a Native American Indian tribe or band recognized by the United States government that:

(1) otherwise complies with the requirements of subsection (a); and

(2) has no expiration date or states that the document has an indefinite expiration date;

is sufficient proof of identification for purposes of this title.

(c) The term does not include a document issued by an educational institution.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-4-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11.5-4-3.5
Absentee ballot of voter required to present additional information; procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. (a) Upon receipt of an absentee ballot from a voter required to provide additional information to the county voter registration office under IC 3-7-33-4.5 or IC 3-7-33-4.7, the county election board shall contact the county voter registration office to determine if the additional information has been filed with the office by the voter.

(b) If the voter has filed the information with the county voter registration office, the county election board shall add a notation to the application indicating that the required information has been filed and that the absentee ballot may be counted if the ballot otherwise complies with this article.

(c) If the voter has not filed the information with the county voter registration office, the county election board shall add a notation on the application filed by a voter described under subsection (b) and on the envelope provided under this chapter reading substantially as follows:

"ABSENTEE BALLOT COUNTERS: AS OF (insert date absentee ballot application approved) THIS VOTER WAS REQUIRED TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION WITH THE COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION OFFICE BEFORE THIS BALLOT MAY BE COUNTED. CHECK THE POLL LIST AND COUNTY ELECTION BOARD CERTIFICATION TO SEE IF THE VOTER HAS FILED THIS INFORMATION. IF NOT, PROCESS AS A PROVISIONAL BALLOT IF THIS BALLOT OTHERWISE COMPLIES WITH INDIANA LAW.".

As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.65-2024, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 3-7-11-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-7-11-14
Procedures for notice; remedies and procedures for aggrieved person if violation not corrected
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to a written notice filed under section 13 of this chapter.

(b) The NVRA official and the members of the commission shall comply with the procedures set forth in sections 3 through 12 of this chapter in taking action concerning the notice.

(c) The aggrieved person may file a civil action if the violation is not corrected:

(1) within ninety (90) days after the NVRA official receives the notice; or

(2) within twenty (20) days after the NVRA official receives the notice if the violation occurs not later than one hundred twenty (120) days before the election occurs.

(d) The aggrieved person must provide written notice of the violation to the NVRA official under this section before filing a civil action unless the violation occurs less than thirty (30) days before the election occurs.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 3-11-7.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 3-11-7.5-7
Voting system must meet specifications
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The commission may not approve the marketing, sale, lease, installation, or implementation of an electronic voting system unless the system meets the specifications in sections 8 through 18 of this chapter and in IC 3-11-15.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.250. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.82; P.L.2-1996, SEC.178; P.L.176-1999, SEC.76; P.L.221-2005, SEC.60; P.L.76-2014, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 3-12-14-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-12-14-7
Providing results of procedure audit
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A county election board that conducts a procedure audit under this chapter shall provide the results of the audit to the secretary of state not later than thirty (30) days after completion of the audit.

As added by P.L.34-2019, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-8-2.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 2.5 / Section 3-8-2.5-5
Filing a petition of nomination; school corporation located in more than one county
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) If a school corporation is located entirely within one (1) county, a petition of nomination for the candidate to a school board office must be filed with the county voter registration office of the county. The county voter registration office of the county shall examine the voter registration records of the election district to determine if each petitioner is eligible to vote for the candidates being nominated by the petition.

(b) If a school corporation is located within more than one (1) county, a petition of nomination for the candidate to a school board office must be filed with the county voter registration office of the county having the greatest percentage of population of the school corporation. The county voter registration office shall examine the voter registration records of each county in the election district to determine if each petitioner is eligible to vote for the candidates being nominated by the petition.

(c) When the county voter registration office has completed its determination under subsection (a) or (b), the office shall forward the petitions of nomination to the circuit court clerk.

(d) This subsection applies if a school corporation is located within more than one (1) county. The circuit court clerk of the county having the greatest percentage of population of the school corporation shall promptly certify the names of each of the candidates on the petition to the county election board of each other county in which the school corporation is located.

As added by P.L.194-2013, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-106 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-106
"Voter with disabilities"
Status: in_force

Sec. 106. "Voter with disabilities" means a voter who has a permanent or temporary physical disability, as set forth in 52 U.S.C. 20107.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-14-1-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-14-1-14
Failure to file required report
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. A person who fails to file a report with the proper office as required by IC 3-9 commits a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.465.
Ind. Code § 3-7-12-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-7-12-1
Duties of circuit court clerk
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to the following counties:

(1) A county in which a board of elections and registration is established.

(2) A county containing a consolidated city.

(3) A county in which a board of registration was established by IC 3-7-12-3 (before its repeal).

(4) A county in which a board of registration exists under an order adopted by a county acting under this chapter.

(b) The circuit court clerk:

(1) is the voter registration officer of each county; and

(2) shall supervise the registration of voters of the county.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.144-2001, SEC.4; P.L.225-2011, SEC.8; P.L.170-2019, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-33 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-33
Provision of ballot box
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. Whenever a general election is held, the county election board shall provide a ballot box for each precinct.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-18-2 part; 3-1-23-15 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.221.
Ind. Code § 3-7-30-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 30 / Section 3-7-30-5
Prohibition of certain uses of information
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Certain uses of information from the statewide voter file are prohibited under IC 3-7-26.3.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.47; P.L.164-2006, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 3-12-11-20 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-12-11-20
Recount for offices of governor and lieutenant governor; certified statements
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. (a) On the day following the completion of a recount for the election to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, the election division shall prepare two (2) certified statements for the secretary of state under the secretary of state's seal showing the total number of votes that each candidate received.

(b) The secretary of state shall transmit the statements to:

(1) the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(2) the president pro tempore of the senate;

before the date specified in Article 5, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana for the beginning of the term of the governor.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.176; P.L.4-1995, SEC.14; P.L.3-1997, SEC.374.
Ind. Code § 3-12-11-21 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-12-11-21
Recount for legislative office; deadline; certification of results
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a recount or contest for election to a legislative office shall be completed by the state recount commission not later than December 20 after the election.

(b) The state recount commission may adopt orders extending the deadline for completion of a recount or contest to a date specified in the order if the commission finds that there is good cause to do so.

(c) Not later than seven (7) days after the state recount commission completes a recount, the election division shall prepare two (2) certified statements showing the total number of votes that each candidate received. The election division shall transmit one (1) statement to the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office. After the statements have been prepared, the secretary of state shall deliver the other statement to the presiding officer of the house in which the successful candidate is to be seated.

(d) The statement shall be referred by the presiding officer for such action as that house considers appropriate.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.177; P.L.3-1993, SEC.218; P.L.3-1997, SEC.375; P.L.103-2005, SEC.20; P.L.225-2011, SEC.77.
Ind. Code § 3-7-38.2-16.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 38.2 / Section 3-7-38.2-16.1
Residency confirmation and outreach procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.1. During each odd-numbered year, the NVRA official shall conduct a residency confirmation and outreach procedure under this chapter. The NVRA official (or a contractor acting on behalf of the NVRA official) shall send a nonforwardable mailing by U.S. mail, postage prepaid, to each active voter (as defined in IC 3-11-18.1-2) in Indiana at the voter's mailing address.

As added by P.L.201-2017, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 3-14-1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-14-1-7
Collection, receipt, or disbursement of money or property by committee without appointment of treasurer
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. A committee subject to IC 3-9 or any of its members that recklessly collects, receives, keeps, or disburses money or other property to promote any activity to which IC 3-9 applies without appointing and maintaining a treasurer as required by IC 3-9-1 commits a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 3-12-8-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-12-8-2
Grounds for contest
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. An election may be contested under section 1 of this chapter if a petitioner alleges that one (1) of the following circumstances existed:

(1) The contestee was ineligible (other than a candidate in a primary election certified as deceased under IC 3-8-7-1).

(2) A mistake occurred in the printing or distribution of ballots used in the election that makes it impossible to determine which candidate received the highest number of votes.

(3) A mistake occurred in the programming of an electronic voting system, making it impossible to determine the candidate who received the highest number of votes.

(4) An electronic voting system malfunctioned, making it impossible to determine the candidate who received the highest number of votes.

(5) A deliberate act or series of actions occurred making it impossible to determine the candidate who received the highest number of votes cast in the election.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-28-2.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.153; P.L.10-1989, SEC.12; P.L.4-1991, SEC.117; P.L.176-1999, SEC.100; P.L.221-2005, SEC.118; P.L.194-2013, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-10
Precinct record to be made by poll clerks; contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. The poll clerks of each precinct shall make a record of:

(1) the inspector's proclamation of the closing of the polls; and

(2) the time the proclamation was made.

The poll clerks shall enter the record required by this section on the tally papers. After the record has been made no more voters may vote except as provided in section 11 of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-30 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 3-11-11-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-11-11-17
Voter to leave polls after voting; requirement of voting or returning ballot; procedure for handling ballot not cast by voter
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) After voting, a voter shall leave the polls.

(b) If a voter leaves the booth without casting a ballot, a precinct election official shall:

(1) attempt to advise the voter not to leave the polls because the voter's ballot has not been cast; and

(2) permit the voter to return to the booth to complete the process of casting the voter's ballot.

(c) If the voter has left the polls, or declines to return to the booth, the inspector shall direct both judges to enter into the booth and return the voter's ballot to the inspector. Upon receiving the voter's ballot the inspector shall deposit the voter's ballot in the ballot box.

(d) After the voter's ballot has been deposited in the ballot box, the judges and the inspector shall promptly complete a form prescribed under IC 3-5-4-8 containing the following information:

(1) The name of the voter who left the polls without completing the process of casting a ballot if the voter's name is known.

(2) The approximate time that the voter left the polls.

(3) Whether the voter was advised that the voter could return to the booth to complete the casting of the ballot.

(4) A statement made under the penalties for perjury indicating that:

(A) the judges gave the voter's ballot to the inspector;

(B) the inspector deposited the voter's ballot in the ballot box; and

(C) the judges and the inspector did not make any alteration to the choices made by the voter.

The form must be signed by the inspector and both judges.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.103.
Ind. Code § 3-5-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-5-5-6
Presumption of residence specified by individual under penalties for perjury; rebuttable presumptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Sections 7 through 17 of this chapter establish presumptions regarding the residency of a person in a precinct. A person can rebut these presumptions by demonstrating intent to reside in another precinct and conduct taken to implement that intent.

(b) An individual who makes a statement regarding the residence of the individual, under the penalties for perjury, is presumed to reside at the location specified by the individual, as of the date of making the statement.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 3-9-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-9-4-9
Annual compilations
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The election division and each county election board may prepare and publish annual compilations of:

(1) total amounts expended according to categories it determines and broken down into:

(A) candidate;

(B) party;

(C) legislative caucus committee; and

(D) political action committee;

expenditures on the state, legislative, and local levels;

(2) total amounts expended for influencing nominations and elections stated separately; and

(3) total amounts contributed according to categories of amounts it determines and broken down into contributions on the state, legislative, and local levels for candidates and committees.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-5-7(b).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.104; P.L.3-1997, SEC.191.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-4-11 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11.5-4-11
Opening absentee ballots; procedure; signature comparison
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) Upon receipt of the absentee ballot and not later than election day, the county election board shall examine the signature on the absentee ballot.

(b) This subsection applies to a county that has not adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1. Except as provided in subsection (c), (d), or (e), at any time after the couriers return the certificate under section 9 of this chapter, absentee ballot counters appointed under section 22 of this chapter, in the presence of the county election board, shall, except for a ballot rejected under section 13 of this chapter:

(1) open the outer or carrier envelope containing an absentee ballot envelope and application;

(2) announce the absentee voter's name; and

(3) compare the signature upon the ballot application or, if there is no application, with the signature on the electronic poll book with the signature upon the:

(A) voter's absentee ballot envelope; or

(B) if there is no envelope, computerized list.

(c) This subsection applies to a county (other than a county described in subsection (d) or (e)) that:

(1) has adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1); or

(2) is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1;

and has not updated the computerized list to reflect absentee ballots received on election day. After the receipt and processing required under sections 12 and 12.5 of this chapter to process an absentee ballot from a voter and after ensuring that the electronic poll books used in each polling place or vote center have been updated to reflect all absentee ballots received by the county not later than 12:01 a.m. on election day, the absentee ballot counters shall, at any time after 6:00 a.m. on election day, in a central counting location designated by the county election board, count the absentee ballot votes cast for each candidate, for each office, and on each public question.

(d) This subsection applies to a county having a consolidated city, if the county:

(1) has adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1); or

(2) is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1.

After the receipt and processing required under sections 12 and 12.5 of this chapter to process an absentee ballot from a voter and after ensuring that the electronic poll books used in each polling place or vote center have been updated to reflect all absentee ballots received by the county not later than 12:01 a.m. on election day, the absentee ballot counters shall, at any time after 6:00 a.m. on election day, in a central counting location designated by the county election board, count the absentee ballot votes cast for each candidate, for each office, and on each public question.

(e) This subsection applies to a county other than a county having a consolidated city, if the county election board has adopted a resolution by the unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board to use procedures set forth in this subsection, and the county:

(1) has adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1); or

(2) is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1.

After the receipt and processing required under section 12 of this chapter to process an absentee ballot from a voter and after ensuring that the electronic poll books used in each polling place or vote center have been updated to reflect all absentee ballots received by the county not later than 12:01 a.m. on election day, the absentee ballot counters shall, at any time after 6:00 a.m. on election day, in a central counting location designated by the county election board, count the absentee ballot votes cast for each candidate, for each office, and on each public question.

(f) A resolution adopted under subsection (e) may be repealed or amended only by the unanimous vote of the entire membership of the county election board.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.84; P.L.258-2013, SEC.84; P.L.76-2014, SEC.48; P.L.169-2015, SEC.138; P.L.100-2018, SEC.16; P.L.210-2018, SEC.2; P.L.157-2019, SEC.31; P.L.278-2019, SEC.124; P.L.109-2021, SEC.58; P.L.227-2023, SEC.115.
Ind. Code § 3-9-4-18 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-9-4-18
Delinquent or defective report
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "delinquent or defective report" refers to a campaign finance report or statement of organization:

(1) that was required to be filed under IC 3-9-5 but was not filed in the manner required under IC 3-9-5; and

(2) for which a person was assessed a civil penalty under section 16 or 17 of this chapter.

(b) As used in this section, "election board" refers to the following:

(1) The commission if a civil penalty was assessed under section 16 of this chapter.

(2) The county election board if a civil penalty was assessed under section 17 of this chapter.

(c) As used in this section, "person" refers to a person who:

(1) has been assessed a civil penalty under section 16 or 17 of this chapter; and

(2) has filed a declaration of candidacy, a petition of nomination, or a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate in a subsequent election or for whom a certificate of nomination has been filed.

(d) A person who does both of the following is relieved from further civil liability under this chapter for the delinquent or defective report:

(1) Files the delinquent report or amends the defective report from the previous candidacy:

(A) before filing a report required under IC 3-9-5-6; or

(B) at the same time the person files the report required under IC 3-9-5-6;

for a subsequent candidacy.

(2) Pays all civil penalties assessed under section 16 or 17 of this chapter for the delinquent report.

(e) This subsection applies to a person who:

(1) is assessed a civil penalty under this chapter; and

(2) is elected to office in the subsequent election.

The election board may order the state comptroller or the fiscal officer of the political subdivision responsible for issuing the person's payment for serving in office to withhold from the person's paycheck the amount of the civil penalty assessed under this chapter. If the amount of the paycheck is less than the amount of the civil penalty, the state comptroller or fiscal officer shall continue withholding money from the person's paycheck until an amount equal to the amount of the civil penalty has been withheld.

(f) The state comptroller or fiscal officer shall deposit an amount paid, recovered, or withheld under this section in the election board's campaign finance enforcement account.

(g) Proceedings of the election board under this section are subject to IC 4-21.5.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.91. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.76; P.L.2-1996, SEC.110; P.L.3-1997, SEC.198; P.L.176-1999, SEC.45; P.L.9-2024, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-10-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-10-2-9
State senators; time for electing
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. One-half (1/2) of the senators in the general assembly, as nearly as possible, shall be elected at each general election and every four (4) years thereafter in accordance with Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: Ind. Const. Art. 4, § 3.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-4-12.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11-4-12.5
Absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; use of federal write-in absentee ballot form; waiver of confidentiality not required
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.5. (a) This section applies to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter.

(b) If a voter makes a timely application for and does not receive an absentee ballot from a county election board, the voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot in the form prescribed by the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the United States Department of Defense and in accordance with the requirements set forth in 52 U.S.C. 20303 to cast a vote by mail, electronic mail, or fax for any of the following:

(1) Any candidate for nomination at a primary election.

(2) Any candidate, political party, or public question on a general election, municipal election, or special election ballot.

(c) The voluntary waiver of confidentiality under section 6(h) of this chapter is not required for a federal write-in absentee ballot.

(d) When a county election board receives a federal write-in absentee ballot, the board shall process the ballot as prescribed by IC 3-11-10-1(b).

As added by P.L.66-2010, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.37; P.L.128-2015, SEC.160.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.7-5-2
Criteria for determining validity of ballots
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, if the county election board determines that all the following apply, a provisional ballot is valid and shall be counted under this chapter:

(1) The affidavit executed by the provisional voter under IC 3-11.7-2-1 is properly executed.

(2) The provisional voter is a qualified voter of the precinct and has provided proof of identification, if required, under IC 3-10-1, IC 3-11-8, or IC 3-11-10-26.

(3) Based on all the information available to the county election board, including:

(A) information provided by the provisional voter;

(B) information contained in the county's voter registration records; and

(C) information contained in the statewide voter registration file;

the provisional voter registered to vote at a registration agency under this article on a date within the registration period.

(b) If the provisional voter has provided information regarding the registration agency where the provisional voter registered to vote, the board shall promptly make an inquiry to the agency regarding the alleged registration. The agency shall respond to the board not later than noon of the first Friday after the election, indicating whether the agency's records contain any information regarding the registration. If the agency does not respond to the board's inquiry, or if the agency responds that the agency has no record of the alleged registration, the board shall reject the provisional ballot. The board shall endorse the ballot with the word "Rejected" and document on the ballot the inquiry and response, if any, by the agency.

(c) Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a provisional ballot cast by a voter described in IC 3-11.7-2-1(b) is valid and shall be counted if the county election board determines under this article that the voter filed the documentation required under IC 3-7-33-4.5 and 52 U.S.C. 21083 with the county voter registration office not later than the closing of the polls on election day.

(d) Except as provided in section 5 of this chapter, a provisional ballot cast by a voter described in IC 3-11.7-2-1(c) is valid and shall be counted if the county election board determines under this article that the voter filed the documentation required under IC 3-7-33-4.7 with the county voter registration office not later than the closing of the polls on election day.

As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.176; P.L.109-2005, SEC.12; P.L.103-2005, SEC.15; P.L.128-2015, SEC.205; P.L.65-2024, SEC.32.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-10-7-4
Agreements between county election board and town
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) A county election board and a town may enter into a written agreement providing that the county election board will conduct a municipal primary or a municipal election, or both, in the town.

(b) A town that enters into an agreement described in subsection (a) shall continue to nominate candidates by convention conducted under IC 3-8-5 or by petition filed under IC 3-8-6 unless the town nominates candidates in a primary election as provided in IC 3-8-5-2.

(c) An agreement may not be entered into after September 21 of a year in which a municipal election is to be held in the town.

(d) A county election board that enters into an agreement under this section shall conduct the municipal election in the same manner as it conducts a general election in a town that has a population of three thousand five hundred (3,500) or more.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-1(b).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.14; P.L.66-2003, SEC.33; P.L.14-2004, SEC.84.
Ind. Code § 3-13-1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-13-1-16
Furnishing certified list of name and address of candidate selected
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The election division shall furnish the circuit court clerk with a certified list of the name and address of each candidate selected under section 15 of this chapter. If a certificate of candidate selection filed with the election division is questioned under IC 3-8-1-2, the election division shall indicate on the certified list that candidate's name is not to be printed on the ballot until the question is resolved by the commission or a court with jurisdiction in the matter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-10(k) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.420; P.L.3-1997, SEC.385; P.L.202-1999, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 3-8-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-8-5-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.5-3(e).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.107.
Ind. Code § 3-8-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-8-6-3
Required number of signatures
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) A petition of nomination must be signed by the number of voters equal to two percent (2%) of the total vote cast at the last election for secretary of state in the election district that the candidate seeks to represent.

(b) In determining the number of signatures required under this section, any fraction in excess of a whole number must be disregarded.

(c) If an election district is included entirely within one (1) precinct, and does not include the entire precinct, the petition of nomination must be signed by at least five (5) voters of the election district.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-11-1(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D); 3-1-11-1(b).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.145; P.L.227-2023, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11.7-3-1
Appointment of provisional ballot counter teams
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. Each county election board shall appoint teams of provisional ballot counters consisting of two (2) voters of the county, one (1) from each of the two (2) political parties that have appointed members on the county election board.

As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 3-12-13-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-12-13-4
Designation of counties as post-election audit counties
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) The secretary of state may designate counties as post-election audit counties.

(b) For a county to be designated as a post-election audit county, the county election board must adopt a resolution requesting the secretary of state to designate the county as a post-election audit county.

(c) In designating a county as a post-election audit county, the secretary of state shall seek to designate a variety of counties as post-election audit counties based on the number of active voters within the county.

(d) A county designated as a post-election audit county shall conduct post-election audits as provided in this chapter.

As added by P.L.34-2019, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.115-2022, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-109 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-109
"Voting mark"
Status: in_force

Sec. 109. "Voting mark" means any of the following:

(1) A cross mark or check mark (X or ✔) on a hand-counted paper ballot.

(2) A shaded-in circle, oval, or square, or a connected arrow on an optical scan ballot card.

(3) A highlighted area on a direct record electronic voting system.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-11-6-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-2(e).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 3-12-3-2.2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-12-3-2.2
Securing and returning electronic poll books, voting systems to county election board
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.2. (a) This section does not apply to an electronic poll book or voting system subject to an impoundment order issued by a court or a recount commission until the impoundment order is rescinded.

(b) This subsection applies to an electronic poll book. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall immediately deliver all electronic poll books from a precinct polling location or vote center to the county election board with the other election material under section 2(b) of this chapter. The county election board shall secure the electronic poll books in accordance with the requirements of IC 3-11-15-46.

(c) This subsection applies to a voting system. At any time after the polls close on election day:

(1) the county election board;

(2) teams consisting of at least two (2) individuals that:

(A) are designated by the county election board;

(B) are affiliated with a political party entitled to nominate an individual to serve as an appointed member of the county election board; and

(C) have at least two (2) individuals on the team who are not members of the same political party; or

(3) a commercial delivery entity operating under a contract with the county election board;

shall return all voting systems from the polls for the precinct or from the vote centers to a storage facility to be secured under IC 3-11-15-46.

(d) The county election board may not:

(1) designate any individual to serve on a team if the individual is:

(A) imprisoned;

(B) subject to lawful detention;

(C) on probation;

(D) on parole;

(E) subject to home detention; or

(F) placed in a community corrections program; or

(2) permit a commercial delivery entity to allow any individual who is:

(A) imprisoned;

(B) subject to lawful detention;

(C) on probation;

(D) on parole;

(E) subject to home detention; or

(F) placed in a community corrections program;

to have access to or return a voting system.

(e) If a county election board uses the teams or a commercial delivery entity described in subsection (c), the board shall require that:

(1) two (2) members of each team who are not members of the same political party; or

(2) the commercial delivery entity;

execute a certificate setting forth the information set forth in subsection (f).

(f) The certificate required in subsection (e) must be signed by the two (2) members of each team described in subsection (c) or by an individual authorized to act on behalf of the commercial delivery entity described in subsection (c). The certificate must include the following:

(1) That the voting systems remained in the custody and control of each individual during the period beginning when the voting systems were received at the polls and ending when the voting systems were returned to the location designated for securing voting systems under IC 3-11-15-46.

(2) That no individual other than a team member or an individual acting on behalf of the commercial delivery entity had access to any voting system.

(3) That an individual documented receipt of the voting system at the location when the system was returned.

(4) The:

(A) written name and signature of the individual; and

(B) date that the voting system was delivered to the custody of that individual.

(g) Immediately upon any return of a voting system, the completed certificate must be filed with the county election board.

As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.86. Amended by P.L.227-2023, SEC.120.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-6-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-11.7-6-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.81. Repealed by P.L.115-2022, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.1-26 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 3-6-4.1-26
Advisory opinions void
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. An advisory opinion issued by the commission before July 1, 2025, is void.

As added by P.L.241-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-11.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-11.5
Names of write-in candidates not printed on ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.5. The name of a write-in candidate may not be printed on any ballot.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.259.
Ind. Code § 3-7-11-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-7-11-4
Determination of violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The NVRA official shall determine whether a notice filed under section 3 of this chapter describes a violation of NVRA or this article if the facts set forth in the notice are assumed to be true.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 3-6-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-6-1-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-2-2 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.108.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.2 / Section 3-6-4.2-10
Audits and investigations
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) An audit or investigation authorized by the commission concerning administration of election laws shall be conducted by at least two (2) state employees divided equally between the major political parties of the state.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) or any statutory provisions to the contrary, the co-directors shall assist in the following actions upon authorization of the commission:

(1) A hearing or an investigation conducted by the commission under:

(A) IC 3-7-11 (voter registration violations under NVRA or IC 3-7); or

(B) IC 3-9-4-15 (campaign finance violations).

(2) An examination or a test of a voting system for the commission.

As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 3-7-26.3-30 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 26.3 / Section 3-7-26.3-30
List requirement; help desk support feature
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. The computerized list must include a help desk support feature, staffed by individuals who can provide assistance to county voter registration offices regarding the proper operation of the system.

As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 3-10-1-19.2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-10-1-19.2
Order of districts and candidates on ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 19.2. (a) Whenever candidates are to be nominated for an office that includes more than one (1) district, the districts shall be placed on the ballot in alphabetical or numerical order, according to the designation given to the district.

(b) Whenever candidates are to be nominated for an office that includes both an at-large member and a member representing a district, the candidates seeking nomination as an at-large member shall be placed on the ballot before candidates seeking nomination to represent a district.

(c) Candidates for a political party office shall be placed on the ballot in accordance with the rules applicable to candidates for nomination to an office under subsections (a) and (b).

As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-17
Electronic voting system; tests and diagnostic procedures
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The tests and diagnostic procedures described in section 16 of this chapter:

(1) may be carried out manually or automatically; and

(2) must allow for operator intervention to validate the proper execution of individually selected equipment functions.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.
Ind. Code § 3-10-6-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-10-6-10
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-8-2.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.121. Repealed by P.L.219-2013, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 18 / Section 3-7-18-17
Notification to applicant of disposition
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall, upon receiving a completed application under section 15 of this chapter, notify the applicant of the disposition of the application in the manner prescribed under IC 3-7-33, and as required under 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(2).

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.75.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.7-5-10
Referral of protested ballot to county election board
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. If the counters cannot agree whether to count a ballot following a protest under section 9 of this chapter, the question shall be referred to the county election board for a decision.

As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.1-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 3-6-4.1-19
Subpoena power
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) The commission has the power of subpoena and may require a person to appear before the commission, a member of the commission, or the co-directors to be examined with regard to any matter with which the commission or the co-directors are charged with a duty under this title.

(b) The commission or the co-directors may require appearances at the office of the commission or at a place fixed by the commission or co-directors in the county of residence of the person subpoenaed.

(c) A witness who is subpoenaed under this section is entitled to be paid the same mileage and fee as witnesses in court actions. Mileage and fees shall be paid as other election expenses are paid.

As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 3-5-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-5-5-2
Methods of establishing residency
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A person's residence may be established by:

(1) origin or birth;

(2) intent and conduct taken to implement the intent; or

(3) operation of law.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 3-12-1-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-12-1-12
Application to votes cast by any method; counting vote made invalid by mistake or inadvertence of election officer
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to votes cast by any method.

(b) Except as provided in section 13 of this chapter, a ballot that has been marked and cast by a voter in compliance with this title but may otherwise not be counted solely as the result of the act or failure to act of an election officer may nevertheless be counted in a proceeding under IC 3-12-6, IC 3-12-8, or IC 3-12-11 unless evidence of fraud, tampering, or misconduct affecting the integrity of the ballot is presented by a party to the proceeding.

(c) The act or failure to act by an election officer is not by itself evidence of fraud, tampering, or misconduct affecting the integrity of the ballot.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.337; P.L.8-1992, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 3-11-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 3-11-9-6
Voter with disability entitled to vote on direct record electronic voting system; exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies only to a voter with a disability.

(b) This section does not apply to an absentee ballot cast by a voter before an absentee voter board visiting the voter's place of confinement or the voter's residence.

(c) A voter is entitled to vote on a direct record electronic voting system that complies with IC 3-11-8.

As added by P.L.66-2010, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-18-2 part; 3-1-23-1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.199; P.L.3-1995, SEC.94; P.L.3-1997, SEC.257; P.L.66-2003, SEC.35. Repealed by P.L.194-2013, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-73 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-73
"Optical scan voting system"
Status: in_force

Sec. 73. "Optical scan voting system" means a voting system using optical scan ballots. The term includes a voting system that consists of features of both a ballot card voting system and an electronic voting system.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-49.6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-49.6
"Foreign national"
Status: in_force

Sec. 49.6. For purposes of IC 3-9-2-11.5, "foreign national" has the meaning set forth in 52 U.S.C. 30121(b).

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-7-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-11-7-12
Tests to be conducted before approving system; marketing, sale, lease, or installation of voting system; expiration of approval
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall:

(1) require the vendor to have tests conducted concerning the compliance of a ballot card voting system with HAVA and the standards set forth in this chapter and IC 3-11-15; and

(2) have the results of the tests evaluated by the person designated under IC 3-11-16;

before determining whether to approve the application for certification of a ballot card voting system.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the tests required under this section must be performed by an independent laboratory accredited under 52 U.S.C. 20971. The vendor shall pay any testing expenses incurred under this section.

(c) If the commission determines that it is impossible or impractical to have an independent laboratory conduct tests on a ballot card voting system, the commission may direct that the tests be conducted by any other entity approved by the commission.

(d) A ballot card voting system may not be marketed, sold, leased, installed, or implemented in Indiana before the application for certification of the system is approved by the commission.

(e) An approval of a ballot card voting system under this chapter expires on the date specified in section 19(a) of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-6(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.245; P.L.2-1996, SEC.164; P.L.221-2005, SEC.50; P.L.128-2015, SEC.170; P.L.21-2016, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 3-6-5.2-4
Membership of board
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The combined board is comprised of the following five (5) members:

(1) The county chairmen of the major political parties of the county shall each appoint two (2) members of the board. Members of the board appointed under this subdivision must be voters of the county and serve a term of two (2) years or until their successors are appointed.

(2) The circuit court clerk, who is an ex officio member of the board.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 3-8-4-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-8-4-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-10-3(j).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-17.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-17.5
Use of electronic devices by voters in the polls
Status: in_force

Sec. 17.5. Voters may use cellular telephones or other electronic devices in the polls as long as electioneering or loud or disruptive conversations do not occur.

As added by P.L.169-2015, SEC.112. Amended by P.L.240-2025, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-27 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-8-7-27
Two or more conventions called by factions within a political party; selection of devices
Status: in_force

Sec. 27. If two (2) or more conventions are called by authorities claimed to be the rightful authorities of a political party, the commission or county election board shall select suitable devices to distinguish one (1) faction from the other and have the ballots prepared accordingly. However, if a political party entitled to nominate by convention fails to do so, the names of all nominees by petition for any office who are designated in their petitions as members of and candidates of the party shall be placed on the ballot under the name and device of the party on the ballots, as if nominated by convention.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-1(k).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.136; P.L.2-1996, SEC.92.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-25.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-8-7-25.5
Statement designating former and current legal name of candidate
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.5. (a) This section does not apply to the change of a candidate's name that occurs after absentee ballots have been printed bearing the candidate's name.

(b) A candidate who:

(1) is:

(A) nominated for election; or

(B) a candidate for nomination; and

(2) changed the candidate's legal name after:

(A) the candidate has been nominated; or

(B) the candidate has become a candidate for nomination;

shall file a statement setting forth the former and current legal name of the candidate with the office where a declaration of candidacy or certificate of nomination for the office is required to be filed. If the final date and hour has not passed for filing a declaration of candidacy, consent for nomination, or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, the candidate must file the request for a change of name on the form prescribed by the election division for the declaration or consent.

(c) The statement filed under subsection (b) must also indicate the following:

(1) That the candidate has previously filed a change of name request with a county voter registration office so that the name set forth in the statement is identical to the candidate's name on the county voter registration record.

(2) How the candidate's legal name was changed.

(d) Upon the filing of the statement, each county election board shall print the candidate's legal name on the ballot as set forth in the statement.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.36; P.L.202-1999, SEC.12; P.L.14-2000, SEC.5; P.L.225-2011, SEC.40; P.L.169-2015, SEC.67.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-7-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-11.7-7-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to any order described by 52 U.S.C. 21082(c) to extend the hour for the closing of the polls fixed by IC 3-11-8-8.

As added by P.L.278-2019, SEC.136.
Ind. Code § 3-12-8-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-12-8-14
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-28-5 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.10-1988, SEC.238.
Ind. Code § 3-13-10-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-13-10-6
Vacating office by incumbent pending outcome of election contest
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. If, pending the outcome of an election contest, the incumbent vacates the office after the expiration of the incumbent's term, the vacancy shall be filled as are other vacancies under this chapter until the election is decided or the office is otherwise filled. This section does not affect the incumbent's right to hold over as provided in Article 15, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-10-7.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 3-12-2-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-12-2-12
Preservation of receptacle containing envelope or bag; contest of election; disposition of envelope or bag; use of ballots for election research
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) The circuit court clerk shall preserve the receptacle containing the envelope or bag in the clerk's office for the period required under IC 3-10-1-31.1. However, if the election is contested, then the clerk shall preserve the receptacle containing the envelope or bag as long as the contest is undetermined. During those periods the clerk shall keep the receptacle securely locked, subject only to an order of the court trying a contest.

(b) When permitted under IC 3-10-1-31.1, the clerk and county election board member of the opposite political party shall remove the envelope or bag from the receptacle and destroy the envelope or bag.

(c) A county election board may contract with a state educational institution to dispose of ballots. The contract must provide that:

(1) the ballots will be used by the state educational institution to conduct election research; and

(2) the state educational institution may not receive any ballots under this subsection until the period for retention under IC 3-10-1-31.1 has expired.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-5-12 part; 3-1-25-3 part; 3-1-25-4 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.7-1986, SEC.4; P.L.3-1987, SEC.345; P.L.3-1993, SEC.182; P.L.14-2004, SEC.157; P.L.2-2007, SEC.15; P.L.193-2021, SEC.84.
Ind. Code § 3-7-26.4-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 26.4 / Section 3-7-26.4-12
Charge for obtaining complete compilation of list; updates of information; expiration of subscription
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) This section does not apply to the chief justice of the supreme court, the clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, the clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, or to a person described by section 8 of this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3-8, the election division shall charge each person described by section 6 of this chapter an annual subscription fee of five thousand dollars ($5,000) to receive the following:

(1) A complete compilation of the voter registration information contained in the computerized list.

(2) Updates of the voter registration information made during the year covered by the fee.

(c) A subscription to the statewide voter registration system information expires on the first January 1 following the payment of the subscription fee.

As added by P.L.81-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.15; P.L.258-2013, SEC.38; P.L.64-2014, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-32 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-32
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.167. Repealed by P.L.219-2013, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-13
Restrictions on inspector, judge, or poll clerk of precinct after closing of polls
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. An inspector, judge, or poll clerk of a precinct may not vote after the polls have closed nor make a statement concerning the result of the election before the closing of the polls.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-5-13.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 3-11-6.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 3-11-6.5-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.239-2001, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.209-2003, SEC.203.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-12.4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-12.4-b
Election of more than one candidate to an office; placement of office on ballot; required instruction
Status: in_force

Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2027.

Sec. 12.4. (a) This section applies whenever more than one (1) candidate may be elected to an office. However, this section does not apply to a school board office.

(b) Whenever candidates are to be elected to a county council, city common council, or town council that includes both an at-large member and a member representing a district, the candidates seeking election as an at-large member shall be placed on the ballot before candidates seeking to represent a district.

(c) The ballot shall contain a statement reading substantially as follows above the name of the first candidate: "To vote for any candidate for this office, you must make a voting mark for each candidate you wish to vote for.".

As added by P.L.21-2016, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.109-2021, SEC.16; P.L.99-2026, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-20.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-20.5
Exemption from precinct boundary requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 20.5. (a) This section applies when:

(1) a county executive is advised that a proposed precinct establishment order does not comply with this chapter; and

(2) the county executive determines that the noncompliance cannot be corrected by the establishment of a precinct that complies with both:

(A) the maximum voter requirement of section 3 of this chapter; and

(B) the precinct boundary requirements of section 5 of this chapter.

(b) The county executive may request the commission to grant an exemption from the precinct boundary requirements of section 5 of this chapter to establish a precinct boundary described by this section.

(c) The commission shall conduct a hearing on the exemption request. If the commission determines that the noncompliance cannot be corrected by the establishment of a precinct that complies with both:

(1) the maximum voter requirement of section 3 of this chapter; and

(2) the precinct boundary requirements of section 5 of this chapter;

the commission shall grant the exemption. However, the commission may not grant an exemption that violates section 4(1), 4(5), 4(6), or 4(7) of this chapter.

(d) If the commission grants the exemption, the county executive shall amend the proposed precinct establishment order described by section 19 of this chapter to establish precinct boundaries:

(1) in accordance with the exemption granted by the commission; and

(2) that comply with all other requirements established by this chapter.

(e) The proposed precinct establishment order described in subsection (d) must include a description in metes and bounds of the boundaries authorized by the exemption granted under this section.

As added by P.L.5-1989, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.43; P.L.3-1997, SEC.247; P.L.212-2001, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-10-7-6
Restrictions on municipal office elections; nominees on ballot; exception by resolution
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a municipal office elected during a municipal or general election.

(b) A municipal election conducted under this chapter shall be held at the time prescribed by IC 3-10-6.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) or (e), if there is an election for any office of the municipality, all nominees for each office must be on the ballot.

(d) If:

(1) there is an election for at least one (1) of the town's legislative body members;

(2) only the voters who reside in a legislative body district are eligible to vote in the election for a legislative body member; and

(3) there is no election for an office to be voted on by all voters of the town;

the county election board (or town election board if that board is conducting the election under this chapter) may, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, adopt a resolution providing that an election will be held only in the legislative body districts within the town in which voters will elect legislative body members under subdivision (2). The names of unopposed candidates for an office to be voted on by all voters of the town shall not be placed on the ballot used for the election of town legislative body members under this subsection.

(e) This subsection applies only if the county election board adopts a resolution by a unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board making this subsection applicable in the county. This subsection applies to a municipal office elected during a municipal or general election. An election may not be held for a municipal office if:

(1) there is only one (1) nominee for the office or only one (1) person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office under IC 3-8-2-2.5; and

(2) no person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office under IC 3-8-2-2.5 that results in a contest for election to the same municipal office.

A resolution adopted under this subsection expires on January 1 of the year following the year the resolution is adopted.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-2.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.11-1987, SEC.4; P.L.4-1991, SEC.56; P.L.8-1992, SEC.13; P.L.3-1995, SEC.89; P.L.4-1996, SEC.53; P.L.14-2004, SEC.86; P.L.225-2011, SEC.48; P.L.96-2012, SEC.2; P.L.124-2012, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 3-11-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11-4-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-3.5(b).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.14-1987, SEC.6; P.L.3-1987, SEC.227; P.L.8-1992, SEC.23; P.L.2-1996, SEC.144. Repealed by P.L.126-2002, SEC.93.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-34 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-34
"Elected office"
Status: in_force

Sec. 34. "Elected office" means a federal office, state office, legislative office, school board office, or local office. Political party offices (such as precinct committeeman and state convention delegate) are not considered to be elected offices.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-7-16-22 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 16 / Section 3-7-16-22
Confidentiality; use of information
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. Voter registration information received or maintained by an office under this chapter is confidential and may be used only for voter registration purposes as provided in this article and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(7).

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.60.
Ind. Code § 3-7-30-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 30 / Section 3-7-30-1
Records indicating identity of voter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. As required under 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(6), the records of the statewide voter registration system or a county voter registration office indicating the identity of the voter registration agency through which an individual registered are confidential.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.46; P.L.128-2015, SEC.107.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-5-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.7-5-8
Reading names of candidates; ballot questions
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) During the counting of the ballots, one (1) counter shall read the name of the candidates and ballot questions voted for from the ballots.

(b) A:

(1) member of the county election board who is not a member of the same political party as the counter; or

(2) representative designated by the member;

shall view the ballots as the names and ballot questions are read.

As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.178.
Ind. Code § 3-12-10-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-12-10-14
Reimbursement by candidate filing cross-petition or opposing party in a contest action
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to:

(1) a cross-petitioner who is determined to have been nominated or elected after a recount; or

(2) an opposing party in a contest action who prevails.

(b) A candidate filing a cross-petition under IC 3-12-11 or an opposing party in a contest action under IC 3-12-11 shall reimburse the state for the expenses of the state recount commission in the amount of the cash deposit required under IC 3-12-11-11.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.394; P.L.8-1995, SEC.59.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-11-14-9
Information contained in instructional models
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. Each electronic voting system used for instructional purposes must contain the names of all candidates and a description of all public questions as they will appear on the official sample ballot on election day. However, the systems may not be set to record a tally or total.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.2-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.2 / Section 3-6-4.2-4
Employees
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The co-directors shall employ other employees as necessary in the execution of the powers and duties of the election division.

As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.216-2015, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-10-9-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 9 / Section 3-10-9-2.5
Local public question petitions; compliance with documentation of assistance to voters with disabilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. If a petition is required to place a local public question on the ballot, the petition must comply with the requirements set forth in IC 3-8-6-6(b) concerning documentation of assistance to a voter with disabilities.

As added by P.L.278-2019, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.1-20 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.1 / Section 3-6-4.1-20
Administration of oath
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. A member of the commission, the co-directors, or an employee of the election division may administer an oath required or permitted by this title.

As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 3-7-16-34 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 16 / Section 3-7-16-34
Agency addresses and telephone numbers to be provided
Status: in_force

Sec. 34. The governing body of an agency designated under this chapter shall provide the NVRA official with a list stating the following:

(1) The address and telephone number of each agency office where voter registration services will be provided under this article.

(2) The name of each individual designated by the governing body to be responsible for performing voter registration duties under this chapter.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 3-6-4.5-5
Procedures uniform and nondiscriminatory
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. As required by 52 U.S.C. 21112, the procedures prescribed by this chapter must be uniform and nondiscriminatory.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 3-12-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-12-8-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-28-3 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.10-1988, SEC.238.
Ind. Code § 3-10-2-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-10-2-7
Election of secretary of state, state comptroller, and treasurer of state; time for electing; 2026 ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) The following public officials shall be elected in 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter:

(1) Secretary of state.

(2) State comptroller (referred to as "auditor of state" in the Constitution of the State of Indiana).

(3) Treasurer of state.

(b) Subject to IC 3-11-13-11 and IC 3-11-14-3.5, for purposes of the 2026 general election, the public official set forth in subsection (a)(2) must be listed as the following on the general election ballot:

"State Comptroller (Auditor of State)".

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: Ind. Const. Art. 6, § 1.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.43; P.L.122-2000, SEC.8; P.L.14-2004, SEC.79; P.L.230-2005, SEC.39; P.L.216-2015, SEC.15; P.L.278-2019, SEC.39; P.L.141-2023, SEC.9; P.L.40-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-10-5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-10-5-22
Successful nominees
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. The nominees who receive the highest number of votes, up to the total number to be chosen, are the delegates to the convention prescribed by section 1 of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-7 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-3.2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-3.2
Petition for waiver of limitation on number of voters; expiration
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.2. (a) A county executive may file a petition with the election division requesting the commission to waive the requirements imposed by section 3 of this chapter. The petition must:

(1) identify each precinct to be subject to the waiver;

(2) state the number of voters that would be included in each precinct described in subdivision (1) if the waiver is granted; and

(3) state the reasons why the waiver should be granted.

(b) If the commission determines that compliance with the requirements of section 3 of this chapter would result in unnecessary expense and inconvenience for the county, the commission may grant a waiver exempting some or all of the precincts identified in the petition from section 3 of this chapter.

(c) A waiver granted for a precinct under this section expires when the county executive submits a subsequent proposed precinct establishment order for that precinct.

As added by P.L.8-1990, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.126; P.L.3-1997, SEC.241.
Ind. Code § 3-8-1-11.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-8-1-11.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.87. Repealed by P.L.14-2004, SEC.195.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.2-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.2 / Section 3-6-4.2-5.5
Rights of individuals who serve as co-director or employee on December 31, 1996
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. An individual who, on December 31, 1996, serves as a co-director or an employee of the commission, serves as a co-director or an employee of the election division after December 31, 1996, with all the rights, duties, and conditions of employment the individual had as a co-director or an employee of the commission before January 1, 1997.

As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 3-6-9-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 3-6-9-12
Limitation of number of watchers at polls
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) Only one (1) watcher representing a candidate or group of candidates may enter or be in the polls for a precinct at the same time, but watchers representing different groups may be in the polls at the same time.

(b) If more than one (1) precinct votes at the same polling place, the number of watchers of each candidate or group of candidates entitled to be present at the polling place equals the number of precincts voting at the polling place.

(c) In a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1, the number of watchers of each candidate or group of candidates entitled to be present at the vote center is one (1) watcher for:

(1) each electronic poll book station present at the vote center; or

(2) the number of electronic poll book stations specified in the county vote center plan for the vote center;

whichever is greater.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(a)(4) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.41; P.L.74-2017, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 3-7-24-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 24 / Section 3-7-24-2
License branches
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Each license branch is a distribution site for registration by mail forms under IC 9-14.1-4.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-9-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-9-5-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to candidates in all elections and caucuses and to the following types of committees:

(1) Candidate's committees.

(2) Regular party committees.

(3) Political action committees.

(4) A legislative caucus committee.

(b) This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) A candidate for a local office for which the compensation is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year unless the candidate is required to file a written instrument designating a principal committee under IC 3-9-1-5.5.

(2) A candidate for school board office unless the candidate is required to file a written instrument designating a principal committee under IC 3-9-1-5.5.

(3) Elections for precinct committeeman or delegate to a state convention.

(4) An auxiliary party organization.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-1-1 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.148; P.L.4-1991, SEC.49; P.L.3-1995, SEC.77; P.L.3-1997, SEC.200; P.L.26-2000, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 3-9-1-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-9-1-1.5
Deadline for filing statement of organization; determination of existence of regular party committee
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. (a) This section does not apply to a national committee of a political party.

(b) For purposes of determining the deadline for filing a statement of organization under section 3 of this chapter, a committee becomes a regular party committee when the committee accepts contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year:

(1) to influence the election of a candidate for state, legislative, or local office; and

(2) that total more than one hundred dollars ($100).

As added by P.L.9-2004, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.60.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-25 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-10-7-25
Election sheriffs; precinct judges functioning as sheriffs
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. (a) A town election board shall appoint two (2) election sheriffs of opposite political parties for each precinct in the town. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election sheriffs have the same powers and duties, and are subject to the same qualifications and penalties, as election sheriffs appointed for a general election under IC 3-6-6-5.

(b) A town election board may adopt a resolution providing that the judges of each precinct that:

(1) is located wholly or partially in the town; and

(2) will contain no more than two hundred fifty (250) registered voters on municipal election day;

shall perform the duties and have the rights of the election sheriffs of the precinct. This resolution remains in effect until repealed by the town election board.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-13.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.105.
Ind. Code § 3-5-7-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-5-7-5.5
Use of universally recognized pronunciation symbols in candidate names; exceptions
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A voter verifiable paper audit trail.

(2) The return printed by the automatic tabulating machine under IC 3-12-3-2.

(3) The paper vote total printouts from the electronic voting system under IC 3-12-3.5-2.

(4) The name of a candidate printed on a ballot card by a marking device.

(b) The requirements of this section apply only to a voting system initially certified for marketing and use in Indiana elections after January 1, 2022.

(c) If a candidate's legal name designated under this chapter includes a universally recognized pronunciation symbol, including an accent, hyphen, tilde, or umlaut, a:

(1) ballot;

(2) voting system screen;

(3) voting system activation card;

(4) voting system file; and

(5) voting system results report;

must display the symbol as part of the candidate's name.

As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-13-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-13-5-5
Voting by proxy
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in this section, voting by proxy is not allowed in a caucus held under this chapter.

(b) A precinct vice committeeman is entitled to participate in a caucus held under this chapter and vote as a proxy for the vice committeeman's precinct committeeman if all of the following apply:

(1) The vice committeeman's precinct committeeman is otherwise eligible to participate in the caucus under this chapter. This subdivision is satisfied if the vacancy to be filled under this chapter resulted from the death of an individual holding a legislative office who also served as a precinct committeeman.

(2) The vice committeeman's precinct committeeman is not present at the caucus.

(3) The vice committeeman is eligible under this section.

(c) The vice committeeman of an elected precinct committeeman is eligible to participate in a caucus held under this chapter and vote the precinct committeeman's proxy if the vice committeeman was the vice committeeman five (5) days before the date of the caucus.

(d) If a vice committeeman is not eligible under subsection (c), the vice committeeman is eligible to participate in a caucus held under this chapter and vote the precinct committeeman's proxy only if the vice committeeman was the vice committeeman thirty (30) days before the vacancy occurred.

(e) Voting shall be conducted by secret ballot, and IC 5-14-1.5-3(b) does not apply to this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 2-2.1-2-1 part; 2-2.1-2-2 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.8-1986, SEC.3; P.L.10-1988, SEC.193; P.L.3-1997, SEC.394; P.L.26-2000, SEC.28; P.L.278-2019, SEC.155.
Ind. Code § 3-6-6-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-6-6-5.5
Precinct election officers in vote center counties
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies in a county using vote centers under IC 3-11-18.1.

(b) The county vote center plan:

(1) may use other titles to designate precinct election officers; and

(2) must specify which precinct election officer is to perform a duty required under this title to be performed by a precinct election officer.

(c) A precinct election officer in a vote center county shall comply with section 7 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.258-2013, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-65 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-65
"Modification"
Status: in_force

Sec. 65. "Modification", for a certified voting system, refers to a change:

(1) in the software or firmware of the voting system; or

(2) to the hardware of the voting system that:

(A) materially alters the system's reliability, functionality, capacity, or operation; or

(B) has a reasonable and identifiable potential to affect the voting system's operation and compliance with the applicable voting system standards.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-14-1-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-14-1-2
Printing, publishing, or distributing of slate during primary campaign without authority
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) A person who:

(1) prints, publishes, or distributes a slate during a primary election campaign without authority from and:

(A) over the name of an organization of voters, including the name of the organization and its officers; or

(B) if it is not an organized group of voters, over the names of at least ten (10) voters in the political subdivision in which the primary election is being held;

together with the name of the printer who printed the slate;

(2) prints on a slate during a primary election campaign the name or number of a candidate without the candidate's written consent; or

(3) prints, publishes, or distributes a slate during a primary election campaign unless at least five (5) days before it is printed and published the written consent of the voters over whose names it is published and the written consent of the candidates in whose behalf it is distributed are filed in the office of the county election board in each county where the election is held;

commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) As used in this section, "slate" means a sample ballot, reproduction of an official ballot, or a listing of candidates:

(1) having the names or numbers of more than one (1) candidate for nomination at a primary election; and

(2) that expresses support for more than one (1) of the candidates set forth on the ballot or list.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.463; P.L.10-1988, SEC.205; P.L.3-1997, SEC.399.
Ind. Code § 3-12-1-7.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-12-1-7.1
Straight party vote for school board candidate
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.1. Notwithstanding section 7 of this chapter, a straight party vote does not count for any candidate for a school board office.

As added by P.L.195-2025, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 3-14-1-14.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-14-1-14.5
Commingling committee funds with personal funds
Status: in_force

Sec. 14.5. A person who recklessly violates IC 3-9-2-9(c) by commingling the funds of a committee with the personal funds of an officer, a member, or an associate of the committee commits a Class B misdemeanor.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.231.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 3-6-4.5-7
Form of complaint
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. As required by 52 U.S.C. 21112, a complaint filed under this chapter must be written, signed, and sworn to before an individual authorized to administer an oath under IC 33-42-9.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.26; P.L.128-2015, SEC.17; P.L.128-2017, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.4-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.4 / Section 3-6-5.4-5
Powers and duties
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The board has all the powers and duties given in this title to the following:

(1) The county election board.

(2) The board of registration.

(3) The county executive.

(b) The circuit court clerk shall perform all the duties of the circuit court clerk under this title.

As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-7-46-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 46 / Section 3-7-46-3.5
Receipt of information from out-of-state correctional department regarding imprisonment of Indiana resident; notification of resident's county of residence
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. (a) As used in this section, "correctional department" refers to an agency of the government of a state other than Indiana that has responsibility for the imprisonment of individuals who have been convicted of a crime.

(b) If the NVRA official receives information from a correctional department that an Indiana resident is currently imprisoned by the correctional department for conviction of a crime, the NVRA official shall notify the county voter registration office of the Indiana county in which the imprisoned individual is a resident of the information.

(c) If the information provided under subsection (b) indicates that the imprisoned individual is disfranchised under section 2 of this chapter, the county voter registration officer shall:

(1) remove the name of the individual from the voter registration records; and

(2) enter the date and other information regarding the cancellation into the computerized list under IC 3-7-26.3 on an expedited basis.

As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 3-7-40-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 40 / Section 3-7-40-6
Duties upon notice of converted rural route addresses, discontinuance of delivery to post office boxes, renaming or renumbering of addresses
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. When notified by:

(1) the NVRA official of a conversion from rural route addresses to numbered addresses under this chapter;

(2) the United States Postal Service of a conversion from rural route addresses to numbered addresses;

(3) the United States Postal Service that mail delivery to postal boxes located in a United States Postal Service facility will be discontinued and replaced by residential delivery; or

(4) a local public official (or plan commission) under section 3 of this chapter of:

(A) the naming or renaming of streets;

(B) the numbering or renumbering of lots or structures; or

(C) the conversion of rural route addresses to numbered addresses;

the county voter registration office shall, as soon as practicable, amend the entry for the voter in the computerized list under IC 3-7-26.3.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.74; P.L.209-2003, SEC.69; P.L.164-2006, SEC.39; P.L.225-2011, SEC.23; P.L.64-2014, SEC.26; P.L.278-2019, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-7-19-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 19 / Section 3-7-19-3
Governing body
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this chapter, the county election board is the "governing body" under IC 3-7-18.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 3-3-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 3 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-3-4-2
"District"
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "district" refers to a district described in:

(1) IC 3-3-5, before November 8, 2022; and

(2) IC 3-3-6, after November 7, 2022.

As added by P.L.215-2011, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.221-2021, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-7-26.4-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 26.4 / Section 3-7-26.4-7
Notification of availability of compilation
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. The election division shall promptly notify a person described in section 6 of this chapter when the compilation requested by the person is available.

As added by P.L.81-2005, SEC.13.