Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-111 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-111
"Voting system"
Status: in_force

Sec. 111. "Voting system" means, as provided in 52 U.S.C. 21081:

(1) the total combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment (including the software, firmware, and documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment) that is used:

(A) to define ballots;

(B) to cast and count votes;

(C) to report or display election results; and

(D) to maintain and produce any audit trail information; and

(2) the practices and associated documentation used:

(A) to identify system components and versions of those components;

(B) to test the system during its development and maintenance;

(C) to maintain records of system errors and defects;

(D) to determine specific system changes to be made to a system after the initial qualification of the system; and

(E) to make available any materials to the voter (such as notices, instructions, forms, or paper ballots).

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-9
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-5 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.10-1997, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.38-1999, SEC.73.
Ind. Code § 3-14-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-14-1-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.157.
Ind. Code § 3-8-2-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-8-2-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following:

(1) Each political party in the state whose nominee received at least ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast for secretary of state at the last election.

(2) Write-in candidates.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-30 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-30
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.26-2000, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 3-12-5-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-12-5-17
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-7.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
Ind. Code § 3-10-6-11 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-10-6-11
Municipal precincts; use of adjoining precinct polls
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. If a precinct is wholly or partly in a municipality, the executive of the county that contains the greatest percentage of the population of the municipality may designate the polls for the precinct to be at the polls for an adjoining precinct, using the precinct election board of the adjoining precinct.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.184. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.88.
Ind. Code § 3-8-5-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-8-5-17
Nomination for town offices by certain political parties
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to a political party:

(1) not qualified to conduct a primary election under IC 3-10; and

(2) not required to nominate candidates by a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6.

(b) An individual who desires to be nominated for a town office by the political party must file a declaration of candidacy in the same manner as a candidate for nomination by a major political party under section 10.5 of this chapter. If a convention would be required for the political party under section 10 of this chapter, the political party shall conduct a convention to nominate candidates for town office not later than the date for conducting a major party town convention under section 10 of this chapter.

(c) The chairman and secretary of the town convention shall execute, acknowledge, and file a certificate setting forth the nominees of the convention in accordance with section 13 of this chapter.

(d) Each candidate nominated under this section shall execute a consent to the nomination in the same form as a candidate nominated by petition under IC 3-8-6. The consent must be filed with the certificate under subsection (c). An individual who wishes to withdraw as a candidate after nomination by the convention must do so in the manner prescribed by section 14.5 of this chapter.

(e) The circuit court clerk shall file a copy of each certificate and each candidate's consent with the town clerk-treasurer in accordance with section 13 of this chapter.

(f) A candidate's consent to the nomination must include a statement that the candidate requests the name on the candidate's voter registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the declaration of candidacy. If there is a difference between the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination and the name on the candidate's voter registration record, the officer with whom the consent to the nomination is filed shall forward the information to the voter registration officer of the appropriate county as required by IC 3-5-7-6(d). The voter registration officer of the appropriate county shall change the name on the candidate's voter registration record to be the same as the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination.

As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.26; P.L.202-1999, SEC.6; P.L.227-2023, SEC.43.
Ind. Code § 3-14-1-10.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-14-1-10.5
Acceptance of contributions in excess of permitted amounts by certain judges
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.5. (a) A person who recklessly violates IC 33-33-2-11 by accepting contributions that exceed the amount permitted under that section commits a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) A person described by subsection (a) is also subject to a civil penalty under IC 3-9-4-17. The county election board may assess a penalty of not more than three (3) times the amount of the contribution that exceeds the limit prescribed by IC 33-33-2-11, plus any investigative costs incurred and documented by the board.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.402. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 3-11-9-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 9 / Section 3-11-9-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-5-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.5-5-10
Protested votes referred to county election board
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. If the absentee ballot counters cannot agree whether to count a ballot following a protest under section 8 of this chapter, the question shall be referred to the county election board for a decision.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-8-7-16
Certification by election division; designation of device; order of names; exception for President and Vice President
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to the certification of nominees under IC 3-10-4-5.

(b) The election division shall certify the following to each county election board not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before a general election:

(1) The name and place of residence of each person nominated for election to:

(A) an office for which the electorate of the whole state may vote;

(B) the United States House of Representatives;

(C) a legislative office; or

(D) a local office for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2.

(2) The name of each:

(A) justice of the supreme court;

(B) judge of the court of appeals;

(C) judge of the tax court; and

(D) judge of a circuit or superior court;

who is subject to a retention vote by the electorate and who has filed a statement under IC 33-24-2, IC 33-25-2, IC 33-33-45, IC 33-33-49, or IC 33-33-71 indicating that the justice or judge wishes to have the question of the justice's or judge's retention placed on the ballot.

(c) Subject to compliance with section 11 of this chapter, the election division shall designate the device under which the list of candidates of each political party will be printed and the order in which the political party ticket will be arranged under IC 3-10-4-2 and IC 3-11-2-6.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-6.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.130; P.L.10-1988, SEC.59; P.L.3-1995, SEC.62; P.L.2-1996, SEC.89; P.L.3-1997, SEC.159; P.L.66-2003, SEC.19; P.L.98-2004, SEC.32; P.L.14-2004, SEC.67; P.L.193-2021, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-25.2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-25.2
Additional documentation before voting; procedure; use of provisional ballot without documentation
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.2. (a) The poll clerk or assistant poll clerk shall examine the list provided under IC 3-7-29-1 to determine if the county election board has indicated that the voter is required to provide additional personal identification under:

(1) 52 U.S.C. 21083 and IC 3-7-33-4.5; or

(2) IC 3-7-33-4.7;

before voting in person. If the list indicates that the voter is required to present this identification before voting in person, the poll clerk shall advise the voter that the voter must present, in addition to the proof of identification required by section 25.1(a) of this chapter, a piece of identification described in subsection (b) to the poll clerk.

(b) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21083 or IC 3-7-33-4.7, and in addition to the proof of identification required by section 25.1(a) of this chapter, a voter described by IC 3-7-33-4.5 or IC 3-7-33-4.7 who has not complied with IC 3-7-33-4.5 or IC 3-7-33-4.7 before appearing at the polls on election day must present one (1) of the following documents to the poll clerk:

(1) A current and valid photo identification.

(2) A current utility bill.

(3) A current bank statement.

(4) A current government check.

(5) A current paycheck.

(6) A current government document.

The document presented by the voter must show the name and residence address of the voter.

(c) If a voter presents a document under subsection (b), the poll clerk shall add a notation to the list indicating the type of document presented by the voter. The election division shall prescribe a standardized coding system to classify documents presented under this subsection for entry into the county voter registration system.

(d) If a voter required to present documentation under subsection (b) is unable to present the documentation to the poll clerk while present in the polls, the poll clerk shall notify the precinct election board. The board shall provide a provisional ballot to the voter under IC 3-11.7-2.

(e) The precinct election board shall advise the voter, both orally and in writing, that the voter may file a copy of the documentation with the county voter registration office to permit the provisional ballot to be counted under IC 3-11.7. The election division shall prescribe the form of the explanation required by this subsection.

As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.117. Amended by P.L.109-2005, SEC.5; P.L.164-2006, SEC.101; P.L.128-2015, SEC.178; P.L.157-2019, SEC.19; P.L.278-2019, SEC.71; P.L.193-2021, SEC.42; P.L.115-2022, SEC.6; P.L.65-2024, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 3-11-13-24 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-11-13-24
Applicability of section to certain voting systems; testing machines; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 24. (a) This subsection applies to a ballot card voting system. The test required by section 22 of this chapter must:

(1) be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballot cards marked so as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each public question;

(2) include for each office one (1) or more ballot cards that have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating machines to reject the votes; and

(3) include at least one (1) ballot from three (3) different precincts where an election will be conducted.

(b) This subsection applies to a voting system that includes features of a ballot card voting system and a direct record electronic voting system. The test required by section 22 of this chapter must:

(1) be conducted by the entry of:

(A) a preaudited group of ballots; and

(B) at least ten (10) ballots cast by using the headphone or a sip/puff device;

so as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each public question; and

(2) include at least one (1) ballot for each office and public question that has votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the voting system to reject the overvotes.

(c) This subsection applies to a voting system described in subsections (a) and (b). The test required under section 22 of this chapter must include at least one (1) ballot that must be rejected under IC 3-11.5-4-13, and the voting system must void the ballot in accordance with IC 3-11.5-4-6 before the ballot is tabulated.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.26; P.L.26-2000, SEC.18; P.L.221-2005, SEC.79; P.L.169-2015, SEC.128; P.L.193-2021, SEC.52; P.L.212-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-7-26.3-4.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 26.3 / Section 3-7-26.3-4.5
Maintaining computerized list; agreement with county
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.5. The state may enter into agreements with a county to use existing county property for purposes of maintaining the computerized list. If the county's equipment fails to perform properly in maintaining the computerized list, the state may cancel any existing agreement with the county and install additional state owned equipment in any county facility to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the computerized list.

As added by P.L.164-2006, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 3-7-26.3-33 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 26.3 / Section 3-7-26.3-33
Receipt of vote history and other information from electronic pollbooks; downloading images onto electronic pollbooks; other capabilities
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. (a) The computerized list must have the capacity to receive vote history and other information from an electronic poll book certified by the secretary of state under IC 3-11-18.1-12. This information must be able to be uploaded into the computerized list on each day after absentee voting concludes in the circuit court clerk's office, a satellite office, or a vote center, and after election day.

(b) The computerized list must have the capacity to transmit electronic images of the signature of a voter taken from:

(1) the voter's registration application; or

(2) a more recent signature of a voter from an absentee application, poll list electronic poll book, or registration document;

if available, to be downloaded in connection with a voter's record on any electronic poll book certified by the secretary of state under IC 3-11-18.1-12.

(c) The computerized list must have the capacity to receive the uploading of voter registration signatures from electronic poll books and assign each signature to the record of the corresponding voter.

As added by P.L.258-2013, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.169-2015, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 3-8-1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-8-1-9
Governor or lieutenant governor
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. A candidate for the office of governor or lieutenant governor:

(1) must have been a United States citizen for at least five (5) years before the election;

(2) must have resided in the state for at least five (5) years before the election;

(3) must be thirty (30) years old upon taking office; and

(4) may not hold any other office of the United States or of this state upon taking office;

as provided in Article 5, Sections 7 and 8 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: Ind. Const. Art. 5, §§ 7, 8.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-9-8-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-9-8-1
"Campaign communication"
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "campaign communication" means a communication, regardless of the format of the communication or the medium through which the communication is disseminated:

(1) that advocates for the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate;

(2) the purpose of which is to:

(A) injure a candidate in an election; or

(B) influence the outcome of an election; or

(3) that solicits a contribution.

(b) For purposes of subsection (a)(1), a candidate is clearly identified if any of the following apply:

(1) The communication includes one (1) or more of the following:

(A) The name of the candidate.

(B) A video, photograph, or drawing of the candidate.

(C) Fabricated media depicting the candidate.

(2) The identity of the candidate is apparent by unambiguous reference.

As added by P.L.81-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-19
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-8 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.109. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-15
"Candidacy document"
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. "Candidacy document" refers to any of the following:

(1) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate.

(2) A declaration of candidacy.

(3) A consent to the nomination.

(4) A consent to become a candidate.

(5) A certificate of candidate selection.

(6) A consent filed under IC 3-13-2-7.

(7) A statement filed under IC 33-24-2, IC 33-25-2, IC 33-33-45-42, IC 33-33-49-13.3, or IC 33-33-71-43.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-7-27-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 27 / Section 3-7-27-12
Availability of information
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Except for information declared confidential under this article, the affidavits or forms must be available at reasonable times during regular office hours for inspection, transcription, and duplication, including photocopy duplication and microfilming, as provided in IC 5-14-3.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 3-6-7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-6-7-5
Right to enter and leave polls
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A pollbook holder or a challenger appointed under this chapter is entitled to do the following:

(1) Enter the polls at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the polls and remain there throughout election day until the polls close.

(2) Enter, leave, and reenter the polls at any time on election day.

(b) A pollbook holder or a challenger is subject to the orders of the board while in the polls.

(c) If demanded by a member of the precinct election board, a pollbook holder or a challenger shall produce the identification card issued under section 1(d) of this chapter.

(d) Subject to the restrictions under section 1 of this chapter, a pollbook holder or challenger appointed under this chapter may enter, leave, and reenter multiple polling places at any time on election day.

As added by P.L.38-1999, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.19; P.L.241-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-10-5-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-10-5-14
Successful candidates; ties; time for objections
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. The candidates whose nominating petitions have been signed by the highest number of voters are nominated. Ties shall be resolved by lot drawn by the commission. If a written objection is not filed with the circuit court clerk no later than noon ten (10) days after the filing, the decision of the clerk is final.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.85; P.L.2-1996, SEC.119.
Ind. Code § 3-12-10-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-12-10-5
Powers; rules
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The state recount commission may, to comply with section 4 of this chapter:

(1) impound, take possession of, transport, or otherwise protect any election records or equipment related to a recount or contest;

(2) issue subpoenas, discovery orders, and protective orders;

(3) conduct and regulate the course of hearings and other proceedings;

(4) manage its internal affairs;

(5) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2; or

(6) exercise any other necessary power to perform its functions under this article.

(b) Rules adopted by the state recount commission for the conduct of a recount or contest proceeding must uniformly apply throughout Indiana.

(c) An impoundment order issued under subsection (a)(1) may not prevent a circuit court clerk or board of registration from copying election material other than ballots if the clerk or board copies the material under the supervision of the state police department.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.389.
Ind. Code § 3-10-5-30 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-10-5-30
Congressional preemption of procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. If at or about the time of submitting a constitutional amendment, Congress, either in the resolution submitting the amendment or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the conventions are to be constituted and does not except from the resolution or statute states that have provided for conventions, this chapter is inoperative and the convention shall be constituted and operate as the resolution or statute directs. Each public official of this state who is authorized or directed by the resolution or statute to take action to constitute a convention for this state shall act in accordance with it as if acting under a statute of this state.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-12.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-10-7-16
Employees
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. A town election board may appoint and at its pleasure remove clerks, custodians, and other employees that are necessary to execute its powers. The board may prescribe the duties, fix the rank, and fix the salaries of its appointees.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-7(b).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-10-12-3.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-10-12-3.5
Affirmation must include voter identification number
Status: in_force

Sec. 3.5. The written affirmation described in section 3.4 of this chapter must include the person's voter identification number to permit transfer of the registration under IC 3-7-13-13.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.104. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.48; P.L.164-2006, SEC.80.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-82.4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-82.4
"Preliminary activity"
Status: in_force

Sec. 82.4. For purposes of IC 3-9-1-4, "preliminary activity" includes conducting a poll, drafting language for a public question, the planning and use of a focus group, a telephone call, or engaging in travel.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-7-32-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 32 / Section 3-7-32-5
Notice of disposition; acknowledgment
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a registration by mail form.

(b) Each voter applying to register at the county voter registration office shall, upon completing the voter registration form, receive a notice of disposition stating whether the voter's name has been added to the registration rolls if the application is approved.

(c) Each voter applying to register before a bureau of motor vehicles commission or voter registration agency shall, upon completing the voter registration application form, receive a registration acknowledgement stating that the registration form will be forwarded to the appropriate county voter registration office so that the voter's name may be added to the registration rolls if the application is approved.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.42. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.62; P.L.3-1997, SEC.92.
Ind. Code § 3-12-10-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-12-10-13
Reimbursement by candidate filing petition; petitioner's liability for expenses of another party
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) This section does not apply to a petitioner who is determined to have been nominated or elected after the recount or the contest.

(b) A candidate filing a petition under IC 3-12-11 shall reimburse the state for the following:

(1) The expenses of the state recount commission in the amount of the cash deposit required for a recount under IC 3-12-11-10 or a contest under IC 3-12-11-11.

(2) If the state recount commission determines that:

(A) the candidate filing the petition did not receive the greatest number of votes; and

(B) the candidate who received the greatest number of votes received at least ten percent (10%) more of the total votes than the candidate filing the petition;

the petitioner is liable for the expenses chargeable to another party under section 14 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.393; P.L.8-1995, SEC.58; P.L.240-2025, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 3-13-10-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-13-10-1.5
Meeting held before vacancy exists; notice of meeting
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. A county auditor 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.71.
Ind. Code § 3-12-10-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-12-10-6
Election records or equipment; impoundment, possession, transportation, or protection
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Without the filing of a petition under IC 3-12-11, the state recount commission may impound, take possession of, transport, or otherwise protect any election records or equipment that the commission determines may be the subject of:

(1) a recount proceeding; or

(2) a contest proceeding conducted by the state recount commission under IC 3-12-11.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.391; P.L.10-1988, SEC.164.
Ind. Code § 3-7-13-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-7-13-2
Eligibility to vote in primary election
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. A person who, on the day of the next general, municipal, or special election, will meet the age and residency requirements of section 1 of this chapter may register and vote in the primary election.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-9-b
Political party devices
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. 9. (a) The device of each political party described in section 6 of this chapter shall be:

(1) enclosed in a circle not less than three-fourths (3/4) of an inch in diameter; and

(2) placed under the name of the party or independent ticket, as required by section 10 of this chapter.

(b) A device of a political party must not be printed on a ballot if:

(1) there are no candidates of that political party; or

(2) the only candidates:

(A) of the political party; or

(B) that have stated an affiliation with the political party under IC 3-8-2.5-2.5(a)(5);

are for election to school board offices which will not be credited with a vote under IC 3-12-1-7.1 if a voter casts a straight party ticket.

[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.204; P.L.3-1993, SEC.116; P.L.14-2004, SEC.96; P.L.109-2021, SEC.13; P.L.227-2023, SEC.65; P.L.195-2025, SEC.4; P.L.99-2026, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-34 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-34
Renaming or renumbering precincts
Status: in_force

Sec. 34. (a) A county executive may issue an order to rename or renumber precincts without establishing new precinct boundaries. An order issued under this section becomes effective when it is filed with the co-directors.

(b) The co-directors shall send a copy of the order to the office.

As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.50; P.L.212-2001, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-7-27-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 27 / Section 3-7-27-13
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.35. Repealed by P.L.3-1997, SEC.475.
Ind. Code § 3-7-12-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-7-12-3
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.144-2001, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.225-2011, SEC.93.
Ind. Code § 3-12-8-22 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-12-8-22
Election contest; costs included
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. (a) The costs of a contest may include the following:

(1) Compensation of additional employees required to conduct the contest, including overtime payments to regular employees who are eligible to receive such payments.

(2) Postage and telephone charges directly related to the contest.

(b) The costs of a contest may not include the following:

(1) General administrative costs.

(2) Security.

(3) Allowances for meals or lodging.

(c) The costs of a contest shall be paid from the county general fund without appropriation.

As added by P.L.8-1992, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.103.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-9
"Ballot card"
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. "Ballot card" refers to an optical scan ballot.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-4-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11.5-4-10
Time for receipt of ballots; treatment
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) This subsection applies to a county that:

(1) uses a paper list of voters provided under IC 3-7-29-2;

(2) has not adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1); and

(3) is not a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1.

Subject to IC 3-10-8-7.5, IC 3-12-1-17, and section 7 of this chapter, absentee ballots received by mail (or by fax or electronic mail under IC 3-11-4-6) after 6 p.m. on election day are considered as arriving too late and may not be counted.

(b) This subsection applies to a county described in subsection (a). An absentee ballot that is returned to the county election board between noon and 6 p.m. on election day may not be reviewed or counted under this article until all of the following have occurred:

(1) The polls in each precinct have closed.

(2) The poll list for the precinct with an absentee ballot that has not been counted has been returned to the county election board.

(3) The county election board confirms whether the voter cast a ballot at the polls on election day.

(c) This subsection applies to a county 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.

Subject to IC 3-10-8-7.5 and IC 3-12-1-17, absentee ballots received by mail or by fax or electronic mail under IC 3-11-4 after 6 p.m. on election day are considered as arriving too late and may not be counted.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.83; P.L.198-2005, SEC.12; P.L.64-2014, SEC.63; P.L.109-2021, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 3-7-39-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 39 / Section 3-7-39-7
Change of address within same precinct as former residence; exception
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a voter who changes residence to an address in the same precinct where the voter's former residence was located, except for a voter who changes residence from a location within a municipality to a location outside of the municipality but within the same precinct.

(b) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20507(e)(1), a voter described in subsection (a) may vote at the precinct polling place after the voter makes an oral or a written affirmation of the change of address before a member of the precinct election board.

(c) A person entitled to make a written affirmation under subsection (b) may make an oral affirmation. The person must make the oral affirmation before the poll clerks of the precinct. After the person makes an oral affirmation under this subsection, the poll clerks shall:

(1) reduce the substance of the affirmation to writing at an appropriate location on the poll list; and

(2) initial the affirmation.

(d) This subsection applies to a county that has adopted an order under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1. A voter described in subsection (a) may make a written affirmation of the voter's change of residence on election day using the affidavit prescribed by the election division under IC 3-10-11-6. If the voter makes an oral affirmation under this subsection, the poll clerks shall reduce the substance of the affirmation to writing using the affidavit prescribed by the commission under IC 3-10-11-6 and initial the affirmation.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.64-2014, SEC.25; P.L.128-2015, SEC.128; P.L.169-2015, SEC.44; P.L.157-2019, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 3-11-11-1.6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-11-11-1.6
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.187; P.L.3-1997, SEC.312. Repealed by P.L.225-2011, SEC.93.
Ind. Code § 3-11-18.1-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 3-11-18.1-7
Designation of vote center county; criteria
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Before adopting an order designating a county as a vote center county under this chapter, the county election board must determine the following:

(1) That the secure electronic connection as described under section 4(9)(B) of this chapter is sufficient to prevent:

(A) any voter from voting more than once; and

(B) unauthorized access by any person to:

(i) the electronic poll lists for a precinct whose polls are to be located at the vote center; or

(ii) the computerized list of voters of the county.

(2) That the planned design and location of the equipment and precinct officers will provide the most efficient access for:

(A) voters to enter the polls, cast their ballots, and leave the vote center; and

(B) precinct election officials, watchers, challengers, and pollbook holders to exercise their rights and perform their duties within the vote center.

As added by P.L.1-2011, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.117.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-16
Proposed precinct establishment orders; precinct boundaries following boundaries of other entities
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. (a) If a proposed precinct establishment order includes a legal description of a precinct with a boundary that follows the boundary of a municipality, state legislative district, or municipal legislative district, the order must include the following:

(1) A description in metes and bounds that identifies the boundary as that of a municipality, state legislative district, or municipal legislative district.

(2) A notation on the map of the precinct indicating that the boundary is that of a municipality, state legislative district, or municipal legislative district.

(b) If a proposed precinct establishment order described by section 9 of this chapter includes a legal description of a boundary that follows a visible feature, the order must include a description in metes and bounds or an aerial photograph that identifies the visible feature that forms the boundary.

As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.11-1989, SEC.1; P.L.225-2011, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 3-11-13-18 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-11-13-18
Ballot cards for write-in voting; when not required; standards to define a vote
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the county election board in a county using a ballot card voting system shall provide ballot cards to the precinct election board that permit voters to cast write-in votes for each officer to be voted for at that election.

(b) The ballot cards provided under subsection (a) must be:

(1) designed to be folded; or

(2) accompanied by a secrecy envelope;

to ensure the secrecy of each of the votes cast by a voter.

(c) This subsection is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what constitutes a vote on an optical scan voting system. Except as provided in subsection (d), a write-in vote shall be cast by making a voting mark on the appropriate place on the ballot and printing the name of the candidate and the title of the office (if the title of the office is not already printed on the ballot) in the space provided for write-in votes on a ballot card or secrecy envelope.

(d) Space for write-in voting for an office is not required if:

(1) there are no declared write-in candidates for that office; or

(2) the marking device allows for entry of a write-in candidate that can be read by a tabulator.

However, procedures must be implemented to permit write-in voting for candidates for federal offices.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.106; P.L.38-1999, SEC.47; P.L.176-1999, SEC.80; P.L.239-2001, SEC.10; P.L.209-2003, SEC.156; P.L.14-2004, SEC.131; P.L.221-2005, SEC.78; P.L.13-2014, SEC.4; P.L.128-2015, SEC.189; P.L.278-2019, SEC.105.
Ind. Code § 3-6-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-6-10-4
Application of IC 3-6-10-2 and IC 3-6-10-3
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. Sections 2 and 3 of this chapter do not apply to persons who are employed by a newspaper, news service, radio station, or television station as their regular occupation.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(d) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.44.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-15.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-15.5
Proposed precinct establishment orders; split census blocks
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.5. If a precinct boundary splits a census block, either of the following must be submitted with the order described in section 14 of this chapter:

(1) A description of the precinct boundary in metes and bounds.

(2) One (1) or more aerial photographs that depict:

(A) each census block that is split; and

(B) the boundary of the precinct that splits each census block.

As added by P.L.225-2011, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 3-10-6-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-10-6-12
Nomination of candidates for town offices by certain political parties
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to a political party:

(1) not qualified to conduct a primary election under IC 3-10; and

(2) not required to nominate candidates by a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6.

(b) The political party may conduct a convention to nominate candidates for city or town office not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-7(a)(1) for a major political party to act to fill a candidate vacancy.

(c) The chairman and secretary of the convention shall execute and acknowledge a certificate setting forth the nominees of the convention in accordance with IC 3-8-5-13. The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the municipality not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-15(c) for a major political party to file a certificate of candidate selection.

(d) Each candidate nominated under this section shall execute a consent to the nomination in the same form as a candidate nominated by petition under IC 3-8-6. The consent must be filed with the certificate under subsection (c).

(e) A candidate's consent to the nomination must include a statement that the candidate requests the name on the candidate's voter registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the consent to the nomination. If there is a difference between the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination and the name on the candidate's voter registration record, the officer with whom the consent to the nomination is filed shall forward the information to the voter registration officer of the appropriate county as required by IC 3-5-7-6(d). The voter registration officer of the appropriate county shall change the name on the candidate's voter registration record to be the same as the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination.

(f) A question concerning the validity of a candidate's nomination under this section shall be determined by a county election board in accordance with IC 3-13-1-16.5(b) and IC 3-13-1-16.5(c).

(g) A nominee who wants to withdraw must file a notice of withdrawal in accordance with IC 3-8-7-28.

As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.88. Amended by P.L.144-1999, SEC.6; P.L.202-1999, SEC.16; P.L.9-2004, SEC.15; P.L.227-2023, SEC.60.
Ind. Code § 3-8-2-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-8-2-9
Form of petition; certification
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) A petition required by section 8 of this chapter must request that the name of the candidate be placed on the ballot at the primary election.

(b) The county voter registration office in the county where a petitioner is registered must certify whether each petitioner is a voter at the residence address listed in the petition at the time the petition is being processed, and whether that address is located within the election district for the office. The certification must accompany and be part of the petition.

(c) If a county is part of more than one (1) congressional district, the certificate must indicate the number of petitioners from that county who reside in each congressional district.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-5(c) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.24; P.L.194-2013, SEC.14.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-98 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-98
"Testing authority"
Status: in_force

Sec. 98. "Testing authority" means an independent test authority or independent laboratory:

(1) as described in the Voting System Standards issued by the Federal Election Commission on April 30, 2002; or

(2) accredited under Section 231 of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 20971).

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-5-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-5-1-1
Application of title to certain elections
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. This title applies to each election at which the electorate of the state or a political subdivision:

(1) nominates or chooses by ballot public officials; or

(2) decides a public question lawfully submitted to the electorate.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-1-2 part; 3-1-1-3; 3-1-9-16; 3-1-22-15; 3-1-22-17; 3-1-24-13; 3-2-7-3; 3-4-1-7.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-7-15-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-7-15-14
Submission of application not required
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. An applicant who completes a voter registration application under section 4 of this chapter is not required to submit the application to a circuit court clerk or board of registration member.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-10-5-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-10-5-19
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.183. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
Ind. Code § 3-7-11-11 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-7-11-11
Duties of commission after hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. After concluding the hearing, the commission shall:

(1) affirm the report;

(2) amend the report; or

(3) refer the matter to the NVRA official for further investigation and submission of a subsequent report to the commission.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 3-11-10-26.2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-11-10-26.2
Use of electronic voting system to vote by absentee ballot; procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.2. (a) A county election board or board of elections and registration shall comply with IC 3-11-9-6 by providing an electronic voting system or marking device that produces a marked optical scan ballot for voting by absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk, the board of elections and registration, or a satellite office established under section 26.3 of this chapter, by a voter with disabilities or any other qualified absentee voter who wishes to cast an absentee ballot on the electronic voting system.

(b) The county election board or board of elections and registration may adopt a resolution under this section to authorize the circuit court clerk to use an electronic voting system or marking device that produces a marked optical scan ballot for voting by voters eligible to cast an absentee ballot before an absentee board under section 25 of this chapter. A resolution adopted under this section must be adopted by the unanimous vote of the board's entire membership.

(c) A county providing absentee ballot voting under this section must adopt procedures to do the following:

(1) Secure absentee votes cast on an electronic voting system or marking device that produces a marked optical scan ballot that provide protection comparable to the protection provided to absentee votes cast by paper ballot.

(2) Compare the signature on an absentee ballot application (or on an electronic poll book if no application was executed by the voter) with the applicant's signature on the applicant's voter registration record.

(3) Ensure that an invalid ballot (as determined under IC 3-11.5) is not counted.

(4) Specify how a spoiled absentee ballot is to be canceled in the direct record electronic voting system if a voter casts and returns a replacement absentee ballot.

(d) A resolution adopted under this section may contain other provisions to implement this section that the board considers useful and that are not contrary to Indiana or federal law.

(e) If a resolution is adopted under this section, the circuit court clerk may use as many electronic voting machines for recording absentee votes as the clerk considers necessary, subject to the resolution adopted by the board.

(f) Notwithstanding any other law, an absentee ballot voted on an electronic voting system under this section is not required to bear the seal, signature, and initials prescribed by section 27 of this chapter.

(g) If a resolution is adopted under this section, the procedure for casting an absentee ballot on an electronic voting system must, except as provided in this section, be substantially the same as the procedure for casting an absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk under section 26 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.69-2003, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.125; P.L.194-2013, SEC.61; P.L.64-2014, SEC.54; P.L.169-2015, SEC.122; P.L.157-2019, SEC.23; P.L.109-2021, SEC.33.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-11 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-11
Repealed
Status: repealed

[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.206; P.L.10-1988, SEC.101. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-86 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-86
"Provisional voter"
Status: in_force

Sec. 86. "Provisional voter" refers to an individual who is entitled to cast a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-12-3-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-12-3-1.5
Protest; marking and signing of protested ballots
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. (a) During the tabulation of the votes, any member of the precinct election board in a precinct where votes have been cast on a ballot card system that is designed to allow the counting and tabulation of votes by the precinct election board may protest the counting of any ballot or any part of a ballot cast in that precinct.

(b) During the tabulation of votes at a central counting location under section 3 of this chapter:

(1) a member of the precinct election board in a precinct where votes were cast on a ballot card system; or

(2) a member of the county election board, if a member of the precinct election board is not present during the tabulation of the votes of the precinct;

may protest the counting of any ballot or part of a ballot cast in that precinct.

(c) If a ballot or any part of a ballot is protested, the poll clerks in the precinct where votes have been cast or the member of the county election board, if the poll clerks are not present during the tabulation of votes at a central counting location, immediately shall write on the back of the protested ballot card the word "counted" or "not counted" as appropriate. The clerks or county election board member then shall officially sign each protested ballot card.

As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.126. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.65; P.L.1-1993, SEC.9; P.L.3-1993, SEC.184.
Ind. Code § 3-14-1-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-14-1-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.5-1989, SEC.120.
Ind. Code § 3-12-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-12-4-4
Employment of clerical assistants and write-in teams; nonpartisan student assistants
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Each county election board may employ clerical assistants if necessary for the proper canvassing and tabulating of the vote. However, except as provided in subsection (d), not more than one-half (1/2) of the assistants employed by the board may be members of the same political party.

(b) The county election board shall appoint the number of two (2) member write-in teams that are necessary to examine and count write-in votes cast on ballot card voting systems on election night. The county chairmen of the two (2) major political parties of a county shall each designate one (1) member of each write-in team. The write-in teams are considered employees of the county canvassing board and must meet the qualifications of canvassing board employees.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a county election board may not employ a person to assist with canvassing unless the person would be eligible to serve as a precinct election officer under IC 3-6-6-7.

(d) The county election board may, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, employ a student to assist the board under this section if the student is:

(1) enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution (including a community college); and

(2) a registered voter of the county.

A student appointed under this subsection must serve the board in a nonpartisan manner.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-10 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.113; P.L.1-1992, SEC.5; P.L.3-1993, SEC.189; P.L.209-2003, SEC.185; P.L.2-2007, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 3-12-4-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-12-4-10
Statement prepared by circuit court clerk; contents; copy for candidate
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) The statement prepared under section 9 of this chapter must contain:

(1) the name of each candidate;

(2) the elected offices;

(3) the total number of votes received by each candidate;

(4) the total number of votes received by each candidate and cast for and against each public question in each precinct; and

(5) the total number of votes cast at the election.

(b) Notwithstanding IC 33-37-5-1, upon request by a candidate, the circuit court clerk shall prepare a copy of the statement for the candidate at a fee not to exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-11 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.7-1990, SEC.50; P.L.8-1992, SEC.30; P.L.98-2004, SEC.38.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-14
Ballot order; other judicial offices
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) The following offices shall be placed on the general election ballot in the following order after the offices described in section 13 of this chapter:

(1) Retention of a local judge.

(2) Local nonpartisan judicial offices.

(b) These offices shall be placed in a separate column on the ballot.

(c) If the ballot contains a candidate for a local nonpartisan judicial office, the ballot must also contain a statement that reads substantially as follows: "To vote for a candidate for this office, make a voting mark on or in the square to the left of the candidate's name.".

(d) If more than one (1) local nonpartisan judicial office is to be placed on the ballot, the office shall be placed on the ballot in alphabetical or numerical order, according to the designation given to the office. If there is more than one (1) candidate for a local nonpartisan judicial office, the candidates shall be listed in alphabetical order according to surname.

(e) If more than one (1) question concerning the retention of a local judge is to be placed on a ballot, the questions shall be placed on the ballot:

(1) in alphabetical order according to the surname of the local judge; and

(2) identifying the court (including division or room) in which the judge serves.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.209. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.62; P.L.83-1999, SEC.3; P.L.58-2005, SEC.18; P.L.190-2011, SEC.8; P.L.193-2021, SEC.34.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.5-5-7
Ballot count; reading of names
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. During the counting of the votes, one (1) of the absentee ballot counters shall read the name of the candidates voted for from the ballots. A:

(1) member of the county election board who is not a member of the same political party as the absentee ballot counter; or

(2) representative designated by the member;

reading the names shall view the ballots as the names are read.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-6-11-7.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-6-11-7.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.7-1990, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.83-2016, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 18 / Section 3-7-18-12
Written acknowledgment of application; format
Status: in_force

Sec. 12. Whenever an applicant completes a voter registration application under this chapter, the office shall provide the applicant with a written acknowledgment that the applicant has completed a voter registration application at the office. The acknowledgment:

(1) may be a detachable part of the registration form prescribed under section 3 of this chapter; and

(2) must set forth the name and residential address of the applicant and the date that the application was completed.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.9-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.9 / Section 3-6-5.9-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies only to an appointed member of a board.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a member of a board who serves on the board by virtue of the office the individual holds.

As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-8-1-32 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-8-1-32
Precinct committeeman; delegate to state convention
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. A candidate for:

(1) precinct committeeman; or

(2) delegate to a state convention;

of a political party in the state whose nominee received at least ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast for secretary of state at the last election must comply with any candidate requirement set by state party rules.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4.5(a), (c).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.66-2003, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14-23 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-11-14-23
Voting procedure; standards to define a vote; rights of a voter in casting ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. (a) This section is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what constitutes a vote on an electronic voting system.

(b) If a voter is not challenged by a member of the precinct election board, the voter may pass the railing to the side where an electronic voting system is and into the voting booth. There the voter shall register the voter's vote in secret by indicating:

(1) the candidates for whom the voter desires to vote by touching a device on or in the squares immediately above the candidates' names;

(2) if the voter intends to cast a write-in vote, a write-in vote by touching a device on or in the square immediately below the candidates' names and printing the name of the candidate in the window provided for write-in voting; and

(3) the voter's preference on each public question by touching a device above the word "yes" or "no" under the question.

(c) If an election is a general or municipal election and a voter desires to vote for all the candidates of one (1) political party or group of petitioners, the voter may cast a straight party ticket by touching that party's device. Except as provided in IC 3-11-7.5-10(b), the voter's vote shall then be counted for all the candidates under that name. However, if the voter casts a vote by touching the circle of an independent ticket comprised of two (2) candidates, the vote shall not be counted for any other independent candidate on the ballot.

(d) As provided by 52 U.S.C. 21081, a voter casting a ballot on an electronic voting system must be:

(1) permitted to verify in a private and independent manner the votes selected by the voter before the ballot is cast and counted;

(2) provided the opportunity to change the ballot or correct any error in a private and independent manner before the ballot is cast and counted, including the opportunity to receive a replacement ballot if the voter is otherwise unable to change or correct the ballot; and

(3) notified before the ballot is cast regarding the effect of casting multiple votes for the office and provided an opportunity to correct the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.109; P.L.3-1993, SEC.174; P.L.209-2003, SEC.162; P.L.58-2005, SEC.25; P.L.164-2006, SEC.117; P.L.128-2015, SEC.194; P.L.21-2016, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 3-11-6.5-2.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 3-11-6.5-2.1
Administration of fund under HAVA state plan
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.1. The secretary of state may administer the fund in accordance with the HAVA state plan, as published in the Indiana Register on November 1, 2003. The state plan may be amended in accordance with the requirements of HAVA and the procedures for amendment set forth in the plan. If the plan is amended as provided in this section, the fund may be administered in accordance with that amendment.

As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.107. Amended by P.L.153-2013, SEC.7.
Ind. Code § 3-5-10-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-5-10-8
Redistricting not required; certification
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. A redistricting authority is not required to redistrict if the applicable statute provides that the redistricting authority may certify that the existing districts continue to satisfy all the requirements of the applicable statute and other applicable law.

As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-6-6-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-6-6-3
Assistant poll clerks; appointment
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Each county election board may appoint two (2) assistant poll clerks in each precinct.

(b) Each county chairman of a major political party of the county is entitled to nominate one (1) assistant poll clerk under section 9 of this chapter.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the assistant poll clerks must be voters of the county.

(d) The county election board may permit a person who is not a voter to be an assistant poll clerk if the person is:

(1) at least sixteen (16) years of age, but not more than seventeen (17) years of age; and

(2) a resident of the county.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-5-2(a) part; 3-1-5-5 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.28; P.L.4-1991, SEC.15; P.L.176-1999, SEC.12.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.6 / Section 3-6-5.6-9
Hiring legal services for board
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. The board may, by a vote of a majority of the members of the board, hire attorneys to provide legal services for the board, as determined by the board.

As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-10-6.5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 6.5 / Section 3-10-6.5-5
Election of municipal officers; applicable statutes
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. If a municipality adopts an ordinance under section 3 of this chapter, the elected officers of the municipality shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 or IC 3-10-7:

(1) whichever is applicable to the municipality; and

(2) to the extent either of those statutes is not inconsistent with this chapter.

As added by P.L.107-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-11-16-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 16 / Section 3-11-16-6
Inventory of voting systems and electronic poll books confidential
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. The inventory of voting systems and electronic poll books maintained by VSTOP under section 4 of this chapter is confidential.

As added by P.L.71-2019, SEC.27 and P.L.278-2019, SEC.114.
Ind. Code § 3-10-1-31.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-10-1-31.1
Applicability; delivery, retention, and disposal of election materials; retention period; use of election materials to update voter registration record; confidentiality of materials
Status: in_force

Sec. 31.1. (a) The inspector of each precinct shall deliver the bags required by section 30(a) and 30(c) of this chapter in good condition, together with poll lists, tally sheets, and other forms, to the circuit court clerk when making returns.

(b) Except for unused ballots disposed of under IC 3-11-3-31 or the copies of the affidavits received by the county election board under IC 3-14-5-2 for delivery to the prosecuting attorney, the circuit court clerk shall seal the ballots (including provisional ballots) and other material (including election material related to provisional ballots) during the time allowed to file a verified petition or cross-petition for a recount of votes or to contest the election. Except as provided in subsection (c) and notwithstanding any other provision of state law, after the recount or contest filing period, the election material, including election material related to provisional ballots (except for ballots and provisional ballots, which remain confidential) shall be made available for copying and inspection under IC 5-14-3. The circuit court clerk shall carefully preserve the sealed ballots and other material for thirty-four (34) months, after which the sealed ballots and other material are subject to IC 5-15-6 unless an order issued under:

(1) IC 3-12-6-19 or IC 3-12-11-16; or

(2) 52 U.S.C. 10301;

requires the continued preservation of the ballots or other material.

(c) If a petition for a recount or contest is filed, the material for that election remains confidential until completion of the recount or contest.

(d) Upon delivery of the poll lists, the county voter registration office shall unseal the envelopes containing the poll lists, inspect the poll lists, and update the registration records of the county. The county voter registration office shall use the poll lists and information on affidavits executed under IC 3-10-10, IC 3-10-11, or IC 3-10-12 to update the registration record to include the voter's voter identification number if the voter's voter identification number is not already included in the registration record. Upon completion of the inspection, the poll list and affidavits shall be preserved with the ballots and other materials in the manner prescribed by subsection (b) for the period prescribed by subsections (b) and (c).

(e) In addition to the poll lists described in subsection (d), the county voter registration office shall use the affidavits described by IC 3-10-10-7, IC 3-10-11-4, and IC 3-10-12-3.4 to update the registration records of the county as soon as the affidavits are delivered to the county voter registration office.

(f) The county voter registration office shall retain a voter's paper registration records associated with the address at which the voter is registered to vote until all of the following are satisfied:

(1) The voter's registration at the address stated in the voter's registration application has been canceled.

(2) The general election immediately following the cancellation of the voter's registration under subdivision (1) has occurred.

(3) Twenty-four (24) months have elapsed following the general election described in subdivision (2).

(g) This subsection does not apply to ballots, including provisional ballots. Notwithstanding subsection (b), if a county voter registration office determines that the inspection and copying of precinct election material would reveal the political parties, candidates, and public questions for which an individual cast an absentee ballot, the county voter registration office shall keep confidential only that part of the election material necessary to protect the secrecy of the voter's ballot. In addition, the county voter registration office shall keep confidential information contained in material related to provisional ballots that identifies an individual, except for the individual's name, address, and birth date.

(h) After the expiration of the period described in subsection (b) or (c), the ballots may be destroyed in the manner provided by IC 3-11-3-31 or transferred to a state educational institution as provided by IC 3-12-2-12.

(i) This subsection applies to a detachable recording unit or compartment used to record a ballot cast on a direct record electronic voting system. After the time allowed to file a verified petition or cross-petition for a recount of votes or to contest the election, the circuit court clerk shall transfer the data contained in the unit or compartment to a disc or other recording medium. After transferring the data, the clerk may clear or erase the unit or compartment. The circuit court clerk shall carefully preserve the disc or medium used to record the data for thirty-four (34) months, after which time the disc or medium may be erased or destroyed, subject to IC 5-15-6, unless an order requiring the continued preservation of the disc or medium is issued under the following:

(1) IC 3-12-6-19.

(2) IC 3-12-11-16.

(3) 52 U.S.C. 10301.

(j) This subsection applies to a county using an electronic poll book. After each election, the county shall save all data recorded on the electronic poll book and any information stored on the dedicated, private server required under IC 3-11-8-10.3(b)(4). The circuit court clerk shall carefully preserve the disc or medium used to record the data for thirty-four (34) months, after which time the data may be erased or destroyed, subject to IC 5-15-6, unless an order requiring the continued preservation of the data is issued under the following:

(1) IC 3-12-6-19.

(2) IC 3-12-11-16.

(3) 52 U.S.C. 10301.

(k) This section does not prohibit county election officials from performing post-election audits, as authorized by statute.

(l) This section does not prohibit county election officials from performing a duty under IC 3-11.7.

As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.35; P.L.141-2011, SEC.1; P.L.64-2014, SEC.37; P.L.128-2015, SEC.152; P.L.216-2015, SEC.11; P.L.169-2015, SEC.79; P.L.74-2017, SEC.33; P.L.116-2018, SEC.4; P.L.157-2019, SEC.10; P.L.193-2021, SEC.23; P.L.131-2022, SEC.2; P.L.153-2024, SEC.9; P.L.68-2026, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-7-12-33 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-7-12-33
Investigation of violation by circuit court clerk
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. If the circuit court clerk determines that the notice alleges a violation of NVRA or this article if the facts set forth in the notice are assumed to be true, the clerk shall conduct an investigation under IC 3-6-5.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 3-10-6-12.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-10-6-12.5
Notice to withdraw
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.5. (a) This section applies to a candidate:

(1) of a political party that is not a major political party; and

(2) nominated by a convention under section 12 of this chapter.

(b) A county election board may not include the name of a candidate on the municipal election ballot if the person files a notice to withdraw with the board. The notice must:

(1) be signed and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds;

(2) have the certificate of acknowledgment appended to the notice; and

(3) be filed with the board not later than noon three (3) days after the adjournment of the convention.

As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.62 and P.L.202-1999, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-4-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11.7-4-4
Rights and requirements of watchers appointed by media
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) Media entitled to appoint a watcher under IC 3-6-10 may appoint a watcher at the location for counting provisional ballots.

(b) A watcher appointed under this section:

(1) has the rights; and

(2) must follow the requirements;

set forth in IC 3-6-10.

As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.5-26 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 3-6-4.5-26
Referral of complaint to arbitrator
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. A complaint described by section 25 of this chapter shall be resolved by referral to an arbitrator selected jointly by the commission and the person who filed the complaint.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 3-5-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-5-3-8
Apportionment of municipal election expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), during the period that begins ninety (90) days before a municipal primary election and continues until the day after the following municipal election, all expenses of the primary election and election that cannot be chargeable directly to any municipality shall be apportioned as follows:

(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) to the county.

(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) to the municipalities in the county holding the municipal primary election and municipal election.

(b) The apportionment made under subsection (a) does not apply to a town that has entered into an agreement with the county under IC 3-10-7-4 to pay the county a fixed amount for the expenses described in subsection (a).

(c) This subsection applies to a county that is designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1. During the period that begins ninety (90) days before a municipal primary election and continues until the day after the following municipal election, all expenses incurred by the county in conducting the municipal primary election and municipal election shall be apportioned among the municipalities in the county holding a municipal primary and municipal election.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1987, SEC.2; P.L.14-2004, SEC.5; P.L.74-2017, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-10-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-10-3-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-15-5 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.9. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.2-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.2 / Section 3-6-5.2-5
Compensation
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Each member of the board shall be paid an annual salary of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The salaries of the board members shall be fixed in the manner prescribed by IC 36-2-5 or IC 36-3-6 and paid out of the county general fund in accordance with IC 3-5-3-1 as other election expenses are paid.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-25.7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-25.7
Procedure for voting by member of the military or public safety officer called to duty while waiting to vote
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.7. (a) This section applies only to a voter who is a member of the military or public safety officer.

(b) Notwithstanding section 25.5 of this chapter, if a voter signs the voter's name and either:

(1) writes the voter's address; or

(2) checks the "Address Unchanged" box;

on the poll list or provides the information for entry by the poll clerk into the electronic poll list under section 25.1 of this chapter and then leaves the polls without casting a ballot or after casting a provisional ballot, the voter may reenter the polls to cast a ballot at the election as provided in this section.

(c) A voter who leaves the polls to respond to an emergency in the voter's capacity as a member of the military or public safety officer must notify a precinct election officer that the voter is leaving the polls to respond to an emergency in the voter's capacity as a member of the military or public safety officer.

(d) A poll clerk or assistant poll clerk shall make a notation on the poll list with the voter's name indicating that the voter has left the polls as permitted by this section and the time the voter left the polls.

(e) If the voter returns to the polls, the voter shall be permitted to vote if the voter executes an affidavit stating all of the following:

(1) The name of the voter.

(2) That the voter is a member of the military or public safety officer.

(3) The military or public safety position the voter holds.

(4) That after the voter signed the poll list, but before the voter voted, the voter was called to respond to an emergency in the voter's capacity as a member of the military or public safety officer.

(5) A brief description of the emergency to which the voter responded.

(6) The time at which the voter returned to the polls.

(f) The election division shall prescribe the form of the affidavit required by this section.

As added by P.L.120-2009, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.271-2013, SEC.20; P.L.169-2015, SEC.116.
Ind. Code § 3-11-4-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11-4-8
Nonresident overseas voter; entitled to receive only federal ballots; precinct of voter
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to an overseas voter described in IC 3-5-2.1-75(3).

(b) An overseas voter who resides outside the United States and who is no longer a resident of a precinct in Indiana is only entitled to receive absentee ballots for a federal office under this chapter.

(c) A voter described in subsection (a) is considered to be a voter of the Indiana precinct where the voter registration office of the county where the person was domiciled before leaving the United States is located.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-3.5(a).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.14-1987, SEC.5; P.L.10-1989, SEC.9; P.L.7-1990, SEC.44; P.L.8-1992, SEC.22; P.L.3-1997, SEC.275; P.L.126-2002, SEC.53; P.L.66-2003, SEC.36; P.L.198-2005, SEC.3; P.L.186-2025, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-30 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-10-7-30
List of registered voters; copies
Status: in_force

Sec. 30. (a) The circuit court clerk or board of registration of each county in which a town described in section 1 of this chapter is located shall prepare copies of the list of registered voters for each precinct in the town at least ten (10) days before a municipal election under this chapter. The lists must include the full name, address, and assigned identification number of each voter. Two (2) copies of the list shall be presented to the town election board for use at the polls on election day.

(b) Not later than twenty-four (24) days before election day, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall provide a list of registered voters in the town to the town election board to permit the board to conduct absentee ballot voting.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-16(a).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.57.
Ind. Code § 3-14-3-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-14-3-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-8
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-5 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.95; P.L.2-1996, SEC.138. Repealed by P.L.3-1997, SEC.475.
Ind. Code § 3-13-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-13-1-3
United States Senator or state office
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Except as provided in IC 3-10-8-7, a candidate vacancy for United States Senator or a state office shall be filled by the state committee of the political party.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-10(b)(4).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.10-1989, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.5-21 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 3-6-4.5-21
Remedy
Status: in_force

Sec. 21. As authorized by 52 U.S.C. 21112, if the commission determines that there is a violation of any provision of Title III, the commission shall determine and provide the appropriate remedy if authorized by law to do so. If providing the remedy would require additional or amended Indiana legislation, the commission shall notify the interim study committee on elections established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and provide recommendations regarding the form and content of this legislation.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.48; P.L.128-2015, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 3-11-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-11-6-6
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
Ind. Code § 3-7-26.4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 26.4 / Section 3-7-26.4-6
Provision of complete list; entities permitted to receive
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Upon request, and not later than five (5) days after the request is filed with the election division, the election division shall provide a complete compilation of the voter registration information contained in the computerized list, including any format information or other information necessary to decode the data, to any of the following entities:

(1) The state committee of a major political party.

(2) The state organization of a bona fide political party that is not a major political party if the party has at least two (2) candidates on the ballot in the next election.

(3) The committee of an independent candidate for federal or state office if the candidate is on the ballot in the next general election.

(4) A member of the media for publication in a news broadcast or newspaper.

(5) The chief justice of the supreme court, for purposes of state administration of a jury management system.

(6) The clerk of the:

(A) United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana; and

(B) United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana;

for purposes of administration of a jury management system.

(7) Each of the following:

(A) The speaker of the house of representatives.

(B) The minority leader of the house of representatives.

(C) The president pro tempore of the senate.

(D) The minority leader of the senate.

As added by P.L.81-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.64-2014, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-6-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-11.5-6-6
Persons who may protest ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. During the tabulation of votes at a central counting location, an absentee ballot counter performing the count, a member of the county election board, or a representative designated by the member of the board may protest the counting of a ballot or part of a ballot cast by a voter of a precinct.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-6-9-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 9 / Section 3-6-9-5
Issuance of certificates to watchers
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. When the attorney-in-fact has certified the names of the watchers in writing under section 4 of this chapter to the circuit court clerk, the clerk shall immediately issue certificates to the persons named. The certificates entitle the watchers to go to the precincts designated in the statement. Each watcher's credentials must state the following:

(1) The name of the attorney-in-fact who certified the watcher to the clerk.

(2) The status of the individual as a watcher appointed under this chapter.

(3) The name of the individual serving as a watcher.

(4) If the watcher is acting on behalf of a school board candidate, or a group of political party candidates, the name of the school board candidate or political party whose candidates have petitioned for watchers under this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(a)(1) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 3-7-43-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 43 / Section 3-7-43-5
Cancellation of registration; move to another state
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a person who has:

(1) moved from Indiana to another state; and

(2) executed an affidavit under IC 3-10-10.

(b) Execution by a person of the affidavit under IC 3-10-10 constitutes authorization by the person to cancel the person's registration in the county of the person's former residence.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14-32 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-11-14-32
Certificate of vote; return of papers to circuit court clerk
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. The certificates of the number of votes cast for each person shall be made and signed as required by IC 3-12, and the precinct election officers shall make and sign the statement of the number of votes required under section 30 of this chapter. The inspector is only required to provide duplicate copies of the statement to another precinct election officer or a watcher, upon request. The certificates and other papers shall be returned to the circuit court clerk in the same manner and with the same penalties that are prescribed in IC 3-12 for election returns from precincts in which electronic voting systems are not used.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.112.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-4-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11.5-4-6
Secure keeping ballots; scanning ballots before election day; ballots may not be tabulated before election day
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) Each circuit court clerk shall keep all accepted ballot envelopes securely sealed in the clerk's office until the ballot envelopes are opened by absentee ballot counters in accordance with this chapter.

(b) A county election board may scan a voted absentee ballot card using an optical scan ballot scanner not earlier than seven (7) calendar days before election day. However, the county election board:

(1) may not tabulate the ballots before election day; and

(2) shall retract a previously scanned absentee ballot card of a voter who is later found disqualified or whose ballot may not be counted for any other reason under this title.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.123; P.L.108-2021, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 3-10-9-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 9 / Section 3-10-9-2
Duty to place question on ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The:

(1) county election board of each county included in the election district voting on the public question; or

(2) town election board if a public question is to be voted on at an election conducted by a town election board;

shall place the public question on the ballot in accordance with this chapter.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.191. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.58.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 18 / Section 3-7-18-2
Duties of additional agencies in distributing voter registration forms
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(i) and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(A), an agency designated under IC 3-7-19 (board of registration offices), IC 3-7-20.5 (unemployment compensation offices and law enforcement offices), and IC 3-7-21 (additional designated voter registration offices) shall distribute a voter registration form prescribed under this chapter to each person applying for assistance from the agency whenever the applicant:

(1) applies for service or assistance;

(2) applies for recertification or renewal of services or assistance; or

(3) submits a change of address form relating to the service or assistance;

unless the applicant declines in writing to register to vote.

(b) A law enforcement agency is not required to distribute the voter registration form described under subsection (a) unless a person is applying for a license to carry a handgun under IC 35-47-2-3.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.26; P.L.81-2005, SEC.2; P.L.128-2015, SEC.68; P.L.107-2019, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-10-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-10-5-2
Eligible voters
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The electorate of the whole state may vote at the election required by section 1 of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-2.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-12-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-12-1-6
Voting mark on or in voting square; public questions
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. A voting mark made by a voter on or in a voting square following the word "Yes" or the word "No" before a public question shall be counted as indicated.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-18(c).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.36.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-8-7-10
County, city, or town conventions; certificates of nomination; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a county, city, or town convention conducted by a political party described by IC 3-8-4-1.

(b) A certificate of nomination by convention or primary election must satisfy all of the following:

(1) Be in writing.

(2) Contain all of the following information for each person nominated:

(A) The name of each person nominated as:

(i) the person wants the person's name to appear on the ballot; and

(ii) the person'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 person nominated wants to use that is permitted by IC 3-5-7.

(B) Each person's residence address.

(C) The office for which each person is nominated.

(3) Be signed by the chairman and secretary of the county, city, or town committee, who shall also give their respective places of residence and acknowledge the certificate before an individual authorized to administer oaths under IC 33-42-9. The signed acknowledgment must be included in the certificate of nomination executed under this section.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-1(g), (h) part, (m) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.55; P.L.202-1999, SEC.11; P.L.76-2014, SEC.23; P.L.128-2017, SEC.4; P.L.227-2023, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 3-10-8-7.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-10-8-7.5
Special elections for United States Representative; nomination of candidates; filing of candidate documents; withdrawal of candidate; absentee ballots
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.5. (a) This section applies to a special election to fill one (1) or more vacancies in the office of United States Representative under 2 U.S.C. 8(b).

(b) A special election conducted under this section shall be governed by other provisions of this title as far as applicable.

(c) A political party entitled to fill a candidate vacancy under IC 3-13-2 shall nominate a candidate for election to the office under IC 3-13-2-3.

(d) A candidate who does not intend to affiliate with a political party described by subsection (c) shall:

(1) be nominated as an independent or a candidate of a political party by petition in accordance with IC 3-8-6; or

(2) file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under IC 3-8-2-4(b).

(e) A certificate of candidate selection under IC 3-13-2-8, a petition of nomination, or a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate must be filed with the election division not later than noon thirty-five (35) days before the special election is to be conducted.

(f) A candidate shall file a notice of withdrawal with the election division not later than noon thirty-three (33) days before the special election is to be conducted.

(g) As required under 2 U.S.C. 8(b)(5)(B), a county election board shall accept an absentee ballot cast by an absent uniformed services voter or an overseas voter for up to forty-five (45) days after the absentee ballot is transmitted to the voter.

(h) Notwithstanding IC 3-12-5-8(a), if a ballot accepted under subsection (g) is determined by the county election board to be otherwise valid, the circuit court clerk shall file an amendment to the certified statement previously filed under IC 3-12-5-6 with the election division not later than noon seven (7) days following the determination of the validity of the ballot. Notwithstanding IC 3-12-5-9, the election division, the secretary of state, and the governor shall prepare, execute, and transmit a replacement certificate of election if the amendment filed under this subsection results in a different candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office.

As added by P.L.219-2013, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-58 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-58
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.144.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-19
Proposed precinct establishment order; noncompliance
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. If the co-directors or designated employee determines that the proposed precinct establishment order would not comply with this chapter, the co-directors shall advise the county executive specifically how the order would not comply with this chapter. If the co-directors determine that the noncompliance would result from a technical error in a map or legal description included in the proposed order, the co-directors may suggest specific amendments to the map or legal description in the letter accompanying the proposed order.

As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.41; P.L.3-1997, SEC.245.
Ind. Code § 3-8-4-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-8-4-19
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 3-5-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-5-10-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies when a redistricting authority redraws election districts required by law.

(b) In addition to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the applicable statute apply to redistricting.

As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-3-6-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 3 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-3-6-8
Eighth Congressional District
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. The Eighth Congressional District consists of the following:

COUNTIES:

Clay County, Crawford County, Daviess County, Dubois County, Gibson County, Greene County, Knox County, Martin County, Orange County, Owen County, Parke County, Perry County, Pike County, Posey County, Spencer County, Sullivan County, Vanderburgh County, Vermillion County, Vigo County, Warrick County

Fountain County TOWNSHIPS:

Fulton Township, Jackson Township, Millcreek Township, Van Buren Township, Wabash Township

Fountain County PRECINCTS:

TROY 02, TROY 03

Fountain County CENSUS BLOCKS:

180459578001002, 180459578001006, 180459578001008, 180459578001022, 180459578001025, 180459578001026, 180459578001027, 180459578001028, 180459578001029, 180459578001030, 180459578001031, 180459578001032, 180459578001033, 180459578001034, 180459578001035, 180459578001036, 180459578001037, 180459578001038, 180459578001039, 180459578001040, 180459578001041, 180459578001042, 180459578002004, 180459578002005, 180459578002006, 180459578003011, 180459578004000, 180459578004001, 180459578004002, 180459578004003, 180459578004013, 180459578004014, 180459578004015, 180459578004016, 180459578004021, 180459578004026, 180459578004027, 180459578004028, 180459578004029, 180459578004030, 180459578004031, 180459578004032, 180459578004034, 180459578004035, 180459578004037, 180459578004040, 180459578004041, 180459578004042, 180459578004044, 180459578004045, 180459578004046, 180459578004047, 180459578004048, 180459578004049, 180459578004050, 180459578004051, 180459578004052, 180459578004053, 180459578004054, 180459578004055, 180459578004056, 180459578004057, 180459578004058, 180459578004059, 180459579002056, 180459579002057, 180459579003011, 180459579003012, 180459579003080, 180459579003081, 180459579003086, 180459579003087, 180459579004002, 180459579004003, 180459579004004, 180459579004005, 180459580002000, 180459580002016, 180459580002017, 180459580002018

As added by P.L.221-2021, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 3-8-1-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-8-1-15
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: Ind. Const. Art. 4, § 30.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-29 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-29
Candidates appointed or selected after printing of ballots and before election; name change
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. (a) If a new candidate is appointed or selected under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2 after the printing of ballots and before the election, the election board shall print ballots containing the name of the new candidate, except as provided in section 29.5 of this chapter.

(b) If a candidate entitled to be placed on the ballot changes the candidate's legal name after the printing of ballots and before the election, the board is not required to reprint ballots to reflect the change of legal name.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-2(a).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.218; P.L.5-1989, SEC.49; P.L.4-1996, SEC.65; P.L.3-1997, SEC.271; P.L.202-1999, SEC.19; P.L.225-2011, SEC.53; P.L.194-2013, SEC.47; P.L.169-2015, SEC.92.
Ind. Code § 3-7-27-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 27 / Section 3-7-27-16
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.84. Repealed by P.L.219-2013, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 3-13-1-11 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-13-1-11
Establishment of rules of procedure; voting
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) At a meeting called under section 3, 4, 5, or 6 of this chapter, the eligible participants shall:

(1) establish the rules of procedure for the caucus or meeting, except as otherwise provided in this chapter; and

(2) select, by a majority vote of those casting a vote for a candidate, a person to fill the candidate vacancy described in the call for the meeting.

(b) If more than one (1) person seeks to fill the vacancy, the selection shall be conducted by secret ballot.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.8-1986, SEC.1; P.L.3-1993, SEC.223; P.L.26-2000, SEC.24; P.L.225-2011, SEC.82; P.L.216-2015, SEC.27.
Ind. Code § 3-12-6-23 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-12-6-23
Recount certificate; effect; prima facie evidence of votes cast
Status: in_force

Sec. 23. A recount certificate made under section 22 of this chapter supersedes all previous returns made in any form of the recounted votes. A certified copy of a recount certificate constitutes prima facie evidence of the votes cast for nomination or election to the office in the precincts in any contest or other proceeding in which there is an issue as to the votes cast at the election for nomination or election to the office.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-14 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.7-1986, SEC.8; P.L.10-1988, SEC.145.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-31 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-31
"De minimis change"
Status: in_force

Sec. 31. "De minimis change", with respect to a certified voting system's or a certified electronic poll book's hardware, software, technical documentation, or data, refers to a change which will not materially alter the system's reliability, functionality, capability, or operation. A change is not a de minimis change if the change has reasonable and identifiable potential to affect the voting system's or electronic poll book's operation and compliance with applicable Indiana law.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-7-16-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 16 / Section 3-7-16-10
Voter registration services at applicant's home
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(B), an agency designated under this chapter that provides services to a person with a disability at the person's home shall provide voter registration services under this chapter at the person's home.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 3-5-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-5-3-7
Municipal elections conducted by county election board; expenses
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. All expenses for a municipal primary election or municipal election that is conducted by a county election board shall be allowed by the county executive and shall be paid out of the general fund of the county, without any appropriation being required. The county auditor shall certify the amount of that allowance to the fiscal officer of the municipality not later than thirty (30) days after the municipal primary or municipal election. The fiscal body of the municipality shall make the necessary appropriation to reimburse the county for the expense of the primary election or election not later than December 31 of the year in which the municipal election is conducted.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5-33 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-6-5-33
Assistance by law enforcement officers
Status: in_force

Sec. 33. The county sheriff, the chief law enforcement officer of a municipality within the county, and other law enforcement officers shall assist a county election board, upon request, in the enforcement of the election laws and the discharge of its duties, including the use of police radio and telephone service on election days.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-4-6.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-7-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-7-11-2
Duties of NVRA official
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The NVRA official shall do the following:

(1) Coordinate with the commission to oversee the implementation and administration of NVRA by the state, county, municipal, and nongovernmental offices designated as registration sites under this article.

(2) Develop training programs to assist the offices described in subdivision (1) in properly administering registration services.

(3) Protect the fundamental rights of voters.

(4) Consult with the federal Election Assistance Commission under 52 U.S.C. 20508 to develop a federal mail registration form.

(5) Comply with 52 U.S.C. 20505(b) by making federal and state mail registration forms available for distribution through governmental and private entities, with particular emphasis on making the forms available for organized voter registration programs.

(6) Comply with 52 U.S.C. 20507(g) by notifying a county registration officer whenever the NVRA official receives information from a United States attorney that:

(A) a person has been convicted of a felony in a district court of the United States; or

(B) the conviction has been overturned.

(7) Receive notices from voter registration agencies in other states indicating that a person has registered in that state and requests that the person's registration in Indiana be canceled.

(8) Forward notices received under subdivision (7) to the appropriate circuit court clerk or board of registration for cancellation of the voter's registration as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(3)(A).

(9) Assist the federal Election Assistance Commission under 52 U.S.C. 20508(a)(3) by preparing reports concerning the impact of NVRA on election administration in Indiana.

(10) Recommend improvements to the Federal Election Commission concerning federal and state procedures, forms, or other matters affected by NVRA.

(11) Develop public awareness programs to assist voters in understanding the services available to them under NVRA.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.21; P.L.209-2003, SEC.20; P.L.128-2015, SEC.29.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-6-32 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-11.5-6-32
Release of voting information before closing of polls
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. (a) This section applies to a person who observes or performs any of the following under this chapter:

(1) The counting of absentee ballots.

(2) The proceedings of absentee ballot counters or the county election board regarding a protested ballot.

(3) The preparation of a certificate by absentee ballot counters.

(4) The delivery of a certificate to the circuit court clerk or county election board.

(b) Except as prescribed by this chapter, a person shall not provide any other person with information concerning the number of votes:

(1) a candidate received for an office; or

(2) cast to approve or reject a public question;

on absentee ballots counted under this chapter before the closing of the polls.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-6-3.7-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 3.7 / Section 3-6-3.7-5
Securing and monitoring facilities storing voting systems and electronic poll books; reimbursement of costs
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) A county election board may apply for payments to reimburse the county for expenditures made to secure and monitor facilities where voting systems and electronic poll books are stored.

(b) If the county election board submits an application under subsection (a), the application must be filed with the secretary of state in a form prescribed by the election division.

(c) The secretary of state, with the consent of the election division, may approve an application filed under this section and reimburse the county for all or part of the expenditures documented in the application.

As added by P.L.100-2018, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-26 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-26
Repealed
Status: repealed

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.257; P.L.1-1990, SEC.9; P.L.4-1991, SEC.92; P.L.199-2001, SEC.22; P.L.209-2003, SEC.137; P.L.14-2004, SEC.118. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.
Ind. Code § 3-10-5-25 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-10-5-25
Commencement of convention; quorum
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. The delegates certified under section 23 of this chapter shall meet in convention in the chamber of the Indiana house of representatives on the third Monday following the election at 2 p.m. to pass upon the question of whether or not to ratify the proposed constitutional amendment. A majority of the delegates elected to the convention constitutes a quorum.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-8.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-8-1-23.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-8-1-23.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.224-2007, SEC.1 and P.L.219-2007, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.3-2008, SEC.269; P.L.146-2008, SEC.801.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-90.3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-90.3
"Retraction"
Status: in_force

Sec. 90.3. "Retraction", with respect to a ballot, means:

(1) the removal of votes on the ballot from the memory or the document onto which the votes were recorded; or

(2) the exclusion or subtraction of votes on the ballot from the final total from the memory or tabulation system on the document on which the votes were recorded.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-114 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-114
"Write-in candidate"
Status: in_force

Sec. 114. "Write-in candidate" means a candidate:

(1) who has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate; and

(2) whose declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate has been accepted by the appropriate authority under IC 3-8-2-5 and IC 3-8-2-6.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-3
Number of voters per precinct
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in:

(1) subsection (b);

(2) subsection (c);

(3) section 3.2 of this chapter; or

(4) section 3.5 of this chapter;

a county executive shall establish precincts so that a precinct contains not more than two thousand (2,000) active voters.

(b) This subsection applies to a precinct that includes:

(1) an entire township, but does not cross a township boundary in violation of section 4 of this chapter;

(2) an entire city legislative body district, but does not cross the boundary of a city legislative body district;

(3) an entire town legislative body district, but does not cross the boundary of a town legislative body district; or

(4) one (1) residential structure containing more than two thousand (2,000) active voters and no other residential structure containing voters.

In changing precincts or establishing new precincts, a county executive shall arrange a precinct so that it will contain not more than two thousand three hundred (2,300) active voters.

(c) A county executive is not required to establish precincts so that a precinct contains not more than two thousand (2,000) active voters if the precinct:

(1) was established by the county executive in compliance with subsection (a) within the preceding forty-eight (48) months; and

(2) contains not more than two thousand two hundred (2,200) active voters.

(d) A county executive is not required to establish precincts so that a precinct contains not more than two thousand (2,000) active voters or two thousand three hundred (2,300) active voters if the precinct is in a county designated as a vote center county.

As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1989, SEC.8; P.L.8-1990, SEC.1; P.L.7-1990, SEC.36; P.L.19-1993, SEC.1; P.L.12-1995, SEC.71; P.L.4-1996, SEC.59; P.L.169-2015, SEC.88; P.L.227-2023, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 18 / Section 3-7-18-10
Prohibited acts
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(5), an employee or a volunteer of the office shall not do any of the following:

(1) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration.

(2) Display any political preference or party allegiance, including any pictures, photographs, or other likenesses of any currently elected federal, state, county, or local official.

(3) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote.

(4) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action whose purpose or effect is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision whether or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.71.
Ind. Code § 3-11-1.5-3.4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 1.5 / Section 3-11-1.5-3.4
Expired
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.64-2014, SEC.39. Expired 1-1-2016 by P.L.64-2014, SEC.39.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14-29 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-11-14-29
Disclosure of vote by voter before its registration; effect
Status: in_force

Sec. 29. If a voter shows or discloses to another person the candidates voted for or how the voter voted on a public question before the vote is registered, the vote may not be registered on the electronic voting system. A record of the occurrence shall be made on the poll list, and the voter may not vote again at the election.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.122.
Ind. Code § 3-5-4-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-5-4-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-21-7 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.7-5-22
Secure storage of ballots and papers
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. The circuit court clerk shall place the envelope or bag in a receptacle provided by the county executive with two (2) different locks.

As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 3-11-7-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-11-7-17
Examination of previously approved voting system; rescission of approval; prohibition of use
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. (a) The election division (or the person designated under IC 3-11-16) may periodically examine a ballot card voting system that the commission has previously approved to determine whether the system is still in compliance with all statutory requirements and whether the voting system in use in a county has the same hardware, firmware, and software as the version of the voting system that was certified by the commission.

(b) If a system does not comply with subsection (a), the commission may rescind the commission's approval of the voting system.

(c) If the commission's approval is rescinded under subsection (b), the commission may prohibit the system from being installed, implemented, leased, marketed, used, permitted to be used, or sold for use in Indiana in an election conducted under this title.

As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.77. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.139; P.L.2-1996, SEC.169; P.L.2-1997, SEC.9; P.L.3-1997, SEC.287; P.L.176-1999, SEC.72; P.L.126-2002, SEC.57; P.L.14-2004, SEC.109; P.L.221-2005, SEC.53.
Ind. Code § 3-10-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-10-3-2
Form of public question on ballot; effect of failure to vote
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) This subsection applies if the general assembly does not prescribe the form in which a state constitutional amendment must appear on the general election ballot. If the electorate of the state may vote on a state constitutional amendment or other public question, the commission shall prepare a brief statement of the public question in words sufficient to clearly designate it and have the statement printed on the state ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2-15.

(b) If a voter does not vote on the public question, the ballot is void with regard to the public question and may not be counted.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-15-2.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.170; P.L.4-1991, SEC.54; P.L.1-1992, SEC.4; P.L.2-1996, SEC.118.
Ind. Code § 3-7-24-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 24 / Section 3-7-24-7
Schools
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. Each public secondary school is a distribution site for registration by mail forms.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.81-2005, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 3-6-11-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-6-11-2
Certification of polling organization
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The chairman, president, or other chief officer of the organization taking a poll under section 1 of this chapter shall issue to the persons taking the poll a certificate showing the nature of the poll and the organization for which the poll is to be taken.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-20-1 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.7-1990, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-14-5-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-14-5-6
Criminal prosecutions; self-incrimination defense not available to witness
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. In a criminal prosecution for violation of IC 3-14-1-7, IC 3-14-1-10, IC 3-14-1-13, IC 3-14-1-14, or IC 3-14-1-14.5, a witness, except the person who is accused and on trial, may not be excused from answering a question or producing a book, paper, or other thing on the ground that the witness' answer or the thing to be produced may tend to incriminate the witness or render the witness liable to a penalty. However, the witness' answer or the thing produced by the witness may not be used in a proceeding against the witness, except in a prosecution for perjury in so testifying.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.138; P.L.3-1997, SEC.410.
Ind. Code § 3-10-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-10-1-3
Date of primary
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year in which a general election is held.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-11-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-11-11-19
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.289. Repealed by P.L.10-1988, SEC.238.
Ind. Code § 3-12-3-1.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-12-3-1.1
Chapter establishes standards to define vote
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.1. 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 an optical scan voting system.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.183. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.210.
Ind. Code § 3-9-5-8.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-9-5-8.5
Candidate selected to fill vacancy
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.5. (a) This section applies to a candidate who is selected to fill a vacancy on the ballot under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2.

(b) A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before the nomination date.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individual became a candidate and ends fourteen (14) days after the nomination date.

(d) This subsection applies to a candidate selected under IC 3-13-2 to fill a vacancy on the ballot. A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before or after the nomination date. The period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individual became a candidate and ends December 31 following the election.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.207. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-11-14-10
Ballot labels; installation
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. Each county election board shall, before election day, have the proper ballot labels prepared as required by section 3.5 of this chapter and put on each electronic voting system.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.173; P.L.58-2005, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-7
Applications; contents
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Each application must be in writing, sworn to or affirmed by the applicant, under the penalties of perjury, on a form prescribed by the election division, and must satisfy the following requirements:

(1) Provide the name and address of the vendor submitting the application.

(2) Provide the telephone number of the vendor.

(3) Provide the name, address, and telephone number of the individual representing the vendor regarding the application.

(4) Provide the model name and number of the submitted voting system, stating the hardware, firmware, and software version numbers of the system.

(5) State whether the voting system is a direct record electronic voting system or an optical scan ballot card voting system.

(6) Provide a description of the voting system and its capabilities, including the following:

(A) Photographs.

(B) Engineering drawings.

(C) Technical documentation.

(D) Fail-safe and emergency backup information.

(E) Environmental requirements for storage, transportation, and operation.

(7) Include an agreement to pay for the total costs of the examination.

(8) Provide documentation of the escrow of the voting system's software, firmware, source codes, and executable images with an escrow agent approved by the election division.

(9) Provide a functional description of any software components.

(10) Provide schematics or flowcharts identifying software and data file relationships.

(11) Describe the type of maintenance offered by the vendor.

(12) Provide information concerning batteries used in the voting system, including the following:

(A) A list of all batteries to be used in the voting system and any peripherals.

(B) The expected life span of each battery.

(C) A log documenting when each battery was installed or subsequently replaced.

(D) A schedule for the replacement of each battery not later than thirty (30) days before the end of the expected life span of each battery.

(E) Plans to test batteries before each election.

(F) Plans for the emergency replacement of batteries that fail on election day or during the thirty (30) days before election day.

(13) Provide the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the vendor's maintenance providers.

(14) Provide a description of the training courses offered by the vendor for the voting system.

(15) Provide user manuals, operator and system manuals, and problem solving manuals.

(16) Provide a statement of the current and future interchangeability of all subcomponents of the voting system.

(17) Provide documentation from all independent testing authorities that have examined the system.

(18) Provide documentation from all election jurisdictions that have previously approved the system.

(19) State that the vendor has complied with, and will continue to comply with, section 45(b) of this chapter following certification of the system.

(20) Pay the application fee required under section 4 of this chapter.

(b) If an application does not include any of the applicable requirements listed in subsection (a), those requirements must be filed with the election division before the application may be considered by the commission.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.133; P.L.169-2015, SEC.132; P.L.71-2019, SEC.21; P.L.135-2020, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-4-28 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11.5-4-28
Report of vote count; certificate
Status: in_force

Sec. 28. When all votes have been counted, the precinct election board 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. The number of votes that each candidate and public question received shall be written in words and numbers. The board shall also prepare a memorandum of the total vote cast for each candidate and ensure that each member of the 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 § 3-6-11-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-6-11-1
Polls of voters
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A political party, civic association, or other organization may, at any time before an election, take a poll of voters qualified to vote at the election.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-20-1 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-11-7-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-11-7-19
Expiration of approval of voting system; renewal of approval; notice of request for renewal; conditions for renewal; approval of renewal
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsection (g), the approval of a ballot card voting system under this chapter expires October 1 of the year following the year in which presidential electors are elected under IC 3-10-2-3.

(b) The vendor of a voting system approved under this chapter may request that the approval be renewed by filing an application with the election division.

(c) The application described in subsection (b) must identify all counties that are currently using the voting system. Before the commission considers the application for renewal, the election division shall give notice of the application to the circuit court clerk of each county listed in the application.

(d) When the commission considers the application, the commission shall request comments regarding the renewal of the application from any interested person. Before acting on the application for renewal, the commission must receive a report from the person designated under IC 3-11-16 indicating that the hardware, firmware, and software included in the application for renewal of the voting system is identical to the version of the voting system previously certified by the commission.

(e) After receiving the report under subsection (d) and receiving comments from interested persons, the commission shall approve an application for renewal under this section if the commission finds that the voting system:

(1) complies with the standards prescribed under this chapter;

(2) has worked effectively where the system has been used; and

(3) has been adequately supported by the vendor of the system.

(f) If the commission finds that a vendor has marketed, sold, leased, installed, implemented, or permitted the use of a voting system in Indiana that:

(1) has not been certified by the commission for use in Indiana; or

(2) includes hardware, firmware, or software in a version that has not been approved for use in Indiana;

the commission may revoke the approval granted under this section and prohibit the vendor from marketing, leasing, or selling any voting system in Indiana for a specific period not to exceed five (5) years.

(g) A vendor subject to subsection (f) may continue to provide support during the period specified in subsection (f) to a county that has acquired a voting system from the vendor after the vendor certifies that the voting system to be supported by the vendor only includes hardware, firmware, and software approved for use in Indiana.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.140. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.171; P.L.3-1997, SEC.289; P.L.14-2004, SEC.110; P.L.221-2005, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 3-12-5-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-12-5-3
Unopposed candidate for local office; certification of candidate as if elected
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. Whenever a candidate for a local office described in section 2 of this chapter is unopposed, the circuit court clerk shall, upon demand of the candidate, certify the candidate in the same manner as if elected to the office.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-1 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.367.
Ind. Code § 3-12-5-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-12-5-4
Governor not to withhold commission because of defect or informality in election return to election division
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The governor may not withhold a commission because of a defect or informality in an election return to the election division if it can be determined with reasonable certainty from the return what office is intended and who is entitled to the commission.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-2.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.345.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-16
Electronic voting system; verification
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. Each electronic voting system or vote recording and data processing device shall contain hardware and software provisions for verifying:

(1) its proper preparation for an election; and

(2) that both the hardware and the software are functioning correctly.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.
Ind. Code § 3-5-4-1.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-5-4-1.5
Time for commencement of legal actions
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.5. (a) This section applies if this title requires that a legal action be taken at the office of:

(1) the secretary of state or the election division; or

(2) a circuit court clerk or a political subdivision.

(b) Notwithstanding IC 4-1-2-2, if the final day or time for performing the action falls on a day or time when the office is not open to conduct public business or on a day observed as a holiday under IC 1-1-9, the legal action may be performed:

(1) on the next day that the office is open for public business; or

(2) through noon of the next day that the office is open for public business if the action to be performed is the receipt of a filing.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.8; P.L.169-2015, SEC.3; P.L.74-2017, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-13-8-12 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-13-8-12
Bond, oath, rights, and duties of person filling vacancy
Status: repealed

Sec. 12. A person filling a vacancy under this chapter must give the same bond and take the same oath and has the same rights and duties as the official who vacated the office.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-9-11(c); 3-2-10-8.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 3-11-14-26 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 14 / Section 3-11-14-26
Time limits in voting booth; primary election
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. At a primary election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth longer than five (5) minutes.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.193-2021, SEC.56.
Ind. Code § 3-7-12-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-7-12-6
Seal
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Each board of registration shall have a seal. The board shall record a description of the seal with the county election board.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.21.
Ind. Code § 3-7-17-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 17 / Section 3-7-17-4
List of recruitment offices
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. The NVRA official shall maintain a list of the addresses and telephone numbers of recruitment offices within Indiana where voter registration is required under this chapter.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 3-11-17-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 17 / Section 3-11-17-2
Marketing, sale, lease, installation, implementation, or permission for use of voting system in violation of election law; civil penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. In addition to any other penalty imposed, a vendor who knowingly, recklessly, or negligently:

(1) markets, sells, leases, installs, implements, or permits the use of a voting system or an electronic poll book in an election conducted in Indiana in violation of this title; or

(2) violates section 7(b) or 8 of this chapter;

is subject to a civil penalty under this chapter.

As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.96. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.57; P.L.157-2019, SEC.25; P.L.193-2021, SEC.65.
Ind. Code § 3-11-13-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-11-13-9
Sample ballots; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) The public officials charged with the duty of providing ballot cards or ballot labels shall also provide either or both of the following:

(1) Sample ballots.

(2) An electronic form of the sample ballot arranged under subsection (b), if the county election board requires display of sample ballots using an electronic device under section 10.5 of this chapter.

(b) A sample ballot must be:

(1) a copy of the official ballot cards or ballot labels;

(2) arranged in the form of a diagram showing the front of the marking device as it will appear at the election; and

(3) altered so marks on the sample ballot cannot be counted as votes.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.190-2011, SEC.9; P.L.227-2023, SEC.92.
Ind. Code § 3-5-5-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-5-5-7
Temporary residency; residency of students attending postsecondary educational institution
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, a person does not gain residency in a precinct in which the person is physically present for:

(1) temporary employment;

(2) educational purposes, except as provided in subsection (b);

(3) preparing to purchase or occupy a residence; or

(4) other purposes;

without the intent of making a permanent home in the precinct.

(b) The following apply to a student attending a postsecondary educational institution in Indiana:

(1) A student who applies to register to vote shall state the student's residence address.

(2) A student has only one (1) residence for purposes of this title.

(3) A student may state the student's residence as either of the following, but not both:

(A) The address where the student lives when the student attends the postsecondary educational institution where the student pursues the student's education.

(B) The address where the student lives when the student is not attending the postsecondary educational institution where the student pursues the student's education.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.18; P.L.164-2006, SEC.5; P.L.258-2013, SEC.10; P.L.169-2015, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-5-6-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-5-6-5
Substantial variations in addresses
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding sections 3 and 4 of this chapter, if the residence address or mailing address of an individual contains a substantial variation from the residence address or mailing address of a registered voter as set forth in the records of the county voter registration office, the signature is invalid and may not be certified.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-12-6-32 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-12-6-32
Certificate of nomination, election, or commission for office
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. The candidate shown by a corrected vote tabulation under section 29 or 30 of this chapter to have received the highest number of votes for nomination or election to an office is entitled to a certificate of nomination under IC 3-8-7 or a certificate of election or commission for the office, even though one may have been issued upon a previous tabulation.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-16 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.150.
Ind. Code § 3-7-15-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-7-15-2
Offices providing public assistance for purposes of NVRA
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The general assembly finds that the following offices in Indiana provide public assistance within the scope of NVRA:

(1) Each county office established under IC 12-19-1-1 that administers:

(A) the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) under IC 12-14; or

(B) the Medicaid program under IC 12-15.

(2) Each office of the division of family resources that administers the food stamp program under federal law.

(3) Each office of the Indiana department of health that administers the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) under IC 16-35-1.5.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.23; P.L.145-2006, SEC.1; P.L.161-2007, SEC.1; P.L.146-2008, SEC.1; P.L.44-2009, SEC.1; P.L.56-2023, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-5-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.5-5-5
Uninterrupted vote count procedures
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. To minimize delay, the absentee ballot counters shall continue the count without interruption until all absentee ballots for the precinct are canvassed and the certificates required by this chapter are prepared and delivered to the person entitled to receive the certificates.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-6-3-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-6-3-5
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-2-4 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.20; P.L.10-1988, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
Ind. Code § 3-13-10-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-13-10-1
Vacancy in office held by candidate of major political party
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. A vacancy in a township office 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; 33-11.6-3-1 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.198.
Ind. Code § 3-6-10-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-6-10-5
Watcher identification card; powers; photographing proceedings; photographing voters
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) Each person who acts as a watcher under this chapter must obtain a watcher identification card from the county election board. The identification card issued under this subsection must clearly state the following:

(1) The status of the individual as an appointed watcher.

(2) The name of the individual serving as a watcher.

(3) The name of the person that appointed the individual as a watcher.

(b) Watchers appointed under this chapter do not have a voice or vote in any proceeding of a precinct election board. The watchers may attend the election as witnesses only and are subject to the orders of the board.

(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a watcher appointed under this chapter may photograph the proceedings of a precinct election board.

(d) A watcher appointed under this chapter may not photograph a voter:

(1) while the voter is in the polls if the voter informs the precinct election board that the voter objects to being photographed by the watcher; or

(2) in a manner that permits the watcher to see or know for what ticket, candidates, or public questions the voter has voted.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(d) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.45; P.L.7-1990, SEC.5; P.L.4-1996, SEC.14; P.L.230-2005, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 3-6-1-8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-6-1-8
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 § 3-7-12-40 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-7-12-40
Right to file written notice with NVRA official
Status: in_force

Sec. 40. (a) A person who files a written notice of violation with the circuit court clerk under section 30 of this chapter retains the right to file a written notice of alleged violation with the NVRA official.

(b) If the clerk or county election board is notified that the person has filed a notice of violation with the NVRA official prior to the conclusion of the county hearings, the clerk or county election board shall dismiss the county proceeding.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.16; P.L.3-1997, SEC.55.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-47 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-47
Access control policy; limitations on access
Status: in_force

Sec. 47. The access control policy must identify all persons to whom access is granted and the specific functions and data to which each holds authorized access. If an authorization is limited to a specific time, time interval, or phase of the voting or counting operations, this limitation must also be specified.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.5-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.5 / Section 3-6-4.5-13
Preliminary determination of validity of complaint; dismissal; notice of dismissal
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. The election division shall determine whether a complaint filed under this chapter describes a violation of Title III if the facts set forth in the complaint are assumed to be true. If the election division determines that:

(1) even if the facts set forth in the complaint are assumed to be true, there is no violation of Title III; or

(2) the person has not complied with section 7 of this chapter;

the election division shall dismiss the complaint and publish the order dismissing the matter in the Indiana Register.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.13.
Ind. Code § 3-9-1-25.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-9-1-25.5
Calendar year in which contribution made
Status: in_force

Sec. 25.5. For purposes of this article, a person makes a contribution during the calendar year in which the person relinquishes control over the contribution by:

(1) depositing the contribution in the United States mail; or

(2) transferring the contribution to any other person who has been directed to convey the contribution to the person intended to be the recipient of the contribution.

As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.40.
Ind. Code § 3-12-6-24 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-12-6-24
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-14 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.7-1986, SEC.20.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-10.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-10.5
Recording name of voters who sign poll list; requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 10.5. A poll clerk may record the names of individuals who have signed the poll list and make that record available to a watcher or pollbook holder who requests the information. However, the poll clerk must ensure that:

(1) a voter is not delayed in casting the voter's votes as a result of the preparation of the record, or by providing the information; and

(2) the poll clerk does not engage in electioneering (as defined under IC 3-14-3-16) in providing this information.

As added by P.L.9-2004, SEC.18.
Ind. Code § 3-6-6-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-6-6-10
Filing nominations
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) A county chairman may make nominations for precinct election offices by filing the nominations in writing with the circuit court clerk not later than noon twenty-one (21) days before the election.

(b) This subsection does not apply to the office of precinct inspector. A county chairman may specify in the nomination of an individual for a precinct election office that the individual is nominated to serve until noon on election day and that another individual is nominated to serve in the same precinct election office beginning at noon on election day until the expiration of the term of the office under section 37(b) of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-5-11 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.30; P.L.10-1988, SEC.9; P.L.176-1999, SEC.14; P.L.126-2002, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-9-5-21 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-9-5-21
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.215. Repealed by P.L.176-1999, SEC.134.
Ind. Code § 3-7-38.2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 38.2 / Section 3-7-38.2-6
Voters who no longer reside at submitted address
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. When the names of voters are submitted under section 5 of this chapter, the NVRA official shall request that the United States Postal Service indicate the voters who no longer reside at the submitted address. However, the NVRA official shall also request that a voter who:

(1) has a temporary forwarding order in effect;

(2) is an absent uniformed services voter; or

(3) is an overseas voter;

not be included in the list of voters who no longer reside at the submitted address.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.104. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.61.
Ind. Code § 3-11-10-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-11-10-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-9 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.278-2019, SEC.77.
Ind. Code § 3-11-13-32.8 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 13 / Section 3-11-13-32.8
Disclosure of vote by voter before its registration; effect
Status: in_force

Sec. 32.8. If a voter shows the voter's ballot card or a part of the card to another person after the card has been marked so as to disclose any of the candidates voted for or how the voter voted on a public question, the ballot card may not be deposited in a ballot box. A record of the occurrence shall be made on the poll list, and the voter may not vote again at the election.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.320. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.121.
Ind. Code § 3-11-7.5-20 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 3-11-7.5-20
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.250. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.77. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.145.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.1-20 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 3-6-5.1-20
Dismissal of complaint after determination of no violation
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. If the county election board determines that based on the evidence presented, there is no violation of any provision of Title III or that the person has not complied with section 7 of this chapter, the county election board shall dismiss the complaint and publish notice of the order dismissing the matter in accordance with IC 5-3-1.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-12-1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-12-1-13
Absentee ballots; necessary endorsements
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies only to absentee ballots.

(b) The whole ballot may not be counted unless the ballot is endorsed with the initials of:

(1) the two (2) members of the absentee voter board under IC 3-11-4-19, IC 3-11-10-25, IC 3-11-10-26, IC 3-11-10-26.3, or IC 3-11-18.1-11; or

(2) the two (2) appointed members of the county election board (or their designated representatives) under IC 3-11-4-19.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.338. Amended by P.L.64-2014, SEC.69.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.5 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-11.5-1-1
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.8-1995, SEC.70.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-8-7-19
Names to appear only once on ballot; candidate for federal office and Vice President; candidate to fill a vacancy, subsequently elected to United States House of Representatives
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the name of an individual who has been nominated as a candidate for an elected office may not appear in more than one (1) place on a ballot.

(b) The name of an individual who is nominated as a candidate of a political party:

(1) for a federal office in a primary election; and

(2) for Vice President of the United States during the same year;

may appear on the general election ballot as a candidate for the federal office and for Vice President of the United States.

(c) The name of an individual who is a candidate to:

(1) fill a vacancy in the office of United States Representative in a special election held under IC 3-10-8; and

(2) be elected to the same office for the next term as the United States Representative;

may appear on the ballot as a candidate both in the election described in subdivision (1) and the election described in subdivision (2) if both elections are held on the same day.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.12-1988, SEC.2; P.L.227-2023, SEC.51.
Ind. Code § 3-11-7.5-22 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 7.5 / Section 3-11-7.5-22
Requirement of written guarantee to keep electronic voting system in working order
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. A county executive also may not purchase or procure an electronic voting system unless the person selling the system has guaranteed, in writing, to keep the system in working order at least five (5) years.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.250. Amended by P.L.7-1990, SEC.47.
Ind. Code § 3-10-1-26 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-10-1-26
Paper ballots; folding; delivery to inspector
Status: in_force

Sec. 26. (a) This section applies only to paper ballots.

(b) After marking a paper ballot, a voter shall fold each ballot separately in a manner that its face will be concealed and the initials of the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks seen.

(c) After leaving the booth, a voter shall return the pencil to a poll clerk or assistant poll clerk and display the initials on each ballot to the inspector.

(d) If a voter offers to vote a ballot folded so that it does not disclose the initials of the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks while also not disclosing the face of the ballot, the precinct election board shall direct the voter to return to the booth and fold the ballot properly.

(e) After properly displaying the initials on the ballot, the voter then shall:

(1) deposit the ballot in the ballot box; or

(2) at the voter's option return the ballot to the inspector, who shall deposit it in the ballot box.

(f) The poll clerk or assistant poll clerk shall then place a voting mark opposite the voter's name on the poll list. The voter then shall leave the polls.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-10 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.161; P.L.58-2005, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 3-13-2-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-13-2-10
Eligibility of persons defeated in primary election or town or state convention
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to IC 3-8-8-7, a person who was defeated in a primary election or in a town or state convention is eligible to be appointed by the political party that the person affiliated with by voting in the most recent primary election held by that party. The person selected may fill any vacancy on the party's ticket as a candidate in any general, municipal, or special election following that primary election or convention in which the vacancy occurred.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), a person is not disqualified from appointment under subsection (a) for not having voted in the most recent primary election if the appointee is certified as a member of that party by the county chairman for the county in which the appointee resides.

(c) A person described in subsection (a) may not be appointed to fill a vacancy by a political party that differs from the party with which the person affiliated when the person was defeated in the primary election or in the town or state convention.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.427; P.L.153-2024, SEC.25.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.2-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.2 / Section 3-6-4.2-6
Number of employees
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. Subject to section 5 of this chapter, the co-directors may each employ an equal number of employees.

As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19.
Ind. Code § 3-13-1-20 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-13-1-20
Vacancy existing following convention of certain minor parties
Status: in_force

Sec. 20. (a) This section applies to a political party subject to IC 3-8-4-10, IC 3-10-2-15, or IC 3-10-6-12.

(b) A candidate vacancy that exists following the convention of the party shall be filled by the state committee of the political party not later than the date and time specified by section 7(a)(1) of this chapter for a major political party to fill a candidate vacancy. The chairman of the state committee shall file a notice of intent to fill the candidate vacancy with the official who is required to receive a certificate of candidate selection under section 15 of this chapter. The notice must be filed not later than ten (10) days before the chairman fills the candidate vacancy. The chairman of the state committee shall act in accordance with section 15 of this chapter to certify the candidate selected to fill the vacancy.

(c) This subsection applies to a candidate vacancy resulting from a vacancy on the general election ballot resulting from the failure of the convention to nominate a candidate for an office. The certificate required by subsection (b) shall be filed not later than the date and time specified by section 15(c) of this chapter for a major political party to file a certificate of candidate selection.

(d) This subsection applies to all candidate vacancies not described by subsection (c). If a candidate vacancy occurs as a result of:

(1) the death of a candidate;

(2) the withdrawal of a candidate;

(3) the disqualification of a candidate under IC 3-8-1-5; or

(4) a court order issued under IC 3-8-7-29(d);

the political party may fill the vacancy within the same period of time that a major political party is permitted to fill a candidate vacancy under section 7(b) of this chapter.

(e) The certificate required by subsection (b) shall be filed within the period of time required under section 15(d) of this chapter for a major political party to file the certificate after selection of the candidates.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.388. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.8; P.L.260-2001, SEC.9; P.L.66-2003, SEC.49; P.L.230-2005, SEC.64.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-4
"Anomaly"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. "Anomaly" means an action or response by a voting system or electronic poll book that:

(1) does not conform with the specifications or perform as certified and is critical to the administration of elections;

(2) causes a delay or disruption to voting or vote tabulation; or

(3) occurs due to a root cause that is unable to be determined within forty-eight (48) hours after initial discovery by the vendor or county.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-2-12.9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-11-2-12.9
Ballot order; school board offices
Status: in_force

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

Sec. 12.9. (a) School board offices to be elected at the general election shall be placed on the general election ballot after the offices described in section 12.4 of this chapter.

(b) If the ballot contains a candidate for a school board office, the ballot must also contain a statement that reads substantially as follows: "To vote for a candidate for this office, make a voting mark on or in the square to the left of the candidate's name. A straight party vote will not count as a vote for any candidate for this office.".

(c) Whenever candidates are to be elected to a school board office 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.

As added by P.L.83-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.58-2005, SEC.16; P.L.190-2011, SEC.6; P.L.194-2013, SEC.44; P.L.21-2016, SEC.8; P.L.109-2021, SEC.17; P.L.195-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-7-36-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 36 / Section 3-7-36-4
Person designated to sign
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. If the voter is unable to sign or mark the registration form due to disability, any person designated by the voter may sign the voter's name on the form in the presence of the voter.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.46.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-7-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 7 / Section 3-11.7-7-3
Issuance of order to extend closing of polls; evidence and findings required
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) Before issuing an order under this chapter, the court or entity must take evidence and make the following findings:

(1) The polls were substantially delayed in opening at the time fixed by IC 3-11-8-8.

(2) The specific precincts or vote centers in which substantial delays occurred.

(3) If a poll closed at any time during the hours specified by IC 3-11-8-8, how long the polls were closed and in which precincts and vote centers the closing occurred.

(4) Substantial evidence exists that voters were prevented from casting a ballot due to a delay or closure of the polls during the hours specified by IC 3-11-8-8.

(5) The actual harm determined can only be ameliorated by the extension of polling hours.

(6) The county election board filed written notice with the secretary of state and the election division indicating that the county election board:

(A) filed the action or petition with the court to extend hours; and

(B) received confirmation from the court of the receipt of the filings.

(b) If the court is unable to make the applicable findings regarding a delay in opening or a subsequent closure of the polls described in subsection (a), the court shall not issue an order extending the polling hours specified under IC 3-11-8-8.

As added by P.L.278-2019, SEC.136. Amended by P.L.141-2020, SEC.15.
Ind. Code § 3-14-1-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-14-1-6
Solicitation, challenge, or performance of election function by state police department employee, police officer, or firefighter
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) A state police department employee or a police officer or firefighter (including a special duty, auxiliary, or volunteer police officer or firefighter) of a political subdivision who recklessly:

(1) solicits votes or campaign funds;

(2) challenges voters; or

(3) performs any other election related function;

while wearing any identifying insignia or article of clothing that is part of an official uniform or while on duty commits a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) This section does not prohibit any of the following:

(1) A state police department civilian employee from voting while on duty.

(2) A police officer or firefighter from voting while wearing any part of an official uniform or while on duty.

(3) An individual described in subsection (a) from consenting to a photograph (or other visual depiction) of the individual wearing any part of the individual's official uniform appearing in an advertisement in support of a candidate or political party.

(4) A law enforcement officer, upon request from a precinct election officer under IC 3-6-6-35, from entering the polls or chute to assist if a violation of law or breach of peace within the polls or the chute has occurred or appears imminent.

(5) A police officer wearing any identifying insignia or article of clothing that is part of an official uniform or while on duty from serving as an absentee ballot courier appointed under IC 3-11.5-4-22.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.16-1987, SEC.1; P.L.12-1989, SEC.1; P.L.3-1997, SEC.401; P.L.176-1999, SEC.117; P.L.209-2021, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 3-8-6-13.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-8-6-13.5
Withdrawal of petition of nomination
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.5. A candidate may withdraw a petition of nomination by noon:

(1) July 15 before a general or municipal election; or

(2) seventy-one (71) days before a special election.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.122. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.52; P.L.3-1993, SEC.73; P.L.260-2001, SEC.2; P.L.219-2013, SEC.22.
Ind. Code § 3-7-43-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 43 / Section 3-7-43-6
Cancellation of registration at voter's request; time to process request; transmittal of request; retention of records
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a voter who requests a cancellation of voter registration under IC 3-7-39-6.

(b) The county voter registration office of the county in which a voter registers shall send the authorization of cancellation to the county voter registration office using the computerized list, on an expedited basis, as required by IC 3-7-26.3. A county voter registration office is not required to forward a paper copy of the request for cancellation of registration to another county voter registration office if the authorization of cancellation has been transmitted to the other county voter registration office using the computerized list. The county voter registration office shall retain the paper copy of the request for cancellation for the two (2) year period required under 52 U.S.C. 20701.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.73; P.L.164-2006, SEC.42; P.L.219-2013, SEC.14; P.L.128-2015, SEC.135.
Ind. Code § 3-12-3-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-12-3-2
Counted ballot cards; processing
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) After the ballot cards have been counted under section 1 of this chapter, the precinct election board shall comply with this section.

(b) This subsection applies if the votes have been cast on a ballot card voting system that is not designed to allow the counting and tabulation of votes by the precinct election board. The inspector shall place all cards that have been cast in the container provided for that purpose and the container shall be sealed by the inspector in the presence of the precinct election board. The inspector and the judge of the opposite political party shall immediately deliver the container, together with the unused, uncounted, and defective cards and returns, to the central counting location or other designated place.

(c) This subsection applies if the votes have been cast on a ballot card voting system that is designed to allow the counting and tabulation of votes by the precinct election board. The precinct election board shall:

(1) process the ballot cards with the automatic tabulating machine provided to the precinct, if the vote is not automatically registered by the ballot card voting system;

(2) take the vote as tabulated under subdivision (1) or as automatically registered by the ballot card voting system; and

(3) certify the totals and the ballot count as required under section 1 of this chapter on forms supplied to the precinct for that purpose.

Copies of the totals shall be delivered to each member of the precinct election board. One (1) copy of the vote totals shall be prepared and signed for the news media on the form furnished by the county election board.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-5(b).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.40; P.L.3-1987, SEC.349; P.L.1-1993, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 3-11-10-12.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-11-10-12.5
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.66-2010, SEC.23. Repealed by P.L.278-2019, SEC.82.
Ind. Code § 3-9-4-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-9-4-3
Information manual
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. The commission shall prepare, publish, and furnish to candidates and all interested persons on request a manual setting forth recommended uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting and shall summarize all the requirements of this article.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-5-2.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.98.
Ind. Code § 3-7-35-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 35 / Section 3-7-35-2
Repealed
Status: repealed

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.45. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.8; P.L.209-2003, SEC.58. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.
Ind. Code § 3-8-1-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-8-1-3
Limitation on number of lucrative offices
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. A person may not hold more than one (1) lucrative office at a time, as provided in Article 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: Ind. Const. Art. 2, § 9 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-11-18.1-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 18.1 / Section 3-11-18.1-13
Voter right to cast vote at any vote center in county
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. Notwithstanding any other law, including IC 3-11-8-2 and IC 3-14-2-11, a voter who resides in a vote center county is entitled to cast a ballot at any vote center established in the county without regard to the precinct in which the voter resides.

As added by P.L.1-2011, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-14-2-17 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 14 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-14-2-17
Marking ballot to indicate to another person how voter has voted
Status: in_force

Sec. 17. A voter at an election who knowingly writes or places on a ballot a name, sign, or device as a distinguishing mark by which to indicate to any other person how the voter has voted commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.16.
Ind. Code § 3-8-1-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-8-1-1
Candidates must be registered voters
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to a candidate for any of the following offices:

(1) Judge of a city court.

(2) Judge of a town court.

(b) A person is not qualified to run for:

(1) a state office;

(2) a legislative office;

(3) a local office; or

(4) a school board office;

unless the person is registered to vote in the election district the person seeks to represent not later than the deadline for filing the declaration or petition of candidacy or certificate of nomination.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-5(h) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.80; P.L.4-1991, SEC.31; P.L.12-1992, SEC.2; P.L.3-1997, SEC.110; P.L.254-1999, SEC.1; P.L.194-2013, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-7
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-5 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.213; P.L.3-1997, SEC.269. Repealed by P.L.38-1999, SEC.73.
Ind. Code § 3-12-5-15 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-12-5-15
Failure or refusal to correct error; civil action to enforce duty to make correction
Status: in_force

Sec. 15. If a circuit court clerk or the election division fails or refuses to correct an error as required by section 14 of this chapter, then any voter may bring a civil action to enforce the duty to make the correction. A civil action under this section must be brought:

(1) not later than noon five (5) days after the expiration of the period allowed for making corrections; and

(2) in the circuit or superior court of Marion County (if the action is brought against the election division) or the county where the public official making the erroneous certification resides (if the action is brought against a circuit court clerk).

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-7 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.132; P.L.3-1997, SEC.355.
Ind. Code § 3-12-9-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 9 / Section 3-12-9-6
Filing of recount petition or contesting of nomination or election
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. This chapter does not prohibit:

(1) a candidate from filing a recount petition under IC 3-12-6 or IC 3-12-11;

(2) a candidate from contesting a nomination or election under IC 3-12-8 or IC 3-12-11; or

(3) a petitioner from filing a recount petition under IC 3-12-12.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-11-7.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.384; P.L.5-1988, SEC.15; P.L.10-1988, SEC.160.
Ind. Code § 3-7-36-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 36 / Section 3-7-36-5
Delivery of affidavit to voter after receipt of application; effectiveness of registration
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a voter who files a combined absentee registration form and absentee ballot request.

(b) When a county voter registration office receives an application for registration from an absent uniformed services voter or an overseas voter, the office shall promptly mail or deliver to the applicant the affidavit prescribed by this title for the registration of a voter. The county voter registration office shall transmit the voter registration application to the applicant by electronic mail or fax if:

(1) requested by the applicant; and

(2) the applicant provides an electronic mail address or a fax number that permits the county voter registration office to send an application not later than the end of the first business day after the county voter registration office receives the communication from the voter.

If the electronic mail address or the fax number provided by the voter does not permit the county voter registration office to send the voter an application not later than the end of the first business day after the county voter registration office receives the communication, the county voter registration office shall send the application to the voter by United States mail.

(c) When the properly executed and certified affidavit is returned to the voter registration office and approved under this article, the applicant becomes a registered voter in the precinct of residence.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.25; P.L.66-2010, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-6-4.9-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 4.9 / Section 3-6-4.9-3
"Enforcement authority"
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "enforcement authority" refers to either of the following:

(1) The commission, which has exclusive jurisdiction under this chapter for matters relating to elections and candidates for state, legislative, and judicial offices.

(2) The county election board, which has jurisdiction under this chapter for matters relating to elections and candidates for local and school board offices.

As added by P.L.157-2019, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-9-4-19 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 9 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-9-4-19
Waiver or reduction of civil penalty
Status: in_force

Sec. 19. Notwithstanding section 16 or 17 of this chapter, if upon the unanimous vote of its entire membership, the commission or a county election board finds that imposition of a civil penalty required to be imposed would be unjust under the circumstances, the commission or board may do either of the following:

(1) Waive the penalty.

(2) Reduce the penalty to an amount specified by the commission or the board.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.199.
Ind. Code § 3-7-17-5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 17 / Section 3-7-17-5
Prescribing forms and procedures to implement chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 5. (a) The NVRA official may act under section 3 of this chapter to prescribe forms and procedures to implement this chapter.

(b) The election division may prescribe forms to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.61; P.L.169-2015, SEC.23.
Ind. Code § 3-7-27-18 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 27 / Section 3-7-27-18
Cancellation; entry into record
Status: in_force

Sec. 18. When a registration is canceled for any reason prescribed in this chapter, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall have a proper entry made on the voter registration record indicating the date and the cause for cancellation. The person who canceled the affidavits or forms shall also sign the affidavits or forms.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.37.
Ind. Code § 3-7-46-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 46 / Section 3-7-46-9
Notice to disfranchised person; procedure
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. After preparation of the notice under section 8 of this chapter, the county voter registration office shall mail the notice to the alleged disfranchised person not later than the day following the day that the voter's registration has been canceled under this chapter. The notice must be mailed to each alleged disfranchised person at the person's last known address using a form prescribed by the election division under this article.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.80; P.L.209-2003, SEC.93; P.L.164-2006, SEC.53; P.L.169-2015, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 3-8-6-14 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 6 / Section 3-8-6-14
Eligibility and consent of candidate; resolution of questions concerning validity of petition
Status: in_force

Sec. 14. (a) A person may not be selected as a candidate by petition of nomination without giving written consent and having it filed with the public official with whom certificates and petitions of nomination are required to be filed.

(b) Each candidate nominated by petition of nomination must satisfy all statutory eligibility requirements for the office for which the candidate is nominated, including the filing of statements of economic interest.

(c) All questions concerning the validity of a petition of nomination filed with the secretary of state or contesting the denial of certification under section 12(d) of this chapter shall be referred to and determined by the commission. A statement questioning the validity of a petition of nomination or contesting the denial of certification under section 12(d) of this chapter must be filed with the election division under IC 3-8-1-2(d) or IC 3-8-1-2(f) not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the date on which the general or municipal election will be held for the office.

(d) All questions concerning the validity of a petition of nomination filed with a circuit court clerk or contesting the denial of certification under section 12(d) of this chapter shall be referred to and determined by the county election board. A statement questioning the validity of a petition of nomination or contesting the denial of certification under section 12(d) of this chapter must be filed with the county election board under IC 3-8-1-2(d) or IC 3-8-1-2(f) not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the date on which the general or municipal election will be held for the office.

(e) The commission or a county election board shall rule on the validity of the petition of nomination or the denial of certification under section 12(d) of this chapter not later than noon sixty (60) days before the date on which the general or municipal election will be held for the office.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.53; P.L.3-1993, SEC.74; P.L.2-1996, SEC.88; P.L.3-1997, SEC.150; P.L.58-2001, SEC.3; P.L.66-2003, SEC.15; P.L.194-2013, SEC.29; P.L.74-2017, SEC.30.
Ind. Code § 3-12-10-5.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-12-10-5.5
Impoundment; use of copies of election material
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.5. A circuit court clerk or board of registration may use a copy of election material other than ballots made under section 5 of this chapter instead of an original subject to an impoundment order under that section until the commission orders the release of the original.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.390.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-5-1.7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-11.7-5-1.7
Effect of affidavit evidence on counting provisional ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.7. (a) This section does not apply to a provisional ballot cast by a voter for any of the following reasons:

(1) The provisional ballot was cast by the voter under a court order extending the hours that the polls were open.

(2) The provisional ballot was cast by a voter who is not on the poll list who indicates that the voter applied to register at a voter registration agency.

(3) The provisional ballot was cast by the voter after the voter was challenged solely due to the voter being unable or declining to provide proof of identification.

(4) The provisional ballot was cast by the voter after the voter was challenged solely due to the voter's failure to provide additional documentation.

(b) If the only evidence before the county election board on the question of counting of the provisional ballot cast by the voter is:

(1) the affidavit of the voter who cast the provisional ballot; and

(2) the affidavit of a challenger challenging the voter who cast the provisional ballot;

the provisional ballot shall be counted if the individual is a registered voter of that precinct.

As added by P.L.278-2019, SEC.133. Amended by P.L.141-2020, SEC.14; P.L.193-2021, SEC.77.
Ind. Code § 3-7-15-13 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-7-15-13
Written acknowledgment of application; format
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. Whenever an applicant completes a voter registration application under this chapter, the office shall provide the applicant with a written acknowledgment that the applicant has completed a voter registration application at the office. The acknowledgment:

(1) may be a detachable part of the registration form prescribed under section 4 of this chapter; and

(2) must set forth the name and residential address of the applicant and the date that the application was completed.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 3-5-4-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-5-4-9
Authentication of ballots by circuit court clerk
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies whenever the individual who holds the office of circuit court clerk is a candidate on the ballot for any office. This section does not apply if the only office for which the individual is a candidate is a political party office.

(b) As used in this section, "ballot" refers to an absentee ballot, a ballot card, or any other form of ballot.

(c) Notwithstanding any law requiring the name or signature of the circuit court clerk to appear on a ballot for authentication or any other purpose, the name or signature of the individual who is circuit court clerk may not appear on the ballot except to indicate that the individual is a candidate for an office.

(d) The circuit court clerk shall substitute a uniform device or symbol prescribed by the election division for the circuit court clerk's printed name or signature to authenticate a ballot.

(e) A device or symbol approved by the commission under this section before January 1, 2021, is considered to be approved by the election division without any further action by the election division being required.

As added by P.L.263-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.3; P.L.109-2021, SEC.6; P.L.227-2023, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5.1-16 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5.1 / Section 3-6-5.1-16
Submission of investigation results to county election board; county election board report; persons provided copies of report
Status: in_force

Sec. 16. The circuit court clerk, upon completing the investigation, shall submit the results of the investigation to the county election board, which shall then issue a written report. The circuit court clerk shall provide a copy of the report by first class mail with tracking to:

(1) the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the person alleged to have committed the violation;

(3) the members of the county election board; and

(4) the election division.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.227-2023, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-12-1-1.2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-12-1-1.2
Chapter establishes standards to define vote
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.2. (a) 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, optical scan voting system, or electronic voting system.

(b) The standards in this chapter apply to counting votes on every voting system, except where specific standards applicable only:

(1) to a type of voting system are provided under IC 3-12-2, IC 3-12-3, or IC 3-12-3.5; and

(2) in a recount or contest proceeding are provided under IC 3-12-6, IC 3-12-8, IC 3-12-11, or IC 3-12-12.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.207.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-11 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-11
Closing of polls; persons permitted to vote; extension of voting hours by order; provisional ballots
Status: in_force

Sec. 11. (a) When the hour for closing the polls occurs, the precinct election board shall permit all voters who:

(1) are waiting to announce their names to the poll clerks for the purpose of signing the poll list and have been identified using one (1) of the methods described in subsection (b);

(2) have signed the poll list but who have not voted; or

(3) are in the act of voting;

to vote.

(b) At the time described in subsection (a), an individual precinct election official designated by the county election board shall:

(1) determine the end of the line of voters who are waiting to vote; and

(2) use one (1) of the following methods to identify the voters in the line who may vote if otherwise qualified to vote according to law:

(A) Write down the name of each voter.

(B) Stamp each voter's hand.

(C) Stand, or designate another individual to stand, immediately behind the last voter who may vote.

(c) This subsection applies if a court order (or other order) has been issued to extend the hours that the polls are open under section 8 of this chapter. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 21082, the inspector shall identify the voters who would not otherwise be eligible to vote after the closing of the polls under subsection (a) and shall provide a provisional ballot to the voters in accordance with IC 3-11.7.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.129; P.L.221-2005, SEC.66; P.L.128-2015, SEC.176; P.L.169-2015, SEC.111; P.L.74-2017, SEC.50.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-46 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-46
"Federal office"
Status: in_force

Sec. 46. "Federal office" refers to President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, and Senator and Representative in the Congress of the United States.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-7-11-9 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-7-11-9
Request for hearing
Status: in_force

Sec. 9. (a) Any member of the commission may request that the commission conduct a hearing on the NVRA official's report concerning an alleged violation of NVRA or this article.

(b) The member must file a written request for a hearing under subsection (a) with the NVRA official not later than noon, seven (7) days after the NVRA official's report was mailed under section 7 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.28.
Ind. Code § 3-3-2-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 3 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-3-2-2
Redistricting commission; establishment; meetings
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. (a) This subsection applies only to the first regular session of the one hundred twenty-second general assembly. If the general assembly adjourns sine die before November 15, 2021, without having complied with the requirements of section 1 of this chapter, a redistricting commission is established. The redistricting commission consists of the speaker of the house, the president pro tem of the senate, the chairpersons of the senate and house committees responsible for legislative apportionment, and a fifth member appointed by the governor from the membership of the general assembly.

(b) This subsection applies to a session of the general assembly beginning after November 15, 2021. If a session of the general assembly adjourns without having complied with the requirements of section 1 of this chapter or if for any other reason at any time the state finds itself without a valid congressional district law, a redistricting commission shall be established which shall consist of the speaker of the house, the president pro tem of the senate, the chairman of the senate and house committees responsible for legislative apportionment and a fifth member who shall be appointed by the governor from the membership of the general assembly.

(c) The redistricting commission shall meet within thirty (30) days after adjournment of the general assembly at a time and place designated by the president pro tem of the senate and shall adopt a congressional redistricting plan in accordance with this chapter.

(d) Any plan so adopted shall be signed by a majority of the redistricting committee and submitted to the governor who forthwith shall issue and publish the governor's executive order establishing congressional districts in accordance with the plan so adopted and directing the commission to place such congressional districts in effect for the primary and general elections next succeeding such general assembly. Congressional districts so established shall continue in effect until changed by statute.

Formerly: Acts 1969, c.93, s.2. As amended by P.L.2-1988, SEC.2; P.L.3-1993, SEC.2; P.L.2-1996, SEC.1; P.L.133-2021, SEC.9.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-6
Location of polls in accessible and secure facility
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) The county executive shall locate the polls for each precinct in an accessible and secure facility.

(b) In locating the polls for a precinct, a county shall consider the relevant factors to ensure the security of the location set forth in guidance provided by the secretary of state.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-17(a), (c).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.252; P.L.10-1988, SEC.108; P.L.4-1991, SEC.88; P.L.2-1996, SEC.184; P.L.3-1997, SEC.298; P.L.38-1999, SEC.42; P.L.116-2003, SEC.8; P.L.225-2011, SEC.59; P.L.71-2019, SEC.11.
Ind. Code § 3-7-39-6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 39 / Section 3-7-39-6
Cancellation of registration in county of previous residence
Status: in_force

Sec. 6. (a) A voter who has changed residence from the county in which the voter is registered to another county must give the voter's most recent previous address, listed on a form prescribed under this article.

(b) Completion of the form constitutes an authorization of cancellation of registration in each county of previous residence listed on the form.

(c) This subsection applies to a county that has adopted an order under IC 3-7-29-6 or is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1-1. A voter described in subsection (a) may make a written affirmation of the voter's change of residence on election day using the affidavit described by IC 3-10-11-4. If the voter makes an oral affirmation under this subsection, the poll clerks shall reduce the substance of the affirmation to writing using the affidavit described by IC 3-10-11-4 and initial the affirmation.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.44; P.L.169-2015, SEC.43; P.L.74-2017, SEC.17.
Ind. Code § 3-10-1-32 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-10-1-32
Returns
Status: in_force

Sec. 32. Primary election returns must contain the whole number of votes cast for each of the following:

(1) Each candidate of each political party.

(2) Each public question voted on at the primary election.

(3) Each candidate for election to a political party office.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.80; P.L.179-2011, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 3-7-15-7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-7-15-7
Declination to register
Status: in_force

Sec. 7. An applicant who fails to check either box described in section 5(a)(3) of this chapter or to sign a separate declination form under section 6 of this chapter shall be considered to have declined to register.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.65-2024, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 3-7-32-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 32 / Section 3-7-32-2.5
Prohibited residence address on registration form
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. An applicant may not list on the registration form a post office box or a commercially available mailing box as the residence address of the applicant.

As added by P.L.241-2025, SEC.10.
Ind. Code § 3-8-5-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-8-5-1
Application of chapter
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the nomination of candidates for town offices in each town having a population of less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) that is 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 Citations: 3-2-7.5-1; 3-2-7.5-2 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.111; P.L.11-1988, SEC.2; P.L.15-1995, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 3-5-10-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 10 / Section 3-5-10-4
"Census event"
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "census event" refers to any of the following:

(1) A federal decennial census.

(2) A federal special census.

(3) A special tabulation.

(4) A corrected population count.

As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-12-12-25 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 12 / Section 3-12-12-25
Single county elections; differences in vote totals; certificate of corrected totals
Status: in_force

Sec. 25. If a recount is made for a public question on which votes were cast only in a single county, the circuit court clerk shall determine whether the votes shown by the recount certificate differ from the votes that were tabulated by the county election board. If the circuit court clerk finds that there is a difference between the votes shown by the recount certificate and the votes tabulated by the county election board, the clerk shall prepare a certificate showing the total vote for and against the public question as corrected in accordance with the recount certificate.

As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.181. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.221.
Ind. Code § 3-5-2.1-44 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 2.1 / Section 3-5-2.1-44
"Expenditure"
Status: in_force

Sec. 44. (a) "Expenditure" means a disbursement (whether characterized as an advance, a deposit, a distribution, a gift, a loan, a payment, a purchase, or a contract or promise to make a disbursement) of property (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-253) that:

(1) is made for the purpose of influencing:

(A) the nomination or election to office of a candidate;

(B) the election of delegates to a state constitutional convention; or

(C) the outcome of a public question; and

(2) is made by:

(A) an individual, except that a contribution made by an individual is not considered to be an expenditure;

(B) a candidate's committee;

(C) a regular party committee; or

(D) a political action committee.

(b) Whenever funds are transferred from one committee to another, the disbursing committee is considered to be making an expenditure in the amount of the funds transferred.

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-36 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-36
Errors in operations; corrections
Status: in_force

Sec. 36. Software used in all systems must monitor the overall quality of data read-write and transfer quality status, checking the number and types of errors that occur in any of the relevant operations on data and how the errors were corrected. If the total number of corrected errors exceeds a predetermined threshold, or if errors on any one (1) type occur repeatedly, then the operation of the affected device must be suspended until the condition generating the errors has been corrected. Any uncorrectable error must result in an immediate halt and provide an appropriate message to the voter or polling place official.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.332.
Ind. Code § 3-5-4-12.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 5 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-5-4-12.5
Information technology provider
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.5. (a) Each county shall submit the following to the secretary of state:

(1) The name of the county's information technology provider.

(2) Contact information for the provider listed in subdivision (1).

(b) Each county shall notify the secretary of state of any change in the information provided under subsection (a).

As added by P.L.241-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-11-3-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 3 / Section 3-11-3-4
Repealed
Status: repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-4 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.136; P.L.3-1997, SEC.267. Repealed by P.L.219-2013, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 3-7-48-7.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 7 / Chapter 48 / Section 3-7-48-7.5
Voter making affirmation challenged as ineligible; provisional ballot; sufficiency of affidavit
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.5. If a voter makes an oral or a written affirmation under section 5 or 7 of this chapter and is then challenged under IC 3-10-1 or 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.55.
Ind. Code § 3-13-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-13-1-10
Eligibility to participate in caucus
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. (a) To be eligible to participate in a caucus called under section 4, 5, or 6 of this chapter, an elected precinct committeeman must be entitled to vote for the office for which a candidate is to be selected. An elected precinct committeeman is eligible to participate in a caucus called under this chapter, regardless of when the ballot vacancy occurred.

(b) An appointed precinct committeeman is eligible to participate in a caucus called under section 4, 5, or 6 of this chapter if the precinct committeeman was a committeeman thirty (30) days before the vacancy occurred.

(c) For purposes of a candidate vacancy resulting from the failure of a candidate to be nominated at a primary at which precinct committeemen were elected, an appointed precinct committeeman is eligible to serve if the committeeman has been reappointed following the primary in accordance with the rules of the committeeman's political party.

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

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.417; P.L.10-1988, SEC.185; P.L.5-1989, SEC.66; P.L.38-1999, SEC.63; P.L.176-1999, SEC.114; P.L.26-2000, SEC.23; P.L.230-2005, SEC.63; P.L.216-2015, SEC.26.
Ind. Code § 3-8-8-3 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-8-8-3
Who may challenge; filing requirements
Status: in_force

Sec. 3. (a) An individual who challenges the qualification of a candidate for election to an office must be a registered voter of the election district the candidate seeks to represent.

(b) A challenge under this chapter must be filed with the election division not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the date of the general election at which a candidate to the office is to be elected.

(c) The challenger must file a sworn statement, signed before a person authorized to administer oaths, with the election division:

(1) questioning the qualification of a candidate to seek the office; and

(2) setting forth the facts known to the voter concerning this question.

As added by P.L.230-2005, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.66-2010, SEC.7; P.L.278-2019, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 3-11.7-4-1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11.7 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-11.7-4-1
Applicability of statutes governing watchers
Status: in_force

Sec. 1. The following apply for the purposes of IC 3-6-8, IC 3-6-9, and IC 3-6-10:

(1) The location for counting provisional ballots shall be treated the same as a precinct poll.

(2) A provisional ballot counter shall be treated the same as a precinct election official.

As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.
Ind. Code § 3-6-5-2 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 5 / Section 3-6-5-2
Membership
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. The following three (3) members comprise each county election board:

(1) The circuit court clerk, who is ex officio a member of the board.

(2) Two (2) persons appointed by the circuit court clerk, one (1) from each of the major political parties of the county.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-4-2 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 3-11-15-13.7 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 15 / Section 3-11-15-13.7
Requirements of voting systems to indicate overvotes
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.7. (a) If a voting system has any of the following functions, the functions must be operable in the voting system's equipment actually in use in a precinct:

(1) The voting system can demonstrate to the voter that the voter has cast votes for too many candidates for an office.

(2) The voting system can demonstrate to the voter that the voter has cast votes both in favor of and in opposition to a public question.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a voting system described in subsection (a) must be able to inform the voter how the voter may correct errors on the voter's ballot.

(c) A voting system is not required to provide the information required by subsection (b) if the information is provided in writing conspicuously on or near the components of the voting system where the voter casts the voter's votes.

As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.76.
Ind. Code § 3-6-11-2.6 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 6 / Chapter 11 / Section 3-6-11-2.6
Procedures for taking polls in student housing
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.6. An organization or individual conducting activities under section 2.5 of this chapter shall follow the following procedures:

(1) Submit a list of poll takers to the person designated by the college or university.

(2) If the student housing is not covered by a policy limiting visitation by members of the other gender in the living areas of the student housing, conduct the activities permitted under section 2.5 of this chapter between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

(3) If the student housing is covered by a policy limiting visitation by members of the other gender in the living areas of the student housing, conduct the activities permitted under section 2.5 of this chapter during the most restrictive of the following times:

(A) Between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.

(B) During the hours visitation is permitted.

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.52.
Ind. Code § 3-10-1-4 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-10-1-4
Nomination of candidates for certain offices; voting on candidates, election of delegates, and election of precinct committeeman
Status: in_force

Sec. 4. (a) At a primary election each political party subject to section 2 of this chapter shall nominate its candidates for the following offices to be voted for at the general election:

(1) United States Senator.

(2) Governor.

(3) United States Representative.

(4) Legislative offices.

(5) Local offices.

(b) In addition, each political party subject to section 2 of this chapter shall:

(1) vote on candidates for nomination as President of the United States;

(2) elect delegates from each county to the party's state convention; and

(3) elect a precinct committeeman for each precinct in the county if precinct committeemen are to be elected under section 4.5 of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.150; P.L.5-1989, SEC.33; P.L.9-1989, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 3-13-1-2.5 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 13 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-13-1-2.5
Individual filling candidate vacancy must meet qualifications for office
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.5. A candidate seeking to fill a candidate vacancy under this chapter must comply with the requirements imposed under IC 3-8-1 for the office.

As added by P.L.230-2005, SEC.62.
Ind. Code § 3-12-1-10 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-12-1-10
Void ballot
Status: in_force

Sec. 10. A ballot on which a voter writes:

(1) the voter's name;

(2) the voter's initials;

(3) a number; or

(4) a symbol (such as a star, circle, parallel lines, dots, or any combination of such symbols), if written with the intent to enable a person to determine who cast the ballot;

is void.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-25-18(h); 3-1-28-8 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.336.
Ind. Code § 3-8-1-22 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 8 / Chapter 1 / Section 3-8-1-22
County council member
Status: in_force

Sec. 22. A candidate for membership on the county council of a county must:

(1) have resided in the county for at least one (1) year before the election, as provided in Article 6, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and

(2) have resided in the district in which seeking election, if applicable, for at least six (6) months before the election.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: Ind. Const. Art. 6, § 4; 36-2-3-5(a).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 3-11-8-4.1 — Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 11 / Chapter 8 / Section 3-11-8-4.1
Location of polls; one place per precinct; inapplicability to vote center counties
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.1. (a) This section does not apply to a county using vote centers under IC 3-11-18.1.

(b) The polls for each precinct may be located in only one (1) place.

As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.73.