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IN Code § 3-12-3-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes|3-12-3-11. Official Return of Precinct; Publication

Sec. 11. (a) The return printed by the automatic tabulating machines, along with the return of votes by absentee and provisional voters, constitutes the official return of each precinct. Upon completion of the count, the return is open to the public.(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 circuit court clerk shall, upon request, furnish to the media in the area the results of the tabulation.(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. Upon receiving the certificate for the media prepared under section 2(c) of this chapter, the circuit court clerk shall deliver the certificate to any person designated to receive the certificate by the editors of the newspapers published in the county or by the managers of the radio and television stations operating in the county.(d) If a precinct election board administers more than one (1) precinct, the precinct election board or circuit court clerk shall keep the ballots cast in each precinct separate from ballots cast in any other precinct, so that the votes cast for each candidate and on each public question in each of the precincts administered by the board may be determined.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-5(d).]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.44; P.L.3-1987, SEC.353; P.L.1-1993, SEC.13; P.L.126-2002, SEC.88; P.L.230-2005, SEC.57.
IN Code § 3-12-3-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes|3-12-3-12. Casting of Votes by Absentee Voters; Counting

Sec. 12. Votes by absentee voters may be cast on paper ballots or ballot cards, or both methods may be used. The ballots may be counted by an automatic tabulating machine or by special canvassing boards appointed by and under the direction of the county election board. A true copy of each paper absentee ballot may be made on a ballot card, which, after being verified in the presence of witnesses, shall be counted in the same manner as other ballot cards.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-8.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.45.
IN Code § 3-12-3-12.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes|3-12-3-12.5. Vote Count to Continue to Completion

Sec. 12.5. To minimize the delay in the counting of the vote, the count must begin immediately upon delivery of the cards to the central counting location under section 2(b) of this chapter or upon the closing of the polls under section 2(c) of this chapter. The tabulation must continue without interruption until all votes are canvassed and all certificates of the vote totals required under section 10(b) of this chapter or totals required under section 11(b) of this chapter are completed and delivered to the persons entitled to receive the certificates or totals.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.354.
IN Code § 3-12-3-12.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes|3-12-3-12.7. Required Use of a Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Drive Containing Anti-Malware Protection Features or Other Approved Data Storage Transfer Methods to Upload Unofficial Precinct Election Results

Sec. 12.7. (a) This section applies to a county that uploads unofficial precinct level results from a ballot card voting system to the computerized list before the county certifies the official results of the election under IC 3-12-5.(b) The county shall use a universal serial bus (USB) drive that contains anti-malware protection features approved by VSTOP or another data storage transfer method approved by VSTOP.As added by P.L.135-2020, SEC.8.
IN Code § 3-12-3-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes|3-12-3-13. Recount; Procedure

Sec. 13. In case of a recount, all ballot cards shall be recounted in the manner prescribed by this chapter unless:(1) the court ordering the recount or the state recount commission directs that they be counted manually; or(2) a request for a manual recount is made under IC 3-12-6 or IC 3-12-11.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-9.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.355.
IN Code § 3-12-3.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes|3-12-3.5-1. Application of Chapter; Vote Centers Treated as Precincts

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to each precinct where voting is by electronic voting system.(b) For purposes of this chapter, in a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1, each vote center shall be treated as if it were a single precinct.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.210-2018, SEC.8.
IN Code § 3-12-3.5-1.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes|3-12-3.5-1.1. Chapter Establishes Standards to Define Vote

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 electronic voting system.As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.184. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.211.
IN Code § 3-12-3.5-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes|3-12-3.5-1.5. Closing of All Polls Located in One Room Before Vote Count

Sec. 1.5. If the polls for more than one (1) precinct are located in the same room, the inspector of a precinct using the room may not begin the vote counting procedure until all the polls in the room are officially closed and no more persons are waiting in line to vote.As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.127. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.125; P.L.193-2021, SEC.90.
IN Code § 3-12-3.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes|3-12-3.5-2. Announcement That Printout of Vote Available for Examination

Sec. 2. After each electronic voting system has been secured and the paper vote total printouts obtained, the inspector shall announce in a distinct tone of voice that the printouts are available for inspection by the members of the precinct election board and any watchers present within the polls. The members and watchers are entitled to inspect and copy the printouts to document the votes cast for:(1) each candidate on each system; and(2) each public question on each system.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.102.
IN Code § 3-12-3.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes|3-12-3.5-3. Certificates of Vote Result; Use of Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

Sec. 3. (a) When paper vote total printouts have been obtained, the precinct election board shall prepare certificates stating the number of votes that each candidate received for each office and the votes on each public question by attaching the paper vote total printouts to certificate forms supplied by the county election board.(b) Each member of the board shall be given a copy of the certificate.(c) If a precinct election board administers more than one (1) precinct, the board shall keep the ballots cast in each precinct separate from ballots cast in any other precinct, so that the votes cast for each candidate and on each public question in each of the precincts administered by the board may be determined.(d) If a precinct or vote center uses a direct record electronic voting system that contains a voter verifiable paper audit trail, the election board is not required to print out the paper audit trail in preparing the certificates setting forth the number of votes prepared under subsection (a).(e) The certificates prepared under subsection (a) set forth the official votes cast by the voters for a candidate or on a public question by the voters of the precinct. However, in a recount or contest proceeding under IC 3-12-6, IC 3-12-8, IC 3-12-11, or IC 3-12-12, the information set forth on the voter verifiable paper audit trail may be used as evidence for a recount commission or a court to determine the votes cast for a candidate or on a public question in the precinct.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.58; P.L.135-2020, SEC.9.
IN Code § 3-12-3.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes|3-12-3.5-4. Delivery of Certificates

Sec. 4. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificates prepared under section 3 of this chapter and the list of voters to the county election board by midnight on election day. However, if:(1) an electronic voting system failed;(2) the failure of the system was reported as required by this title;(3) paper ballots were used in place of the system; and(4) the use of the paper ballots caused a substantial delay in the vote counting process;then the certificates, the list of voters, and the tally papers shall be delivered as soon as possible.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.186.
IN Code § 3-12-3.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes|3-12-3.5-5. News Media Certificate

Sec. 5. Immediately upon completion of the vote count, each precinct election board shall make and sign a certificate for the news media showing the total number of votes received by each candidate in the precinct. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificate to the circuit court clerk at the same time that the certificates, the list of voters, and the tally papers are delivered under section 4 of this chapter. The circuit court clerk immediately shall deliver the certificate made for the news media to any person designated to receive the certificate by the editors of the newspapers published in the county or by the managers of the radio and television stations operating in the county. The county election board shall furnish each precinct election board with the forms on which the certificates are to be prepared.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356.
IN Code § 3-12-3.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes|3-12-3.5-6. Vote Count to Continue to Completion

Sec. 6. To minimize the delay in the counting of the vote, canvassing must begin immediately upon the closing of the polls and continue without interruption until all the votes are canvassed and all certificates of the vote required under section 3 of this chapter are completed and delivered to the persons entitled to receive the certificates.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356.
IN Code § 3-12-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-1. Members of County Election Board to Canvass Votes in County

Sec. 1. The members of each county election board shall canvass the votes cast in the county.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-8 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.187.
IN Code § 3-12-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-3. Compensation of Members of County Election Board

Sec. 3. The members of a county election board shall be compensated for their services as canvassers in an amount to be fixed by the county executive.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-10 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.188.
IN Code § 3-12-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-4. Employment of Clerical Assistants and Write-in Teams; Nonpartisan Student Assistants

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.
IN Code § 3-12-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-5. Compensation of Clerical Assistants

Sec. 5. A county election board shall pay an assistant hired under section 4 of this chapter a reasonable rate of compensation for the assistant's services.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-10 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.357; P.L.3-1993, SEC.190.
IN Code § 3-12-4-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-5.5. Chapter Establishes Standards to Define Vote

Sec. 5.5. This chapter is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what will be counted as a vote on a paper ballot, an optical scan voting system, or an electronic voting system by a county election board.As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.186. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.212.
IN Code § 3-12-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-6. Canvass of Certificates, Poll Lists, and Tally Papers Returned by Inspectors; Providing Room in Courthouse

Sec. 6. (a) At 6 p.m. on each election day, the county election board shall assemble in a room to canvass the certificates, poll lists, and tally papers returned by each inspector in the county and to declare the results of the election as provided in this chapter.(b) The canvassing must be performed in public under IC 5-14-1.5. However, the board may restrict access to parts of the room where election material is being handled or transported to safeguard the material.(c) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, the county executive shall provide a room in the courthouse that contains adequate space to permit members of the public to witness the canvassing of votes.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-8 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.191.
IN Code § 3-12-4-6.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-6.3. Entering of Unofficial Election Results Into Computerized List Beginning on Election Night

Effective 7-1-2022.Sec. 6.3. (a) Beginning at 8 p.m. prevailing local time on election day, and at least once every one hundred twenty (120) minutes until midnight prevailing local time, the county election board shall enter unofficial results for offices elected by all voters of the state and for legislative offices canvassed by the county election board under this chapter into the computerized list as those unofficial results are tabulated.(b) The county:(1) may continue entering unofficial results after midnight; and(2) shall resume entry of any remaining unofficial results beginning at 9 a.m. prevailing local time on the day after election day and continue entering these results at least once every sixty (60) minutes until the entry of unofficial results is completed.As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.93.
IN Code § 3-12-4-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-6.5. Required Use of a Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Drive Containing Anti-Malware Protection Features or Other Approved Data Storage Transfer Methods to Upload Unofficial Election Results

Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to a county that uploads unofficial precinct level results from a direct record electronic voting system to the computerized list before the county certifies the official results of the election under IC 3-12-5.(b) The county must use a universal serial bus (USB) drive that contains anti-malware protection features approved by VSTOP or another data storage transfer method approved by VSTOP.As added by P.L.135-2020, SEC.10.
IN Code § 3-12-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-7. Counties Over 300,000; Providing of Assembly Room

Sec. 7. In each county having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000), the county executive shall, upon the written request and order of the judge of the circuit court of the county and at least ten (10) days before the election, provide a suitable assembly room for the county election board other than a room in the courthouse.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-8 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.12; P.L.3-1993, SEC.192.
IN Code § 3-12-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-8. Examination and Comparison of Certificates, Poll Lists, and Tally Sheets; Aggregating and Tabulating Vote for County and Political Subdivision

Sec. 8. The county election board shall:(1) carefully examine and compare the certificates, poll lists, and tally sheets; and(2) aggregate and tabulate from the papers entrusted to it the vote for the county and each political subdivision, as appropriate.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-18-3 part; 3-1-25-11 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.193.
IN Code § 3-12-4-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-9. Declaration of Candidate With Highest Vote Count; Tabulation of Votes for Public Question; Certification of Results

Sec. 9. (a) This subsection applies to:(1) a local or school board office with an election district located entirely within one (1) county, except for an office for which a declaration of candidacy is filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2; and(2) a political party office, such as precinct committeeman or state convention delegate, elected at a primary election.After the county election board has tabulated the vote, the board shall declare the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office to be elected.(b) The county election board shall tabulate the votes cast for and against each local public question placed on the ballot by the county election board under IC 3-10-9-2 and, if the local public question is placed on the ballot only in that county, declare the public question approved or rejected.(c) The county election board shall tabulate the votes cast for and against each public question voted on by the electorate of the whole state.(d) The board shall certify the election results in a statement prepared by the circuit court clerk.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-18-3 part; 3-1-25-12.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.358; P.L.10-1988, SEC.128; P.L.10-1992, SEC.24; P.L.3-1993, SEC.194; P.L.3-1997, SEC.342.
IN Code § 3-12-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-10. Statement Prepared by Circuit Court Clerk; Contents; Copy for Candidate

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.
IN Code § 3-12-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-11. Statement Prepared by Circuit Court Clerk; Signature of County Election Board

Sec. 11. Each member of the county election board shall sign the statement prepared by the circuit court clerk under section 9 of this chapter.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-11 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.195.
IN Code § 3-12-4-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-12. Statement Prepared by Circuit Court Clerk; Copies to County Chairman of Each Political Party Upon Request

Sec. 12. After the county election board certifies the election results under section 9 of this chapter, the circuit court clerk shall furnish, upon request, to the county chairman of each political party a copy of the statement.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-11 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.196; P.L.3-1995, SEC.127; P.L.221-2005, SEC.103; P.L.76-2014, SEC.56.
IN Code § 3-12-4-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board|3-12-4-13. Delivery of Canvass Sheets, Certificates, Poll Lists, and Tally Papers to Circuit Court Clerk

Sec. 13. After the county election board has tabulated the vote:(1) the canvass sheets used by the board; and(2) the certificates, poll lists, and tally papers returned by each inspector in the county;shall be delivered to the circuit court clerk. The clerk shall file and preserve all the material in the clerk's office as provided in IC 3-10-1-31.1.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-5-12 part; 3-1-18-3 part; 3-1-25-11 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.197; P.L.199-2001, SEC.26; P.L.14-2004, SEC.159; P.L.193-2021, SEC.94.