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IN Code § 3-11-13-28.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-28.1. Applicability; Initials of Poll Clerks on Ballot Card

Sec. 28.1. (a) This section does not apply:(1) to a ballot card voted by absentee ballot; or(2) in a county using an electronic poll book and a printer separate from the electronic poll book.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the two (2) poll clerks of each precinct shall place their initials in ink on the back of each ballot card:(1) at the time the card is issued to a voter; or(2) in the case of a ballot marked by a marking device for an optical scan ballot, before the ballot is placed into the tabulating device.The initials must be in the poll clerks' ordinary handwriting or printing and without a distinguishing mark of any kind.(c) In a county using an electronic poll list and a printer separate from the electronic poll list, the printed initials of the poll clerks captured through the electronic signature pad or tablet at the time the poll clerks log into the electronic poll book system may be printed by a printer separate from the electronic poll list on the back of each ballot card immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter.(d) Except as provided in IC 3-12-1-12, a ballot card is not valid unless, immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter:(1) the ballot card is initialed by both poll clerks; or(2) the initials of both poll clerks are printed on the back of the ballot card in accordance with subsection (c).As added by P.L.76-2014, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.108.
IN Code § 3-11-13-28.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-28.2. Applicability; Initials of Poll Clerks on Ballot Card

Sec. 28.2. (a) This section:(1) does not apply to a ballot card voted by absentee ballot; and(2) applies in a vote center county using an electronic poll book and a printer separate from the electronic poll book.(b) The printed initials of the poll clerks captured through the electronic signature pad or tablet at the time the poll clerks log onto the electronic poll book system may be printed by a printer separate from the electronic poll book on the back of each ballot card immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter.(c) Except as provided in IC 3-12-1-12, a ballot card is not valid unless immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter:(1) the ballot card is initialed by both poll clerks; and(2) the initials of both poll clerks are printed on the back of the ballot in accordance with subsection (b).As added by P.L.76-2014, SEC.41.
IN Code § 3-11-13-28.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-28.5. Poll Clerk Initials on Ballot Cards; Information for Voters on Effect of Casting Multiple Votes for Single Office; Correction of Ballot by Voter

Sec. 28.5. (a) Unless challenged, a voter may proceed to vote.(b) This subsection does not apply in a precinct where a marking device for an optical scan ballot is being used. As each successive voter calls for a ballot, the poll clerks shall deliver to the voter the first initialed ballot of each type. The inspector shall then deliver to the poll clerks another ballot of each type, which the clerks shall initial as before.(c) This subsection applies to an optical scan ballot card ballot tabulated at a central location. As provided by 52 U.S.C. 21081, when a voter receives an optical scan ballot card ballot, the board must also provide the voter with:(1) information concerning the effect of casting multiple votes for an office; and(2) instructions on how to correct the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted, including the issuance of replacement ballots.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.314. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.70; P.L.38-1999, SEC.48; P.L.176-1999, SEC.86; P.L.239-2001, SEC.12; P.L.209-2003, SEC.158; P.L.221-2005, SEC.82; P.L.164-2006, SEC.115; P.L.13-2014, SEC.6; P.L.128-2015, SEC.190.
IN Code § 3-11-13-28.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-28.7. Poll Clerk Initials on Secrecy Envelopes; Standards to Define a Vote

Sec. 28.7. (a) The two (2) poll clerks of each precinct shall place their initials in ink on the secrecy envelope of a ballot card (or on the fold-over part of a ballot card described in section 18(b)(1) of this chapter) at the time the card is issued to a voter. The initials must be in the poll clerk's ordinary handwriting or printing and without a distinguishing mark of any kind.(b) 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. A write-in vote cast on a secrecy envelope or fold-over envelope:(1) is not valid unless:(A) the secrecy envelope is initialed by both poll clerks; and(B) the vote includes both the name of the write-in candidate and the office for which the write-in vote is cast; and(2) makes the secrecy envelope or fold-over envelope a ballot for purposes of this title.As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.108. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.169; P.L.3-1997, SEC.323; P.L.176-1999, SEC.87; P.L.209-2003, SEC.159; P.L.221-2005, SEC.83; P.L.128-2015, SEC.191.
IN Code § 3-11-13-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-29. Instructions to Voters; Location of Instructions; Rights of Voter in Casting Ballot

Sec. 29. (a) In addition to the instructions printed on the ballot card or ballot labels, instructions to voters shall be posted in each voting booth or placed on the marking device. Each voter shall be instructed by both judges, on request, on how to operate the voting device before the voter enters the voting booth.(b) The instructions posted in the voting booth or placed on the marking device must state the following:(1) That the voter should examine the ballot card to determine whether the back of the ballot card has:(A) the initials of the poll clerks in ink; or(B) the printed initials of the poll clerks, in a vote center county using an electronic poll list and a printer separate from the electronic poll list that prints on the back of each ballot card, immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter, the printed initials of the poll clerks captured through the electronic signature pad or tablet at the time the poll clerks log into the electronic poll book system.(2) That the voter should not make an unnecessary mark on the ballot card because the mark may void the card.(3) That the voter should examine the ballot card to determine if the card has any mark (other than the initials of the poll clerks) before voting.(4) That the voter should return the ballot card to the poll clerks and request another ballot card if:(A) the poll clerks' initials have not been properly placed on the card;(B) the card has a mark (other than the initials of the poll clerks) before the voter places a voting mark on the ballot; or(C) the voter has improperly marked the card.(5) That the voter should examine the ballot card after voting to determine that all marks made on the card to indicate the voter's selections have been completely marked.(c) As provided by 52 U.S.C. 21081, a voter casting an optical scan ballot card under this section 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.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(e) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.315; P.L.209-2003, SEC.160; P.L.221-2005, SEC.84; P.L.164-2006, SEC.116; P.L.55-2014, SEC.8; P.L.128-2015, SEC.192.
IN Code § 3-11-13-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-30. Instructions to Voter

Sec. 30. When a voter is handed a ballot card, the voter shall be instructed to:(1) use only the marking device provided for marking the cards and that the voter is not to mark a card in any other way;(2) be certain that the initials of the poll clerks appear on the voter's card and that if the initials are not on the card it will not be counted, except as provided by IC 3-12-1-12; and(3) place the voter's card in an envelope after the voter has voted or to fold the card in a manner so that no card is exposed upon which a choice is indicated.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(e) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.88; P.L.221-2005, SEC.85.
IN Code § 3-11-13-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-31. Assisting Voter in Determining Proper Initials on Ballot Card

Sec. 31. If necessary, a precinct election officer shall assist a voter in determining if the proper initials appear on a ballot card.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(e) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-11-13-31.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-31.5. Visual Placement of Voting Booths

Sec. 31.5. (a) The exterior of a voting booth or compartment and each area of the polls must be in plain view of the precinct election board. Each voting booth or compartment shall be placed so that a person voting on the opposite side of the railing or a person on the outside of the polls cannot see or determine how a voter votes. The inspector, judges, and poll clerks may not remain or allow any other person to remain in a position or near a position that would permit them to see or ascertain how a voter votes.(b) Only one (1) voter may occupy a booth or compartment at one time. Booths shall be constructed and arranged so that all members of the precinct election board can see whether more than one (1) voter enters a booth at any one time. However, a voter who is a parent, grandparent, or other person caring for a minor child may take the child into the voting booth.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.316. Amended by P.L.74-2017, SEC.53.
IN Code § 3-11-13-31.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-31.6. Voting Mark; Instructions

Sec. 31.6. Whenever a ballot card voting system is used in a precinct and a ballot form prescribed by this title refers to a voting mark, the county election board shall approve voting instructions indicating that a specific type of marking device is employed on the system to indicate a vote.As added by P.L.225-2011, SEC.66.
IN Code § 3-11-13-31.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-31.7. Voting Procedure; Standards to Define a Vote

Sec. 31.7. (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 optical scan voting system.(b) After receiving ballot cards, a voter shall, without leaving the room, go alone into one (1) of the booths or compartments that is unoccupied and indicate:(1) the candidates for whom the voter desires to vote by marking the connectable arrows, circles, ovals, or squares immediately beside:(A) the candidates' names; or(B) the numbers referring to the candidates; and(2) the voter's preference on each public question by marking the connectable arrow, oval, or square beside:(A) the word "yes" or "no" under the question; or(B) the number referring to the word "yes" or "no" on the ballot.(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 independent ticket (described in IC 3-11-2-6), the voter may mark:(1) the circle enclosing the device; or(2) the connectable arrow, circle, oval, or square described in section 11 of this chapter;that designates the candidates of that political party or independent ticket (described in IC 3-11-2-6). Except as provided by IC 3-11-7-4(b), the voter's vote shall then be counted for all the candidates of that political party or included in the independent ticket (described in IC 3-11-2-6). However, if the voter marks the circle, arrow, oval, or square of an independent ticket (described in IC 3-11-2-6), the vote shall not be counted for any other independent candidate on the ballot.(d) This subsection applies to a voter casting a ballot on a voting system that includes features of both an optical scan ballot card voting system and a direct record electronic voting system. After entering into a booth used with the voting system, the voter shall indicate the candidates for whom the voter desires to vote and the voter's preference on each public question by:(1) inserting a paper ballot or an optical scan ballot into the voting system; or(2) using headphones to listen to a recorded list of political parties, candidates, and public questions.(e) A voter using a voting system described in subsection (d) may indicate the voter's selections by:(1) touching a device on or in the squares immediately adjacent to the name of a political party, candidate, or response to a public question; or(2) indicating the voter's choices by using a sip puff device that enables the voter to indicate a choice by inhaling or exhaling.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.317. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.170; P.L.176-1999, SEC.89; P.L.209-2003, SEC.161; P.L.58-2005, SEC.20; P.L.221-2005, SEC.86; P.L.76-2014, SEC.42; P.L.128-2015, SEC.193; P.L.21-2016, SEC.18.
IN Code § 3-11-13-32 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-32. Additional Instruction to Voter After Entering Voting Booth

Sec. 32. If a voter needs additional instruction after entering the voting booth, the voter may request assistance from the two (2) judges. The judges shall then approach but not enter the booth and call out the additional instructions to the voter.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(e) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.318.
IN Code § 3-11-13-32.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-32.5. Occupation of Voting Booth; Time Limits; Refusal to Leave

Sec. 32.5. (a) At a primary election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth or compartment longer than five (5) minutes.(b) At a general, municipal, or special election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth or compartment longer than four (4) minutes.(c) If a voter refuses to leave a voting booth or compartment after the lapse of the time provided under subsection (a) or (b), the precinct election board, or the election sheriff or sheriffs upon the order of the board, shall immediately remove the voter from the booth or compartment.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.319. Amended by P.L.193-2021, SEC.54.
IN Code § 3-11-13-32.8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-32.8. Disclosure of Vote by Voter Before Its Registration; Effect

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.
IN Code § 3-11-13-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-33. Processing Voted Ballot; Poll List Entry of Voting; Procedure for Handling Ballot Not Cast by Voter

Sec. 33. (a) After a voter has marked a ballot card, the voter shall place it inside the envelope provided for this purpose or fold the ballot described in section 18(b)(1) of this chapter and return the ballot card to the judge.(b) The judge shall offer to return the envelope with the ballot card inside to the voter. The voter shall:(1) accept the envelope and deposit it in the ballot box; or(2) decline the envelope and require the judge to deposit it in the ballot box.(c) If a voter offers to vote a ballot card that is not inside the envelope provided for this purpose or with the ballot not folded as described in section 18(b)(1) of this chapter, the precinct election board shall direct the voter to return to the booth and place the ballot card in the envelope provided for this purpose or fold the ballot. After voting, a voter shall leave the polls.(d) If a voter leaves the booth without casting a ballot, a precinct election official shall:(1) attempt to advise the voter not to leave the polls because the voter's ballot has not been cast; and(2) permit the voter to return to the booth to complete the process of casting the voter's ballot.(e) If the voter has left the polls, or declines to return to the booth, the inspector shall direct both judges to do the following:(1) Enter into the booth and place the voter's ballot inside the envelope provided or fold the ballot as described in section 18(b)(1) of this chapter.(2) Give the envelope or folded ballot to the inspector.The inspector shall then deposit the voter's ballot in the ballot box.(f) After the voter's ballot has been deposited in the ballot box, the judges and the inspector shall promptly complete a form prescribed under IC 3-5-4-8 containing the following information:(1) The name of the voter who left the polls without completing the process of casting a ballot if the voter's name is known.(2) The approximate time that the voter left the polls.(3) Whether the voter was advised that the voter could return to the booth to complete the casting of the ballot.(4) A statement made under the penalties for perjury indicating that:(A) the judges gave the voter's ballot to the inspector;(B) the inspector deposited the voter's ballot in the ballot box; and(C) the judges and the inspector did not make any alteration to the choices made by the voter.The form must be signed by both judges and the inspector.(g) After a voter's ballot cards have been deposited in the ballot box, the poll clerks shall make a voting mark after the voter's name on the poll list.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(e) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.321; P.L.4-1996, SEC.71; P.L.38-1999, SEC.49; P.L.176-1999, SEC.90; P.L.239-2001, SEC.13; P.L.221-2005, SEC.87; P.L.278-2019, SEC.109; P.L.156-2020, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-11-13-35 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-35. Defaced or Defective Ballot Cards

Sec. 35. If a voter spoils or defaces a ballot card or marks it erroneously, the voter shall return the card so as not to disclose any choices that the voter has made.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(c) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.52; P.L.176-1999, SEC.91; P.L.239-2001, SEC.14; P.L.221-2005, SEC.88.
IN Code § 3-11-13-36 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-36. Securing Marking Devices on Closing of Polls

Sec. 36. As soon as the polls are closed, the inspector shall secure the marking devices against further voting.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-5(a) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-11-13-37 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-37. Confirmation of Count

Sec. 37. If a petition is filed under section 38 of this chapter, the county election board shall confirm that the votes cast in an election:(1) for each candidate and each public question; and(2) on a ballot card voting system in a precinct specified under section 38 of this chapter;were correctly counted by the system.As added by P.L.6-1986, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.322.
IN Code § 3-11-13-38 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-38. Petition for Confirmation of Vote Cast

Sec. 38. Each county chairman for either of the major parties in the county may petition the county election board for confirmation of the vote cast on a ballot card voting system no earlier than the Saturday before an election and no later than the Thursday after an election. The petition may specify not more than five percent (5%) of the precincts or five (5) precincts, whichever is greater, in which a ballot card voting system was used for an audit under section 37 of this chapter.As added by P.L.6-1986, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.323.
IN Code § 3-11-13-39 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-39. Audit Requirement

Sec. 39. The county election board shall conduct an audit under section 37 of this chapter by means of tests and procedures that are approved by the commission and independent of the provider of the ballot card voting system being audited.As added by P.L.6-1986, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.324; P.L.2-1996, SEC.194.
IN Code § 3-11-13-40 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-40. Certification of Results of Audit

Sec. 40. The county election board shall certify the results of an audit under section 37 of this chapter not later than noon twelve (12) days after the election. The certification must be on the form prescribed by the election division. One (1) copy shall be filed with the election returns, and one (1) copy must be delivered to the election division.As added by P.L.6-1986, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.195; P.L.3-1997, SEC.325; P.L.169-2015, SEC.129.
IN Code § 3-11-13-41 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System|3-11-13-41. Notice of Audit

Sec. 41. Public notice of the time and place of an audit under section 37 of this chapter shall be given at least forty-eight (48) hours before the audit. The notice shall be published once in accordance with IC 5-3-1-4. However, if publication in accordance with IC 5-3-1-4 will not allow the county election board to certify the results of the audit within ten (10) days after the election, notice shall be given by posting it:(1) at or near the county courthouse; and(2) at the post office serving the county courthouse.As added by P.L.6-1986, SEC.33.