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IN Code § 3-10-1-7.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-7.1. Copy of Registration Record and Voter Signatures; Evidence of Right to Vote

Sec. 7.1. (a) This subsection does not apply to a county in which electronic poll books are used under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or IC 3-11-18.1. Each county election board shall furnish the inspector of each precinct for use on primary election day a certified copy under IC 3-7-29 of the list of all voters registered to vote in the precinct.(b) This subsection does not apply to a county in which electronic poll books are used under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or IC 3-11-18.1. The county voter registration office may also provide the inspector of each precinct in the county a certified photocopy of the signature on the affidavit or form of registration of each voter of the precinct for the comparison of signatures under section 24.6 of this chapter.(c) If the name of a person offering to vote at the primary is in the registration record or listed in the certified copy prepared for the precinct or the electronic poll list, it is sufficient evidence of the person's right to vote unless the person is challenged.As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.95. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.66; P.L.271-2013, SEC.10; P.L.258-2013, SEC.69; P.L.76-2014, SEC.26; P.L.169-2015, SEC.78.
IN Code § 3-10-1-7.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-7.2. Proof of Identification; Exception; Failure to Produce; Challenge; Provisional Ballot

Sec. 7.2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), a voter who desires to vote an official ballot at a primary election shall provide proof of identification.(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), before the voter proceeds to vote in a primary election, a precinct election officer shall ask the voter to provide proof of identification. The voter must produce the proof of identification before being permitted to sign the poll list.(c) If:(1) the voter is unable or declines to present the proof of identification; or(2) a member of the precinct election board determines that the proof of identification presented by the voter does not qualify as proof of identification under IC 3-5-2-40.5;a member of the precinct election board shall challenge the voter as prescribed by IC 3-11-8.(d) If the voter executes a challenged voter's affidavit under section 9 of this chapter or IC 3-11-8-22.1, the voter may:(1) sign the poll list; and(2) receive a provisional ballot.(e) A voter who votes in person at a precinct polling place, vote center, or satellite office established under IC 3-11-10-26.3 that is located at a state licensed care facility where the voter resides is not required to provide proof of identification before voting in a primary election.As added by P.L.109-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.67; P.L.53-2009, SEC.1; P.L.157-2019, SEC.9.
IN Code § 3-10-1-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-8. Voter Name Not on Registration Record, Certified Copy of Registration Record, or Electronic Poll List; Certificate of Error; Casting Provisional Ballot

Sec. 8. A person who will be a voter at the general election for which the primary is being held and whose name does not appear on the registration record of the precinct, the certified copy of the registration record prepared under IC 3-7-29, or the electronic poll list may:(1) vote if the county voter registration office provides a signed certificate of error; or(2) cast a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7, as provided by 52 U.S.C. 21082.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.36; P.L.7-1990, SEC.34; P.L.12-1995, SEC.61; P.L.3-1995, SEC.82; P.L.209-2003, SEC.96; P.L.164-2006, SEC.68; P.L.271-2013, SEC.11; P.L.128-2015, SEC.149.
IN Code § 3-10-1-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-9. Challenging Voter

Sec. 9. A voter in a precinct may challenge a voter or person who offers to vote at a primary election. The challenged person may not vote unless the challenged person:(1) is registered;(2) makes:(A) an oral or a written affirmation under IC 3-10-12; or(B) an affidavit:(i) that the challenged person is a voter of the precinct; or(ii) required under IC 3-10-11 if the voter declares that the voter is entitled to vote under IC 3-10-11; and(3) either:(A) at the last general election voted for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party for whose candidates the challenged person proposes to vote in the primary election and intends to vote for the regular nominees of the political party at the next general election; or(B) if the challenged person did not vote at the last general election, intends to vote at the next general election for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party holding the primary election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.17-1993, SEC.9; P.L.12-1995, SEC.62.
IN Code § 3-10-1-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-10. Persons Entitled to Challenge Voter

Sec. 10. Only a voter who is a member of the political party for whose candidates a person is offering to vote at a primary election may challenge the person on the ground of party affiliation.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
IN Code § 3-10-1-10.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-10.5. Challenged Voter Entitled to Cast Provisional Ballot; Exception

Sec. 10.5. (a) This section does not apply to a voter who is challenged under section 10 of this chapter on the basis of party affiliation.(b) In accordance with 52 U.S.C. 21082, a voter challenged under this chapter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7 after executing the affidavit under section 9 of this chapter.As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.97. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.69; P.L.128-2015, SEC.150.
IN Code § 3-10-1-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment

Sec. 11. The voting methods, supplies, and equipment to be used at a primary election are the same as those prescribed by IC 3-11 as far as applicable and when consistent with this chapter.[1986 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
IN Code § 3-10-1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-12. Preparation and Distribution of Ballots

Sec. 12. (a) In those precincts where ballot card voting systems are to be used, each county election board shall prepare and distribute separate primary ballots for each political party participating in a primary election at least equal in number to one hundred percent (100%) of the number of votes cast for the candidate of the party who received the greatest number of votes cast in the precinct at the last general election.(b) In those precincts where electronic voting systems are to be used, the board shall determine the number of ballots required to be printed and furnished to the precincts for emergency purposes only.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-2 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.151; P.L.230-2005, SEC.34.
IN Code § 3-10-1-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-13. Specifications for Ballots

Sec. 13. (a) The primary election paper ballots, ballot cards, and ballot labels on an electronic voting system of each political party must be of uniform size and of the same quality paper as the paper ballots, ballot cards, and ballot labels used at the general election.(b) The primary election paper ballots and ballot cards of a political party used in a precinct must contain the precinct number or designation on the ballot.(c) The paper ballots and ballot cards must be distinctively marked or be of a different color so that the ballots of each party are easily distinguishable.(d) This subsection applies to all voting systems. All the candidates representing one (1) party shall be placed on one (1) ticket with the name of the party placed at the top or beginning of the ballot in the form prescribed by section 19 of this chapter.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-2 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.152; P.L.66-2003, SEC.28; P.L.58-2005, SEC.3; P.L.193-2021, SEC.21.
IN Code § 3-10-1-14.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-14.1. Printing Names on Ballot

Sec. 14.1. (a) All the candidates for each office who have qualified in the manner prescribed by IC 3-8 for placement on the primary election ballot shall be grouped together under the name of the office and printed in type with uniform capital letters, with uniform space between each name. At the head of each group, a statement reading substantially as follows must be placed immediately below the name of the office and above the name of the first candidate: "Vote for not more than (insert the number of candidates to be nominated) candidates for this office.".(b) In addition to the candidate's given name and surname, the candidate may use:(1) initials; or(2) a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known;if the candidate's choice of initials or nickname does not exceed twenty (20) characters. Any nickname used must appear in parentheses between the candidate's given name and the candidate's surname.(c) A candidate may not use a designation such as a title or degree or a nickname that implies a title or degree.(d) A candidate's name must be printed on the ballot exactly as the name appears on the candidate's certificate of nomination, petition of nomination, or declaration of candidacy.As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.75. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.33; P.L.76-2014, SEC.27.
IN Code § 3-10-1-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-15. Separate Ticket for Each Political Party; Placement of Names Under Office Designation

Sec. 15. (a) Each political party holding a primary election shall have a separate ticket, either in printed ballot form as prescribed by sections 13 and 14.1 of this chapter, or on separate ballot cards or ballot labels.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the name of each candidate who has qualified under IC 3-8 shall be placed on the ballot under a designation of the office for which the person is a candidate.(c) This subsection applies to an optical scan ballot card voting system that does not list the name of a candidate on the ballot card. The name of each candidate who has qualified under IC 3-8 shall be placed on the ballot and indicated by reference to a number printed on the optical scan ballot card.(d) The name of a candidate may not appear on the ballot of more than one (1) party for the same office.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-6(a) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.153; P.L.14-2004, SEC.76; P.L.58-2005, SEC.4; P.L.164-2006, SEC.70.
IN Code § 3-10-1-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-16. Number of Candidates for Whom Each Person May Vote

Sec. 16. At a primary election a voter may vote for as many candidates for each office as there are persons to be elected to that office at the general election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-6(a) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.16-1995, SEC.1; P.L.98-2004, SEC.33; P.L.245-2017, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-10-1-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-17. Colored Ballot Labels; Party Designation

Sec. 17. Political parties may be distinguished in a primary election by the use of different color paper ballots, ballot cards, or ballot labels. The party name shall be placed before the list of candidates of the party.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-6(b).]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.154; P.L.176-1999, SEC.57; P.L.58-2005, SEC.5.
IN Code § 3-10-1-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-18. Candidates Ordered Alphabetically by Surname; Exception for Certain Counties

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the names of all candidates for each office who have qualified under IC 3-8 shall be arranged in alphabetical order by surnames under the designation of the office.(b) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). The names of all candidates for each office who have qualified under IC 3-8, except for a school board office, precinct committeeman, or state convention delegate, shall be arranged in random order by surnames under the designation of the office. The random order shall be determined using a lottery. The lottery held in accordance with this subsection shall be conducted in public by the county election board. The lottery shall be held not later than fifteen (15) days following the last day for a declaration of candidacy under IC 3-8-2-4. All candidates whose names are to be arranged by way of the lottery shall be notified at least five (5) days prior to the lottery of the time and place at which the lottery is to be held. Each candidate may have one (1) designated watcher, and each county political party may have one (1) designated watcher who shall be allowed to observe the lottery procedure.(c) For paper ballots, the left margin of the ballot for each political party must show the name of the uppermost candidate printed to the right of the number 1, the next candidate number 2, the next candidate number 3, and so on, consecutively to the end of the ballot as prescribed in section 19 of this chapter. If ordered by a county election board or a board of elections and registration under IC 3-11-15-13.1(b), a ballot number or other candidate designation uniquely associated with the candidate must be displayed on the electronic voting system and printed on the ballot cards.(d) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). If there is insufficient room on a row to list each candidate of a political party, a second or subsequent row may be utilized. However, a second or subsequent row may not be utilized unless the first row, and all preceding rows, have been filled.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-7 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.155; P.L.7-1991, SEC.2; P.L.12-1992, SEC.6; P.L.1-1993, SEC.6; P.L.5-1994, SEC.1; P.L.221-2005, SEC.28; P.L.76-2014, SEC.28.
IN Code § 3-10-1-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-19. Form of Ballot and Public Questions; Order of Offices and Public Questions on Ballot

Sec. 19. (a) The ballot for a primary election shall be printed in substantially the form described in this section for all the offices for which candidates have qualified under IC 3-8.(b) The following shall be printed as the heading for the ballot for a political party:"OFFICIAL PRIMARY BALLOT_________________ Party (insert the name of the political party)".(c) The following shall be printed immediately below the heading required by subsection (b) or be posted in each voting booth as provided in IC 3-11-2-8(b):(1) For paper ballots, print: To vote for a person, make a voting mark (X or ✔) on or in the box before the person's name in the proper column.(2) For optical scan ballots, print: To vote for a person, darken or shade in the circle, oval, or square (or draw a line to connect the arrow) that precedes the person's name in the proper column.(3) For optical scan ballots that do not contain a candidate's name, print: To vote for a person, darken or shade in the oval that precedes the number assigned to the person's name in the proper column.(4) For electronic voting systems, print: To vote for a person, touch the screen (or press the button) in the location indicated.(d) Local public questions shall be placed on the primary election ballot after the heading and the voting instructions described in subsection (c) (if the instructions are printed on the ballot) and before the offices described in subsection (g).(e) The local public questions described in subsection (d) shall be placed as follows:(1) In a separate column on the ballot if voting is by paper ballot.(2) After the heading and the voting instructions described in subsection (c) (if the instructions are printed on the ballot) and before the offices described in subsection (g), in the form specified in IC 3-11-13-11 if voting is by ballot card.(3) As provided by either of the following if voting is by an electronic voting system:(A) On a separate screen for a public question.(B) After the heading and the voting instructions described in subsection (c) (if the instructions are printed on the ballot) and before the offices described in subsection (g), in the form specified in IC 3-11-14-3.5.(f) A public question shall be placed on the primary election ballot in the following form:
IN Code § 3-10-1-19.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-19.2. Order of Districts and Candidates on Ballot

Sec. 19.2. (a) Whenever candidates are to be nominated for an office that includes more than one (1) district, the districts shall be placed on the ballot in alphabetical or numerical order, according to the designation given to the district.(b) Whenever candidates are to be nominated for an office that includes both an at-large member and a member representing a district, the candidates seeking nomination as an at-large member shall be placed on the ballot before candidates seeking nomination to represent a district.(c) Candidates for a political party office shall be placed on the ballot in accordance with the rules applicable to candidates for nomination to an office under subsections (a) and (b).As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.179-2011, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-10-1-19.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-19.5. Alternative Order of County Offices

Sec. 19.5. Notwithstanding section 19 of this chapter, the county election board may alter the prescribed ballot order to place the names of the candidates for the following offices before the names of the candidates for county judicial offices:(1) Prosecuting attorney.(2) Clerk of the circuit court.(3) The county offices listed in section 19(g)(4) of this chapter.As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.1-2009, SEC.2; P.L.190-2011, SEC.2; P.L.21-2016, SEC.2.
IN Code § 3-10-1-19.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-19.7. Certain Information Not Required on Ballot

Sec. 19.7. The ballot for a primary election is not required to contain the information set forth under IC 3-11-2-10, IC 3-11-13-11, or IC 3-11-14-3.5 concerning:(1) write-in voting; or(2) independent candidates or independent tickets (described in IC 3-11-2-6);except when an office for which write-in candidates or independent candidates or independent tickets (described in IC 3-11-2-6) are permitted is elected at the same time as the primary election.As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.84. Amended by P.L.58-2005, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-10-1-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-21. Sample Ballots

Sec. 21. The official sample ballots for a primary election shall be printed from the first or official form of ballot only.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-7 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
IN Code § 3-10-1-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-23. Voting Systems in County Having a City

Sec. 23. In a primary election in a county having a city, ballot card voting systems and electronic voting systems shall be employed as available and adaptable and shall be supplemented by paper ballots as necessary. However, this section does not require the purchase of ballot card voting systems or electronic voting systems for a primary election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-13.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.157; P.L.221-2005, SEC.30.
IN Code § 3-10-1-24.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-24.6. Voter Identity Check; Comparison of Signatures

Sec. 24.6. (a) In case of doubt concerning a voter's identity, the precinct election board shall compare the voter's signature with the signature on the registration record or any certified copy of the signature provided under section 7.1 of this chapter. If the board determines that the voter's signature is authentic, the voter may then vote.(b) If either poll clerk doubts the voter's identity following the comparison of the signatures, the poll clerk shall challenge the voter in the manner prescribed by IC 3-11-8. If the poll clerk does not execute a challenger's affidavit under IC 3-11-8-21 or if the voter executes a challenged voter's affidavit under IC 3-11-8-22.1, the voter may then vote.As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.100. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.73; P.L.271-2013, SEC.13.
IN Code § 3-10-1-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections|Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years|3-10-1-25. Paper Ballots or Ballot Card System; Procedures

Sec. 25. (a) If paper ballots are used in a precinct, one (1) of the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks shall deliver to a voter one (1) of the voter's political party ballots and a pencil after the voter signs the poll list. The voter shall take the ballot and pencil into an election booth and mark the ballot within the time provided under IC 3-11-11-10.5.(b) If a ballot card voting system is used in a precinct, one (1) of the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks shall deliver to a voter one (1) of the voter's political party ballot cards and instructions on how to operate the ballot card system as described in IC 3-11-13-29 and IC 3-11-13-30. The voter shall take the ballot card into the voting booth and mark the ballot within the time provided under IC 3-11-13-32.5.[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.160; P.L.5-1989, SEC.39.