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2023 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, 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. 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. 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; P.L.227-2023, SEC.99.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-34. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(e) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.72. Repealed by P.L.176-1999, SEC.134.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-42. Municipal Election Use of Ballot Card Voting System

Sec. 42. If a county has procured ballot card voting systems for use, the ballot card voting systems may be used at a municipal election. If there are not sufficient ballot card voting systems on hand for each precinct of the municipality, the county election board shall determine in what precincts ballot card voting systems will be used at the election.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.325.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-43. Municipal Elections Where Ballot Card Voting System Supplied; Supplies; Expenses

Sec. 43. (a) If ballot card voting systems are used in a municipal election, the county election board shall furnish to the municipality:
(1) the requisite number of ballot card voting systems; and
(2) all the furniture and appliances that go with the ballot card voting systems.
(b) However, the municipality shall pay the expenses of moving the ballot card voting systems and furniture to and from the polls and also for any damage or loss to the ballot card voting systems or furniture.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.326.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-44. Appointment of Person to Observe Preparation of Automatic Tabulating Machines; Term; Duties; Compensation

Sec. 44. (a) The county chairman of each major political party of the county may appoint one (1) person to observe:
(1) the ordering and the setting and adjustment of automatic tabulating machines under section 6 of this chapter;
(2) the testing of automatic tabulating machines under section 22 of this chapter; and
(3) the determination of the cause of and correction of errors in the counting of ballot cards under section 25 of this chapter.
(b) The county chairman shall file the name of a person appointed under this section with the circuit court clerk.
(c) A person appointed under this section serves until:
(1) the county chairman notifies the circuit court clerk that the person's appointment has been revoked;
(2) the county chairman notifies the clerk that the person has died; or
(3) the person files a letter of resignation with the clerk.
(d) A person appointed under subsection (a):
(1) may attend the ordering and the setting and the adjustment of the automatic tabulating machines only as a witness;
(2) shall remain silent and subject to the orders of the board; and
(3) may not obstruct or interfere with the ordering and setting and adjustment of the automatic tabulating machines.
(e) A person appointed under subsection (a) is not entitled to compensation for services except from the political party of the county chairman making the appointment.
As added by P.L.5-1989, SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-3. Ballot Labels

Sec. 3. (a) The county election board shall furnish ballot labels prepared as required by section 3.5 of this chapter.
(b) The county election board shall have the ballot labels printed:
(1) in black ink on clear white material;
(2) in the size that will fit on an electronic system; and
(3) in plain, clear type as space will reasonably permit.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.58-2005, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-3.7. No Quotation Marks in Formatting Public Questions on Ballot

Sec. 3.7. A public question printed on a ballot shall be set forth without any quotation marks preceding or following the text of the public question.
As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-4. Distinctive Party Ballot Labels

Sec. 4. Political parties may be distinguished in a primary election by the use of different color ballot labels. The party device for a political party that has been adopted in accordance with IC 3-8 and the party name or other designation shall be prefixed to the list of candidates of the party.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-5. Repealed

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.196; P.L.3-1997, SEC.326. Repealed by P.L.194-2013, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-6. Repealed

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.197; P.L.3-1997, SEC.327. Repealed by P.L.194-2013, SEC.70.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-7. Sample Ballots

Sec. 7. (a) The county election board shall arrange sample ballots in the form of a diagram showing the entire front of an electronic voting system as it will appear on the official ballots printed under the jurisdiction of the county election board. However, if presidential electors are to be voted for at an election, then the ballot label of each political party or independent ticket must be in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-4-1.
(b) Each county election board shall provide either or both of the following for each precinct of the county:
(1) The number of sample ballots the county election board considers adequate for each precinct.
(2) An electronic form of the sample ballot arranged under subsection (a), if the county election board requires display of sample ballots using an electronic device under section 18.5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.171; P.L.2-1996, SEC.198; P.L.3-1997, SEC.328; P.L.194-2013, SEC.71; P.L.227-2023, SEC.101.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-8. Electronic Voting System Display Before Election; Posting Sample Ballots

Sec. 8. (a) Each county election board may make available at convenient places throughout the county electronic voting systems for the instruction of the voters. The board shall locate the systems at places where people usually assemble, such as shopping centers. The board shall have the systems attended at convenient hours designated by the board by persons able to instruct others in their use. The county chairmen of the major political parties of the state must approve the persons attending the systems under this section.
(b) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). At least ten (10) days before an election, each county election board shall duplicate, distribute, and cause to be posted copies of official sample ballots prepared by the county election board to schools, fire stations, county courthouses, and other public buildings in the county.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.7-1991, SEC.7; P.L.12-1992, SEC.11; P.L.3-1993, SEC.172; P.L.2-1996, SEC.199; P.L.3-1997, SEC.329; P.L.194-2013, SEC.72; P.L.11-2023, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-9. Information Contained in Instructional Models

Sec. 9. Each electronic voting system used for instructional purposes must contain the names of all candidates and a description of all public questions as they will appear on the official sample ballot on election day. However, the systems may not be set to record a tally or total.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-10. Ballot Labels; Installation

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-11. Rotation of Candidate Names on Ballot System

Sec. 11. A county election board may require that the names of candidates for nomination at a primary election be rotated alphabetically on electronic voting systems. If the board does so, the names shall be rotated by precincts in regular serial sequence, so that each name of a list or group of candidates for an office appears upon the systems an equal number of times, as nearly as practicable, at the top, at the bottom, and in each intermediate place under the title of the office sought.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-12. School District Elections; Arrangement of Candidate Names

Sec. 12. In school district elections, the county election board shall arrange the names of candidates in alphabetical order on an electronic voting system as required by section 3.5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.58-2005, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-13. Preparation and Adjustment of System Before Delivery

Sec. 13. (a) Before an electronic voting system is delivered to a precinct, the county election board shall have the system put in order, set and adjusted, and ready for use in voting. As part of the system's preparation, the county election board may conduct any of the comparisons and determinations required under section 17 of the chapter. However, notwithstanding any action taken by the county election board, each precinct election board must also perform the comparisons and determinations required under section 17 of this chapter before the opening of the polls. The board may employ one (1) or more competent persons to prepare systems in accordance with this section.
(b) While acting under subsection (a), the county election board may restrict access to parts of the room where voting systems and other election material are being handled to safeguard this material.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.330; P.L.221-2005, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-14. Delivery of System to Polls

Sec. 14. Each county election board shall have each electronic voting system, along with all necessary furniture and appliances that go with the system at the polls, delivered to the appropriate precinct not later than 6 p.m. of the day before election day. The county executive shall provide transportation for the system if requested to do so by the county election board.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-14.5. Ballot Label; Casting Straight Party Vote; No Candidates, Multiple Candidates to Be Elected Are Only Candidates on Ticket

Sec. 14.5. A ballot label must not include a touch sensitive point or button to permit a voter to cast a straight party ticket for a political party if:
(1) there are no candidates of that political party; or
(2) the only candidates of the political party are for election to offices to which more than one (1) individual is to be elected and which will not be credited with a vote under IC 3-12-1-7 if a voter casts a straight party ticket.
As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.51. Amended by P.L.227-2023, SEC.102.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-15. Examination of System and Sample Ballots Upon Delivery

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to each precinct and vote center.
(b) After the delivery of an electronic voting system to a precinct, the precinct election board may meet at the polls on the same day, open the package containing the sample ballots, and, if necessary, examine the ballot label, to determine whether the system is ready for use in accordance with section 11 of this chapter. If a system is not in compliance with that section, the board shall immediately label, set and adjust, and place the system in order or have it done.
(c) While acting under subsection (b), the precinct election board may restrict access to parts of the room where voting systems and other election material are being handled to safeguard this material.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.331; P.L.227-2023, SEC.103.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-16. Preparation at Polls Before Opening

Sec. 16. On the morning of election day, the precinct election officers shall meet at the polls at least one (1) hour before the time for opening the polls. The inspector then shall have:
(1) the boundaries of the chute designated;
(2) the sample ballots and instruction cards posted; and
(3) everything put in readiness for the commencement of voting at the opening of the polls.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.90.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-17. Preparation at Polls Before Opening; System Check; Certification

Sec. 17. (a) Before the opening of the polls, each precinct election board shall:
(1) compare the ballot label on each electronic voting system with the sample ballot to see that it is correct;
(2) see that the system records zero (0) votes for each candidate and on each public question; and
(3) see that the system is otherwise in perfect order.
(b) After the system is in perfect order for voting, the precinct election board may not permit the counters to be operated except by voters in voting. The board then shall certify that the ballot labels and the sample ballots are in agreement. Forms shall be provided for certification, and the certification shall be filed with the election returns.
(c) This subsection applies to a county using vote centers. Not later than the first date that a voter may cast a ballot at a vote center, the county election board shall do both of the following:
(1) Make the comparison between the sample ballots, regular official ballots, and provisional ballots described in subsection (a).
(2) Certify that the ballots are in agreement.
A copy of the certification shall be entered into the minutes of the county election board.
(d) This subsection applies to a county using vote centers. The county election board shall do both of the following:
(1) Have copies of each sample ballot for each precinct available for inspection by a voter at each vote center.
(2) Post a notice in the vote center stating that sample ballots are available for inspection upon request by the voter.
(3) Determine that the system records that zero (0) votes have been cast for each candidate and on each public question, and that the system is otherwise in perfect order. Each precinct election board shall then certify that the ballot labels are in order.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.110; P.L.227-2023, SEC.104.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-18. Displaying Sample Ballots

Sec. 18. (a) This subsection applies when the county election board provides a precinct with a printed sample ballot under section 7 of this chapter. The inspector of each precinct, or a person under the direction of the inspector, shall post sample ballots near the entrance of the chute for the precinct. The ballots must be available for public inspection throughout election day.
(b) This subsection applies when the county election board provides a precinct with an electronic form of the sample ballot under section 7 of this chapter. The inspector of the precinct, or a person under the direction of the inspector, shall post a notice near the entrance of the chute for the precinct that the sample ballot for the precinct is available for review on an electronic device. The sample ballot must be made available for public inspection throughout election day.
(c) This subsection applies to a county using vote centers when the county election board provides the vote center with an electronic form of the sample ballot under section 7 of this chapter. The inspector of the vote center, or a person under the direction of the inspector, shall post a notice near the entrance of the chute for the vote center that the sample ballots for each precinct in the county are available for review on an electronic device. The sample ballots must be made available for public inspection throughout election day.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.227-2023, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-18.5. Use of Electronic Device to Display Sample Ballots

Sec. 18.5. For purposes of this chapter, an electronic device that is not an electronic poll book may be used at a precinct or vote center to display a sample ballot. For purposes of certification of voting systems under this article, an electronic device, the only function of which is the display of sample ballots, is not considered to be a voting system or part of a voting system.
As added by P.L.227-2023, SEC.106.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-19. Failure of Equipment; Supply of Paper Ballots and Voting Booths

Sec. 19. Each county election board shall be at its office from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. on election day. Upon notice that an electronic voting system is out of order or fails to work, the board shall be ready between those hours to deliver to any precinct in the county:
(1) necessary paper ballots;
(2) election booths with an adequate number of stalls;
(3) ballot boxes; and
(4) all necessary supplies and equipment as required by law.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-20. Location of Voting System; Secrecy

Sec. 20. The exterior of an electronic voting system and each area of the polls must be in plain view of the precinct election board. Each system 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.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-21. Regulation of Voting System Area

Sec. 21. After the opening of the polls, the inspector, judges, and poll clerks may not allow any person to pass within the railing to the part of the room where an electronic voting system is situated, except for the purpose of voting. Except as provided in IC 3-11-9, they may not permit more than one (1) voter at a time to be in the part of the room where an electronic voting system is situated.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-22. Explanation of Manner of Voting to Voter

Sec. 22. After a voter has signed the poll list, both judges, on request, shall give an explanation of the manner of voting.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-22.5. Voting Mark; Instructions

Sec. 22.5. Whenever an electronic 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.68.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-23. Voting Procedure; Standards to Define a Vote; Rights of a Voter in Casting Ballot

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-24. Voting Booth Arrangement; Additional Instructions

Sec. 24. (a) 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.
(b) If a voter needs additional instruction after entering the voting booth, the voter may request assistance from the two (2) judges. The two (2) judges shall then approach but not enter the booth and call out additional instructions to the voter.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.74-2017, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-24.5. Voting on Electronic Voting System With Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail; Correction of Errors

Sec. 24.5. (a) This section applies to voting on an electronic voting system that includes a voter verifiable paper audit trail.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the voter may, after reviewing the paper audit trail, determine that an error has been made, and if so, the voter is entitled to one (1) opportunity to correct that error before the voter completes the casting of the voter's ballot.
(c) This subsection applies if an error is made because of a technology malfunction or malfunction of the voting system. Except as provided in subsection (d), the voter may, until the malfunction is corrected, review the paper audit trail to determine if an error has been made. After the malfunction has been corrected, the voter is entitled to one (1) opportunity to correct the error before the voter completes the casting of the voter's ballot.
(d) This subsection applies if the voter is a voter with disabilities. The voter may, after reviewing the paper audit trail, determine that an error has been made, and if so, the voter is entitled to as many opportunities as the voter needs to correct the error before the voter completes the casting of the voter's ballot.
As added by P.L.71-2019, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-25. Post-Vote Casting Procedure; Procedure for Handling Ballot Not Cast by Voter

Sec. 25. (a) After voting, the voter shall immediately leave the booth and announce to the poll clerks that the voter has voted. The poll clerks shall write a voting mark after the voter's name, and the voter shall leave the room.
(b) If a voter leaves the booth without casting a ballot, a precinct election official shall:
(1) attempt to advise the voter not to leave the polls because the voter's ballot has not been cast; and
(2) permit the voter to return to the booth to complete the process of casting the voter's ballot.
(c) If the voter has left the polls, or declines to return to the booth, the inspector shall direct both judges to enter into the booth and complete the process of casting the ballot for the voter. The judges shall promptly complete a form prescribed under IC 3-5-4-8. The form must be signed by both judges and contain 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 the judges jointly cast the ballot without either judge making any alteration to the choices made by the voter.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.111.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-26. Time Limits in Voting Booth; Primary Election

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-27. Time Limits in Voting Booth; General Election

Sec. 27. At a general, municipal, or special election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth longer than four (4) minutes.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.193-2021, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-28. Voter Refusal to Leave Voting Booth

Sec. 28. If a voter refuses to leave a voting booth after the lapse of time prescribed by section 26 or 27 of this chapter, the precinct election board, or the election sheriff or sheriffs upon the order of the board, shall immediately remove the voter from the booth.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-29. Disclosure of Vote by Voter Before Its Registration; Effect

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-30. Securing System at Poll Closing

Sec. 30. Subject to IC 3-12-2-5, as soon as the polls are closed, the inspector, in the presence of the judges and poll clerks, immediately shall secure each electronic voting system against voting and obtain at least one (1) paper printout of the total votes cast for each candidate and on each public question in that precinct.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-31. Printouts of Vote; Computer Memory Pack Removal

Sec. 31. As soon as the paper printouts of the vote count are obtained, the inspector shall close the system and remove the computer memory pack from the system. The inspector and the judge of the opposite political party shall then transport the computer memory packs and each electronic voting system to the county election board.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.175.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-32. Certificate of Vote; Return of Papers to Circuit Court Clerk

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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-33. Municipal Election Use of System

Sec. 33. If a county has procured electronic voting systems for use, the systems may be used at a municipal election. If there are not sufficient systems on hand for each precinct of the municipality, the county election board shall determine in what precincts systems will be used at the election.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System › 3-11-14-34. Municipal Elections; Supplies Furnished; Expenses

Sec. 34. (a) If electronic voting systems are used in a municipal election, the county election board shall furnish to the municipality:
(1) the requisite number of systems; and
(2) all the furniture and appliances that go with the systems.
(b) However, the municipality shall pay the expenses of moving the systems and furniture to and from the polls and also for any damage or loss to the systems or furniture.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Public Tests of Electronic Voting Systems › 3-11-14.5-2. Public Notice of Test

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), public notice of the time and place shall be given at least forty-eight (48) hours before the test. The notice shall be published once in accordance with IC 5-3-1-4.
(b) This subsection applies to an additional public test conducted under section 1(e) of this chapter. Notice of the time and place of the additional test shall be given in accordance with IC 5-14-1.5, but publication of the notice in accordance with IC 5-3-1-4 is not required.
As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.91. Amended by P.L.169-2015, SEC.131; P.L.71-2019, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Public Tests of Electronic Voting Systems › 3-11-14.5-3. Certification of Test by Election Board

Sec. 3. The two (2) appointed members of the county election board shall observe the test required by this chapter and, if they so determine, shall certify the test as meeting the requirements of this chapter.
As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.91.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Public Tests of Electronic Voting Systems › 3-11-14.5-5. Requirements for Test

Sec. 5. (a) The test required by this chapter must include the following:
(1) The visual inspection of the voting system and ballot labels.
(2) The manual entry of a preaudited group of ballots marked so as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each public question.
(3) At least one (1) ballot for each office that has votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the electronic voting system to reject the overvotes.
(b) The test required by this chapter must include the entry of a preaudited group of at least one (1) ballot from three (3) different precincts where an election will be conducted to:
(1) test the functionality of the system components used by a voter with disabilities to independently and privately cast a ballot; and
(2) record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each public question.
As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.91. Amended by P.L.193-2021, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Public Tests of Electronic Voting Systems › 3-11-14.5-6. Errors; Determination of Causes; Correction; Errorless Retest

Sec. 6. If an error is detected during the test required by section 5 of this chapter, the cause of the error shall be determined and corrected, and an errorless count must be made before the use of the electronic voting system at the election is approved.
As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.91.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 14.5. Public Tests of Electronic Voting Systems › 3-11-14.5-7. Sealing Voting System and Test Materials After Completion

Sec. 7. After completion of the count, the voting system shall be sealed. The ballots used to conduct the test and all other election materials shall be sealed, retained, and disposed of as provided for paper ballots.
As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.91.