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2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes › 3-12-3-8. Votes to Be Counted Manually if Automatic Tabulating Machines Test Not Conducted

Sec. 8. If a test of automatic tabulating machines required by IC 3-11-13-22 is not conducted for a particular office or public question, the votes for that office or question shall be counted manually. If for any reason it becomes impracticable to count all or some of the ballot cards with automatic tabulating machines:
(1) the precinct election board in which the machine is located, if the ballot card voting system is designed to allow the counting and tabulation of votes by the precinct election board; or
(2) the county election board, if the ballot card voting system is not designed to allow the counting and tabulation of votes by the precinct election board;
may direct that they be counted manually.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.42; P.L.3-1987, SEC.351; P.L.1-1993, SEC.12; P.L.85-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes › 3-12-3-9. Manual Counting of Ballot Cards; Compliance With Tabulating Standards

Sec. 9. If ballot cards are counted manually, the tabulation of votes must comply with the standards prescribed by IC 3-11-7.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes › 3-12-3-10. Procedures After Vote Totals Have Been Taken and Certified; Ballot Cards and Automatic Tabulating Machines; Disposition; Inspector's Oath

Sec. 10. (a) After the voting totals have been taken and certified by a precinct election board under section 2(c) of this chapter, the inspector shall:
(1) seal each automatic tabulating machine used in the precinct;
(2) place all ballot cards that have been counted in the container provided for that purpose; and
(3) seal the container into which the ballot cards have been placed;
in the presence of the precinct election board. The automatic tabulating machine may not be moved from the polls after the polls are closed until collected.
(b) The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver:
(1) the certification of the vote totals and one (1) copy of the certificate prepared under section 2(c) of this chapter for the circuit court clerk;
(2) the certificate of the vote totals prepared under section 2(c) of this chapter for the news media;
(3) the container in which ballot cards have been placed under subsection (a); and
(4) the unused, uncounted, and defective ballot cards and returns;
to the circuit court clerk.
(c) The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificates and the list of voters to the county election board by midnight on election day. However, if:
(1) a ballot card voting system failed;
(2) the failure of the system was reported as required by this title;
(3) paper ballots were used in place of the system; and
(4) the use of the paper ballots caused a substantial delay in the vote counting process;
then the certificates, the list of voters, and the tally papers shall be delivered as soon as possible.
(d) Upon delivery of the container to the circuit court clerk under subsection (c), the inspector shall take and subscribe an oath before the clerk stating that the inspector:
(1) closed and sealed the container in the presence of the judges and poll clerks;
(2) securely kept the ballot cards in the container;
(3) did not permit any person to open the container or to otherwise touch or tamper with the ballot cards; and
(4) has no knowledge of any other person opening the container.
(e) Each oath taken under subsection (d) shall be filed in the circuit court clerk's office with other election papers.
(f) Upon completion of the counting of the votes by a precinct election board under section 2(c) of this chapter or at a central location, all ballot cards shall be arranged by precincts and kept by the circuit court clerk for the period required by IC 3-10-1-31.1. The clerk shall determine the final disposition of all voted ballot cards.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.43; P.L.3-1987, SEC.352; P.L.3-1993, SEC.185; P.L.14-2004, SEC.158; P.L.193-2021, SEC.88.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes › 3-12-3-11. Official Return of Precinct; Publication

Sec. 11. (a) The return printed by the automatic tabulating machines, along with the return of votes by absentee and provisional voters, constitutes the official return of each precinct. Upon completion of the count, the return is open to the public.
(b) This subsection applies if the votes have been cast on a ballot card voting system that is not designed to allow the counting and tabulation of votes by the precinct election board. The circuit court clerk shall, upon request, furnish to the media in the area the results of the tabulation.
(c) This subsection applies if the votes have been cast on a ballot card voting system that is designed to allow the counting and tabulation of votes by the precinct election board. Upon receiving the certificate for the media prepared under section 2(c) of this chapter, the circuit court clerk shall deliver the certificate to any person designated to receive the certificate by the editors of the newspapers published in the county or by the managers of the radio and television stations operating in the county.
(d) If a precinct election board administers more than one (1) precinct, the precinct election board or circuit court clerk shall keep the ballots cast in each precinct separate from ballots cast in any other precinct, so that the votes cast for each candidate and on each public question in each of the precincts administered by the board may be determined.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-5(d).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.44; P.L.3-1987, SEC.353; P.L.1-1993, SEC.13; P.L.126-2002, SEC.88; P.L.230-2005, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes › 3-12-3-12. Casting of Votes by Absentee Voters; Counting

Sec. 12. Votes by absentee voters may be cast on paper ballots or ballot cards, or both methods may be used. The ballots may be counted by an automatic tabulating machine or by special canvassing boards appointed by and under the direction of the county election board. A true copy of each paper absentee ballot may be made on a ballot card, which, after being verified in the presence of witnesses, shall be counted in the same manner as other ballot cards.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-8.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes › 3-12-3-12.5. Vote Count to Continue to Completion

Sec. 12.5. To minimize the delay in the counting of the vote, the count must begin immediately upon delivery of the cards to the central counting location under section 2(b) of this chapter or upon the closing of the polls under section 2(c) of this chapter. The tabulation must continue without interruption until all votes are canvassed and all certificates of the vote totals required under section 10(b) of this chapter or totals required under section 11(b) of this chapter are completed and delivered to the persons entitled to receive the certificates or totals.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.354.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes › 3-12-3-12.7. Required Use of a Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Drive Containing Anti-Malware Protection Features or Other Approved Data Storage Transfer Methods to Upload Unofficial Precinct Election Results

Sec. 12.7. (a) This section applies to a county that uploads unofficial precinct level results from a ballot card voting system to the computerized list before the county certifies the official results of the election under IC 3-12-5.
(b) The county shall use a universal serial bus (USB) drive that contains anti-malware protection features approved by VSTOP or another data storage transfer method approved by VSTOP.
As added by P.L.135-2020, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes › 3-12-3-13. Recount; Procedure

Sec. 13. In case of a recount, all ballot cards shall be recounted in the manner prescribed by this chapter unless:
(1) the court ordering the recount or the state recount commission directs that they be counted manually; or
(2) a request for a manual recount is made under IC 3-12-6 or IC 3-12-11.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-9.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.355.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes › 3-12-3.5-1. Application of Chapter; Vote Centers Treated as Precincts

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to each precinct where voting is by electronic voting system.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, in a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1, each vote center shall be treated as if it were a single precinct.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.210-2018, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes › 3-12-3.5-1.1. Chapter Establishes Standards to Define Vote

Sec. 1.1. This chapter is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what will be counted as a vote on an electronic voting system.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.184. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.211.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes › 3-12-3.5-1.5. Closing of All Polls Located in One Room Before Vote Count

Sec. 1.5. If the polls for more than one (1) precinct are located in the same room, the inspector of a precinct using the room may not begin the vote counting procedure until all the polls in the room are officially closed and no more persons are waiting in line to vote.
As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.127. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.125; P.L.193-2021, SEC.90.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes › 3-12-3.5-2. Announcement That Printout of Vote Available for Examination

Sec. 2. After each electronic voting system has been secured and the paper vote total printouts obtained, the inspector shall announce in a distinct tone of voice that the printouts are available for inspection by the members of the precinct election board and any watchers present within the polls. The members and watchers are entitled to inspect and copy the printouts to document the votes cast for:
(1) each candidate on each system; and
(2) each public question on each system.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.102.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes › 3-12-3.5-3. Certificates of Vote Result; Use of Verifiable Paper Audit Trail

Sec. 3. (a) When paper vote total printouts have been obtained, the precinct election board shall prepare certificates stating the number of votes that each candidate received for each office and the votes on each public question by attaching the paper vote total printouts to certificate forms supplied by the county election board.
(b) Each member of the board shall be given a copy of the certificate.
(c) If a precinct election board administers more than one (1) precinct, the board shall keep the ballots cast in each precinct separate from ballots cast in any other precinct, so that the votes cast for each candidate and on each public question in each of the precincts administered by the board may be determined.
(d) If a precinct or vote center uses a direct record electronic voting system that contains a voter verifiable paper audit trail, the election board is not required to print out the paper audit trail in preparing the certificates setting forth the number of votes prepared under subsection (a).
(e) The certificates prepared under subsection (a) set forth the official votes cast by the voters for a candidate or on a public question by the voters of the precinct. However, in a recount or contest proceeding under IC 3-12-6, IC 3-12-8, IC 3-12-11, or IC 3-12-12, the information set forth on the voter verifiable paper audit trail may be used as evidence for a recount commission or a court to determine the votes cast for a candidate or on a public question in the precinct.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.58; P.L.135-2020, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes › 3-12-3.5-4. Delivery of Certificates

Sec. 4. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificates prepared under section 3 of this chapter and the list of voters to the county election board by midnight on election day. However, if:
(1) an electronic voting system failed;
(2) the failure of the system was reported as required by this title;
(3) paper ballots were used in place of the system; and
(4) the use of the paper ballots caused a substantial delay in the vote counting process;
then the certificates, the list of voters, and the tally papers shall be delivered as soon as possible.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.186.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes › 3-12-3.5-5. News Media Certificate

Sec. 5. Immediately upon completion of the vote count, each precinct election board shall make and sign a certificate for the news media showing the total number of votes received by each candidate in the precinct. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificate to the circuit court clerk at the same time that the certificates, the list of voters, and the tally papers are delivered under section 4 of this chapter. The circuit court clerk immediately shall deliver the certificate made for the news media to any person designated to receive the certificate by the editors of the newspapers published in the county or by the managers of the radio and television stations operating in the county. The county election board shall furnish each precinct election board with the forms on which the certificates are to be prepared.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 3.5. Counting of Electronic Voting System Votes › 3-12-3.5-6. Vote Count to Continue to Completion

Sec. 6. To minimize the delay in the counting of the vote, canvassing must begin immediately upon the closing of the polls and continue without interruption until all the votes are canvassed and all certificates of the vote required under section 3 of this chapter are completed and delivered to the persons entitled to receive the certificates.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-1. Members of County Election Board to Canvass Votes in County

Sec. 1. The members of each county election board shall canvass the votes cast in the county.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-8 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.187.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-2. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-9.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-3. Compensation of Members of County Election Board

Sec. 3. The members of a county election board shall be compensated for their services as canvassers in an amount to be fixed by the county executive.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-10 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.188.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-4. Employment of Clerical Assistants and Write-in Teams; Nonpartisan Student Assistants

Sec. 4. (a) Each county election board may employ clerical assistants if necessary for the proper canvassing and tabulating of the vote. However, except as provided in subsection (d), not more than one-half (1/2) of the assistants employed by the board may be members of the same political party.
(b) The county election board shall appoint the number of two (2) member write-in teams that are necessary to examine and count write-in votes cast on ballot card voting systems on election night. The county chairmen of the two (2) major political parties of a county shall each designate one (1) member of each write-in team. The write-in teams are considered employees of the county canvassing board and must meet the qualifications of canvassing board employees.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a county election board may not employ a person to assist with canvassing unless the person would be eligible to serve as a precinct election officer under IC 3-6-6-7.
(d) The county election board may, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, employ a student to assist the board under this section if the student is:
(1) enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution (including a community college); and
(2) a registered voter of the county.
A student appointed under this subsection must serve the board in a nonpartisan manner.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-10 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.113; P.L.1-1992, SEC.5; P.L.3-1993, SEC.189; P.L.209-2003, SEC.185; P.L.2-2007, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-5. Compensation of Clerical Assistants

Sec. 5. A county election board shall pay an assistant hired under section 4 of this chapter a reasonable rate of compensation for the assistant's services.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-10 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.357; P.L.3-1993, SEC.190.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-5.5. Chapter Establishes Standards to Define Vote

Sec. 5.5. This chapter is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what will be counted as a vote on a paper ballot, an optical scan voting system, or an electronic voting system by a county election board.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.186. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.212.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-6. Canvass of Certificates, Poll Lists, and Tally Papers Returned by Inspectors; Providing Room in Courthouse

Sec. 6. (a) At 6 p.m. on each election day, the county election board shall assemble in a room to canvass the certificates, poll lists, and tally papers returned by each inspector in the county and to declare the results of the election as provided in this chapter.
(b) The canvassing must be performed in public under IC 5-14-1.5. However, the board may restrict access to parts of the room where election material is being handled or transported to safeguard the material.
(c) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, the county executive shall provide a room in the courthouse that contains adequate space to permit members of the public to witness the canvassing of votes.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-8 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-6.3. Entering of Unofficial Election Results Into Computerized List Beginning on Election Night

Sec. 6.3. (a) Beginning at 8 p.m. prevailing local time on election day, and at least once every one hundred twenty (120) minutes until midnight prevailing local time, the county election board shall enter unofficial results for offices elected by all voters of the state and for legislative offices canvassed by the county election board under this chapter into the computerized list as those unofficial results are tabulated.
(b) The county:
(1) may continue entering unofficial results after midnight; and
(2) shall resume entry of any remaining unofficial results beginning at 9 a.m. prevailing local time on the day after election day and continue entering these results at least once every sixty (60) minutes until the entry of unofficial results is completed.
As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-6.5. Required Use of a Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Drive Containing Anti-Malware Protection Features or Other Approved Data Storage Transfer Methods to Upload Unofficial Election Results

Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to a county that uploads unofficial precinct level results from a direct record electronic voting system to the computerized list before the county certifies the official results of the election under IC 3-12-5.
(b) The county must use a universal serial bus (USB) drive that contains anti-malware protection features approved by VSTOP or another data storage transfer method approved by VSTOP.
As added by P.L.135-2020, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-7. Counties Over 300,000; Providing of Assembly Room

Sec. 7. In each county having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000), the county executive shall, upon the written request and order of the judge of the circuit court of the county and at least ten (10) days before the election, provide a suitable assembly room for the county election board other than a room in the courthouse.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-8 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.12-1992, SEC.12; P.L.3-1993, SEC.192.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-8. Examination and Comparison of Certificates, Poll Lists, and Tally Sheets; Aggregating and Tabulating Vote for County and Political Subdivision

Sec. 8. The county election board shall:
(1) carefully examine and compare the certificates, poll lists, and tally sheets; and
(2) aggregate and tabulate from the papers entrusted to it the vote for the county and each political subdivision, as appropriate.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-18-3 part; 3-1-25-11 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.193.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-9. Declaration of Candidate With Highest Vote Count; Tabulation of Votes for Public Question; Certification of Results

Sec. 9. (a) This subsection applies to:
(1) a local or school board office with an election district located entirely within one (1) county, except for an office for which a declaration of candidacy is filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2; and
(2) a political party office, such as precinct committeeman or state convention delegate, elected at a primary election.
After the county election board has tabulated the vote, the board shall declare the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office to be elected.
(b) The county election board shall tabulate the votes cast for and against each local public question placed on the ballot by the county election board under IC 3-10-9-2 and, if the local public question is placed on the ballot only in that county, declare the public question approved or rejected.
(c) The county election board shall tabulate the votes cast for and against each public question voted on by the electorate of the whole state.
(d) The board shall certify the election results in a statement prepared by the circuit court clerk.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-18-3 part; 3-1-25-12.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.358; P.L.10-1988, SEC.128; P.L.10-1992, SEC.24; P.L.3-1993, SEC.194; P.L.3-1997, SEC.342.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-10. Statement Prepared by Circuit Court Clerk; Contents; Copy for Candidate

Sec. 10. (a) The statement prepared under section 9 of this chapter must contain:
(1) the name of each candidate;
(2) the elected offices;
(3) the total number of votes received by each candidate;
(4) the total number of votes received by each candidate and cast for and against each public question in each precinct; and
(5) the total number of votes cast at the election.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 33-37-5-1, upon request by a candidate, the circuit court clerk shall prepare a copy of the statement for the candidate at a fee not to exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-11 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.7-1990, SEC.50; P.L.8-1992, SEC.30; P.L.98-2004, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-11. Statement Prepared by Circuit Court Clerk; Signature of County Election Board

Sec. 11. Each member of the county election board shall sign the statement prepared by the circuit court clerk under section 9 of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-11 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.195.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-12. Statement Prepared by Circuit Court Clerk; Copies to County Chairman of Each Political Party Upon Request

Sec. 12. After the county election board certifies the election results under section 9 of this chapter, the circuit court clerk shall furnish, upon request, to the county chairman of each political party a copy of the statement.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-11 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.196; P.L.3-1995, SEC.127; P.L.221-2005, SEC.103; P.L.76-2014, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-13. Delivery of Canvass Sheets, Certificates, Poll Lists, and Tally Papers to Circuit Court Clerk

Sec. 13. After the county election board has tabulated the vote:
(1) the canvass sheets used by the board; and
(2) the certificates, poll lists, and tally papers returned by each inspector in the county;
shall be delivered to the circuit court clerk. The clerk shall file and preserve all the material in the clerk's office as provided in IC 3-10-1-31.1.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-5-12 part; 3-1-18-3 part; 3-1-25-11 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.197; P.L.199-2001, SEC.26; P.L.14-2004, SEC.159; P.L.193-2021, SEC.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-14. Tie Votes

Sec. 14. If two (2) or more candidates receive the highest and an equal number of votes for a local office, the county election board shall:
(1) declare that no person is elected to fill the office; and
(2) certify the tie vote in the statement prepared by the circuit court clerk under section 9 of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-13.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.198.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-15. Conditions Prohibiting Rejection of Certificates, Poll Lists, or Tally Papers; Return From Precinct Election Board

Sec. 15. A county election board may not reject the certificates, poll lists, or tally papers returned from a precinct election board:
(1) for lack of form or for not being strictly in accordance with the directions contained in this title if the certificates can be satisfactorily understood; or
(2) if the returns are certified by the precinct election board as required by IC 3-12-2-6, IC 3-12-3-2, and IC 3-12-3.5-6 and returned by the inspector or one (1) of the judges of the board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-14.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.359; P.L.3-1993, SEC.199; P.L.221-2005, SEC.104.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-16. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-15 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.200; P.L.84-2016, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.193-2021, SEC.95.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-17. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-15 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.201; P.L.84-2016, SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.193-2021, SEC.96.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-18. Electronic Voting Systems; Inspection of Registering Counter or Other Recording Device; Filing Notice of Order With Secretary of State; Time

Sec. 18. If electronic voting systems are used in a precinct, the county election board may, upon the adoption of an order by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, inspect the registering counter or other recording device on any electronic voting system showing the number of votes cast for any candidate or public question. The board may conduct an inspection, after filing notice of the order authorizing the inspection with the secretary of state, either before the board proceeds to count and tabulate the vote or within one (1) day after the count and tabulation are finished.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-19 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.360; P.L.3-1993, SEC.202; P.L.221-2005, SEC.105; P.L.194-2013, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-19. Electronic Voting Systems; Place of Inspection; Presence of Accredited Representative of Each Major Political Party

Sec. 19. To inspect an electronic voting system under section 18 of this chapter, the county election board may proceed to any place in the county where the system is located, kept, or stored. However, the board shall make the inspection in the presence of an accredited representative of each of the major political parties of the county.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-19 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.361; P.L.3-1993, SEC.203; P.L.221-2005, SEC.106.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-20. Electronic Voting Systems; Comparison of Number of Votes Registered on Counter With Returns Made by Precinct Election Board

Sec. 20. When making an inspection under section 18 of this chapter, a county election board shall compare the number of votes registered on the counter or other recording device on the electronic voting systems with the returns made by the precinct election board of the precinct in which the electronic voting system was used.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-19 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.362; P.L.3-1993, SEC.204; P.L.221-2005, SEC.107.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-21. Electronic Voting Systems; Discrepancy Between Number of Votes Registered and Returns Made by Precinct Election Board; Correction

Sec. 21. If there is a discrepancy between the number of votes registered on an electronic voting system and the returns made by the precinct election board, the county election board shall correct the returns made by the precinct election board so that the returns conform to the vote registered on the electronic voting system. The corrected returns shall be considered the true and correct returns of the number of votes cast for each candidate or on each public question in the precinct.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-19 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.363; P.L.3-1993, SEC.205; P.L.221-2005, SEC.108.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-22. Contested Election or Nomination; Recount; Corrected Returns as Prima Facie Evidence of Vote

Sec. 22. If a nomination or election is contested or a recount is conducted, the returns of each precinct election board, as corrected by the county election board under section 21 of this chapter, constitute prima facie evidence of the vote cast for each candidate and on each public question to the same extent as the tabulation and return of the vote in a precinct where electronic voting systems are not used.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-19 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.364; P.L.10-1988, SEC.129; P.L.3-1993, SEC.206; P.L.221-2005, SEC.109.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 4. Canvassing Returns by County Election Board › 3-12-4-23. Tally Papers

Sec. 23. The county election board shall have tally papers printed for use in tabulating the vote at each election held under its jurisdiction. The tally papers must:
(1) contain the name of each office and candidate to be voted for at an election;
(2) provide for tallying the votes on each public question submitted to the voters; and
(3) list political parties and candidates in the same order on the tally sheet as listed on the ballot printed by the county election board under IC 3-11-2-6.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-20.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.207; P.L.3-1997, SEC.343.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-1. Statements to Election Division as to Certain Election Results; Issuance of Certificate

Sec. 1. (a) Whenever a candidate is elected to a local office that is commissioned by the governor under IC 4-3-1-5, the circuit court clerk shall prepare a statement specifying the number of votes received by each candidate for that office.
(b) The statement prepared under subsection (a) must also include the number of votes cast for and against the following:
(1) The ratification of a state constitutional amendment submitted to the electorate.
(2) The retention of a justice of the supreme court or a judge of the court of appeals or tax court.
(3) Each candidate who was declared elected by the county election board under IC 3-12-4-9.
(c) The clerk shall transmit under section 1.5 of this chapter the statement to the election division not later than noon on the second Monday following election day.
(d) The election division shall tabulate the votes received under this section. Not later than the third Friday after the election, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate certifying the following:
(1) Each state constitutional amendment ratified or rejected.
(2) Each justice or judge retained or removed.
(e) The election division shall provide a copy of a certificate described by:
(1) subsection (d)(1) to the chief justice of the Indiana supreme court and the director of the office of code revision of the legislative services agency; and
(2) subsection (d)(2) to the chief justice of the state.
(f) The election division shall provide a copy of all statements received under this section to the office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-1 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.365; P.L.5-1988, SEC.10; P.L.4-1991, SEC.114; P.L.3-1993, SEC.208; P.L.3-1997, SEC.344; P.L.212-2001, SEC.22; P.L.221-2005, SEC.110; P.L.278-2019, SEC.143.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-1.5. Sending Certified Statements Electronically; Exceptions

Sec. 1.5. (a) This section applies to a statement required to be transmitted to the election division by a circuit court clerk under this chapter.
(b) A statement described in subsection (a) shall be sent by using the computerized list established under IC 3-7-26.3 unless the election division authorizes the use of an alternative method for transmitting the certificate. A statement sent under this section complies with any requirement for the statement to be certified or sealed.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.187. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.144.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-2. Office Not Commissioned by Governor; Delivery of Certificate of Candidate's Election on Demand

Sec. 2. (a) Whenever a candidate is elected:
(1) to a local or school board office other than:
(A) one for which a town clerk-treasurer issues a certificate of election under IC 3-10-7-34; or
(B) one commissioned by the governor under IC 4-3-1-5; or
(2) a precinct committeeman or state convention delegate;
the circuit court clerk shall, when permitted under section 16 of this chapter, prepare and deliver to the candidate on demand a certificate of the candidate's election.
(b) This subsection applies to a local or school board office described in subsection (a) with an election district located in more than one (1) county and a local public question placed on the ballot in more than one (1) county. The circuit court clerk of the county that contains the greatest percentage of the population of the election district shall, upon demand of the candidate or a person entitled to request a recount of the votes cast on a public question under IC 3-12-12:
(1) obtain the certified statement of the votes cast for that office or on that question that was prepared under IC 3-12-4-9 from the circuit court clerk in each other county in which the election district is located;
(2) tabulate the total votes cast for that office or on that question as shown on the certified statement of each county in the election district; and
(3) issue a certificate of election to the candidate when permitted under section 16 of this chapter or a certificate declaring the local public question approved or rejected.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-18-3 part; 3-1-26-1 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.366; P.L.10-1988, SEC.130; P.L.3-1989, SEC.12; P.L.10-1992, SEC.25; P.L.38-1999, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-3. Unopposed Candidate for Local Office; Certification of Candidate as if Elected

Sec. 3. Whenever a candidate for a local office described in section 2 of this chapter is unopposed, the circuit court clerk shall, upon demand of the candidate, certify the candidate in the same manner as if elected to the office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-1 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.367.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-4. Governor Not to Withhold Commission Because of Defect or Informality in Election Return to Election Division

Sec. 4. The governor may not withhold a commission because of a defect or informality in an election return to the election division if it can be determined with reasonable certainty from the return what office is intended and who is entitled to the commission.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-2.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.345.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-5. Governor and Lieutenant Governor; Certified Statements; Transmission of Statements

Sec. 5. (a) Not later than noon on the second Monday following an election for governor and lieutenant governor, each circuit court clerk shall prepare a certified statement showing the number of votes each candidate received. The clerk shall transmit the statement to the election division in accordance with section 1.5 of this chapter. The election division shall deliver:
(1) the statement to the speaker of the house of representatives before the date described in subsection (b); and
(2) a copy of each statement to the office.
(b) The house of representatives and the senate shall meet in joint convention not later than the date specified in Article 5, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana for the commencement of the term of the governor and the lieutenant governor to hear the canvass of votes cast for governor and lieutenant governor.
(c) The joint convention shall act to resolve any:
(1) tie vote, as required under Article 5, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; or
(2) contest under Article 5, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.
(d) The joint rules that governed the house of representatives and senate before the general election govern the joint convention until those rules are amended as provided in those rules.
(e) After resolving any tie or contest, the presiding officer of the joint convention shall certify to the convention that the individuals receiving the most votes according to the canvass have been elected governor and lieutenant governor.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-10.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.368; P.L.3-1993, SEC.209; P.L.4-1995, SEC.13; P.L.3-1997, SEC.346; P.L.212-2001, SEC.23; P.L.221-2005, SEC.111; P.L.278-2019, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-6. Certified Statement of Number of Votes for Each Candidate

Sec. 6. (a) Not later than noon on the second Monday following an election, each circuit court clerk shall prepare a certified statement under the clerk's seal of the number of votes received by each candidate for:
(1) federal office;
(2) state office;
(3) legislative office; and
(4) a local office for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2.
(b) The clerk shall transmit the statements to the election division in accordance with section 1.5 of this chapter.
(c) The election division shall provide a copy of each statement to the office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-6.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.369; P.L.3-1993, SEC.210; P.L.3-1997, SEC.347; P.L.212-2001, SEC.24; P.L.221-2005, SEC.112; P.L.278-2019, SEC.146.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-7. Tabulation of Number of Votes Cast for Each Candidate

Sec. 7. Upon receipt of the certified statements from the circuit court clerks under section 6 of this chapter and not later than noon of the last Tuesday in November, the election division shall tabulate the number of votes cast for each candidate for:
(1) presidential electors and alternate presidential electors;
(2) a state office other than governor and lieutenant governor; and
(3) a local office for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2.
Immediately following the election division's tabulation, the secretary of state shall certify to the governor the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-8 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.211; P.L.3-1997, SEC.348; P.L.201-2017, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections › Chapter 5. Certificates of Election and Commissions › 3-12-5-8. Amendments to Certified Statements; Preparation of Commission and Transmittal to Certified Candidates

Sec. 8. (a) If, not later than the final date and hour for filing a recount or contest petition under IC 3-12, a circuit court clerk files a correction with the election division that amends a certified statement under section 6 of this chapter and the amendment results in a different candidate receiving the highest number of votes for an office, the election division shall immediately notify the governor and the office of the amendment.
(b) If no errors are found by the final date and hour for filing a recount or contest under IC 3-12 and not later than noon on the first Tuesday in December following the election, the governor shall prepare the candidate's commission for each candidate certified under section 7 of this chapter.
(c) Immediately upon preparing the commissions under subsection (b), the governor shall deliver the commissions to the election division. Not later than the second Tuesday in December, the election division shall transmit the commission to each candidate at the address set forth in the declaration of candidacy filed with the division, or to any more recent address furnished to the division by the candidate.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-8 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.349; P.L.212-2001, SEC.25.