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2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-10. Voting Straight Ticket; Mark; Count

Sec. 10. 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 make a voting mark on or in a large circle enclosing the device and before the name under which the candidates of the party are printed. The voter's vote shall then be counted for all the candidates under that party name.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.22; P.L.3-1987, SEC.281; P.L.3-1993, SEC.159; P.L.227-2023, SEC.91.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-10.5. Voting Booth Occupancy; Time Limits; Refusal to Leave

Sec. 10.5. (a) At a primary election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth longer than five (5) minutes.
(b) At a general, municipal, or special election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth longer than four (4) minutes.
(c) If a voter refuses to leave the voting booth 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.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.282. Amended by P.L.193-2021, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-11. Folding of Ballot Before Leaving Booth or Compartment; No Exposure of Face of Ballot; Exposure of Poll Clerk's Initials

Sec. 11. Before leaving the booth or compartment, a voter shall fold each of the voter's ballots separately so that:
(1) no part of the face of a ballot is exposed; and
(2) the initials of the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks are exposed.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.283.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-12. Folding of Ballot Before Leaving Booth or Compartment; Improper Folding; Voter to Be Directed to Fold Ballot Properly

Sec. 12. If a voter offers to vote a ballot folded so that it does not disclose the initials of the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks while also not disclosing the face of the ballot, the precinct election board shall direct the voter to return to the booth and fold the ballot properly.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.284.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-13. Return of Pencil and Delivery of Ballot After Leaving Compartment

Sec. 13. After leaving the booth or compartment, a voter shall return the pencil to the poll clerk or assistant poll clerk and display the initials on the ballots to the inspector (or to the judge who is temporarily authorized to act for the inspector).
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.285; P.L.1-1994, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-14. Deposit of Ballots in Ballot Box

Sec. 14. Upon displaying the initials on the ballots to the inspector (or the judge who is temporarily authorized to act for the inspector), the voter shall:
(1) deposit the ballots in the ballot box; or
(2) deliver the ballots to the inspector, who shall deposit the ballots in the ballot box.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.286.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-15. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.287. Repealed by P.L.64-2014, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-16. Disclosure of Ballot; Record

Sec. 16. If a voter shows the voter's ballot or a part of the ballot to another person after the ballot has been marked so as to disclose any of the candidates voted for or how the voter voted on a public question, the ballot 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.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-17. Voter to Leave Polls After Voting; Requirement of Voting or Returning Ballot; Procedure for Handling Ballot Not Cast by Voter

Sec. 17. (a) After voting, a voter shall leave the polls.
(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 return the voter's ballot to the inspector. Upon receiving the voter's ballot the inspector shall deposit the voter's ballot in the ballot box.
(d) 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 the inspector and both judges.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.103.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 11. Voting by Paper Ballot › 3-11-11-18. Spoiling, Defacing, or Mutilating Ballot; Receipt of Another Ballot; Record; Disposition of Ballot

Sec. 18. A voter who by accident or mistake spoils, defaces, or mutilates the voter's ballot may, by returning the ballot to the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks and satisfying them that the spoiling, defacing, or mutilation was not intentional, receive another ballot. The poll clerks or assistant poll clerks shall make a record of the fact on the poll list, and the ballot shall then be marked "VOID" by the precinct election board in the presence of the voter and returned with the other election materials as required by IC 3-10-1-31.1.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-26 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.288; P.L.14-2004, SEC.130; P.L.193-2021, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 12. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-11-12-1New3-11-12-2formerly 3-1-24-1 part3-11-12-3formerly 3-1-24-1 part3-11-12-4formerly 3-1-24-2 part3-11-12-5formerly 3-1-24-2 part3-11-12-6formerly 3-1-24-2 part3-11-12-7formerly 3-1-24-2 part3-11-12-8formerly 3-1-24-2 part3-11-12-9formerly 3-1-24-2 part3-11-12-10formerly 3-1-24-33-11-12-11formerly 3-1-24-2 part3-11-12-12formerly 3-1-24-2 part3-11-12-13formerly 3-1-24-2.5 part3-11-12-14formerly 3-1-24-2.5 part3-11-12-15formerly 3-1-24-2.5 part3-11-12-16formerly 3-1-24-2.6 part3-11-12-17formerly 3-1-24-2.6 part3-11-12-18formerly 3-1-24-4(a)3-11-12-19formerly 3-1-24-4(f)3-11-12-20formerly 3-1-24-4(b)3-11-12-21formerly 3-1-24-4(c) part3-11-12-22formerly 3-1-24-4(c) part, (d) part3-11-12-23formerly 3-1-24-4(d) part3-11-12-24formerly 3-1-24-4(e) part3-11-12-25formerly 3-1-24-4(e) part3-11-12-26formerly 3-1-24-53-11-12-27formerly 3-1-24-7 part3-11-12-28formerly 3-1-24-7 part3-11-12-29formerly 3-1-23-223-11-12-30formerly 3-1-24-9(a) part3-11-12-31formerly 3-1-24-9(a) part3-11-12-32formerly 3-1-24-9(a) part3-11-12-33formerly 3-1-24-10 part3-11-12-34formerly 3-1-24-12 part3-11-12-35formerly 3-1-24-12 part3-11-12-36formerly 3-1-24-9(a) part3-11-12-37formerly 3-1-24-113-11-12-38formerly 3-1-24-6 part3-11-12-39formerly 3-1-24-6 part.]
Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to each precinct where voting is by ballot card voting system.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.302.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-2. Permissible Use of System; Generally

Sec. 2. A county election board may use an approved ballot card voting system:
(1) in any election;
(2) in all or in some of the precincts within a political subdivision holding an election; and
(3) instead of or in combination with any other voting method.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-4-3(c) part; 3-2-4-6(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.303.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-3. Use of System at Primary Election; Requisites

Sec. 3. A ballot card voting system may be used at a primary election only if the automatic tabulating machines for the system will:
(1) count only votes for the candidates of one (1) political party;
(2) reject all votes for an office when the number of votes for the office exceeds the number that the voter is entitled to cast; and
(3) reject all votes cast for candidates of more than one (1) political party.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.23; P.L.3-1987, SEC.304.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-4. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.305. Repealed by P.L.66-2003, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-4.5. Education Program to Inform of Effect of Casting Multiple Ballots for Single Office

Sec. 4.5. As required by 52 U.S.C. 21081, an election board must establish a voter education program to notify a voter of the effect of casting multiple ballots for a single office on an optical scan ballot card tabulated at a central location.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.155. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.113; P.L.128-2015, SEC.188.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-5. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-11.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-6. Marking Devices; Preparation; Time of System Delivery to Polls

Sec. 6. (a) Before an election at which a ballot card voting system is used, a county election board shall:
(1) have the marking devices prepared for the election;
(2) have the marking devices put in order, set and adjusted, and made ready for voting when delivered to the precincts; and
(3) provide the precinct election officers with marking devices, a demonstration marking device, ballot cards, ballot boxes, ballot labels, and other records and supplies as required.
(b) While acting under subsection (a), the county election board may restrict access to parts of the room where marking devices and other election material are being handled to safeguard this material.
(c) Each county election board shall have each ballot card 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 systems if requested to do so by the county election board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-4-4(a) part, (e) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.306; P.L.3-1997, SEC.320; P.L.176-1999, SEC.79; P.L.239-2001, SEC.9; P.L.221-2005, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-7. Demonstration Marking Devices

Sec. 7. Demonstration marking devices may not bear the name of any candidate or the text of any public question at an election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-7.5. Ballot Marking Devices; Requirements

Sec. 7.5. (a) This section applies to a marking device used in a voting system that:
(1) contains features of both a ballot card voting system and an electronic voting system; and
(2) produces a ballot card with the voter's choices as selected by the voter and marked on the card by the device.
(b) The interface of the marking device used with an optical scan voting system must include all of the following:
(1) The information required by IC 3-11-14-3.5.
(2) The instructions required by IC 3-11-2-8.
(3) The information and instructions required by IC 3-11-2-10.
(c) A marking device must comply with the same disability access standards as an electronic voting system under IC 3-11-15-13.6.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a ballot card used with a marking device must have either preprinted or printed by the marking device the following:
(1) When the marking device is used for absentee voting under IC 3-11-10-26, the circuit court clerk's signature and seal required by IC 3-11-10-27.
(2) When the marking device is used by a voter to cast a provisional ballot, the circuit court clerk's signature and seal required by IC 3-11.7-1-7.
(3) A line or box for each poll clerk's initial as required by section 19 of this chapter.
(4) When the marking device is used during a primary election, the name of the political party whose primary the voter is participating in or the word "nonpartisan" if the voter is voting a ballot that contains only a public question certified by the county election board under IC 3-10-9.
(e) If the voting system produces a ballot card, the ballot card must contain a summary ballot scan of the voter's ballot that includes all of the following:
(1) The name or designation of each office on the voter's ballot.
(2) The name of the candidate and the candidate's political party selected by the voter.
(3) If the voter selects a straight party ticket, the name of the political party ticket the voter selected.
(4) A description of the text of any public question or judicial retention question on the voter's ballot that the county election board determines reasonably conveys the content of the public question or judicial retention question and the response the voter selected for each question.
The ballot card may contain additional information described in subsection (b).
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a ballot card used with the marking device may be a different dimension or size than other ballot cards:
(1) approved by the county election board for use in an election; and
(2) that are not designed to be marked by the marking device.
(g) A voter verifiable paper audit trail is not a marking device.
As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-8. Marking of Ballot Cards in Secret

Sec. 8. Unless the marking devices enable the voter to mark a ballot card in secret, a sufficient number of voting booths for each precinct shall be provided. The booths must be of a size and design so as to enable a voter to mark a ballot card in secret.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(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 › 3-11-13-9. Sample Ballots; Requirements

Sec. 9. (a) The public officials charged with the duty of providing ballot cards or ballot labels shall also provide either or both of the following:
(1) Sample ballots.
(2) An electronic form of the sample ballot arranged under subsection (b), if the county election board requires display of sample ballots using an electronic device under section 10.5 of this chapter.
(b) A sample ballot must be:
(1) a copy of the official ballot cards or ballot labels;
(2) arranged in the form of a diagram showing the front of the marking device as it will appear at the election; and
(3) altered so marks on the sample ballot cannot be counted as votes.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(b) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.190-2011, SEC.9; P.L.227-2023, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-10. Displaying Sample Ballots

Sec. 10. (a) This subsection applies when the county election board provides a precinct with a printed sample ballot under section 9 of this chapter. The appropriate precinct election officers shall post sample ballots near the entrance to the polls on election day and see that they are available to public inspection throughout the day.
(b) This subsection applies when the county election board provides a precinct with an electronic form of the sample ballot under section 9 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 9 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.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(b) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.227-2023, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-10.5. Use of Electronic Device to Display Sample Ballots

Sec. 10.5. 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.94.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-11.5. No Quotation Marks in Formatting Public Questions on Ballot

Sec. 11.5. 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.46.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-12. Ballot Labels; Office Title With Statement of Number, Name, and Party Designation of Candidates

Sec. 12. If ballot labels consist of a number of separate pages, the office title with a statement of the number of candidates to be voted for may be printed above or at the side of the name of each candidate for that office. Except in a primary election, the political party designation or independent status of each candidate, which may be abbreviated, shall be printed following the candidate's name.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.165.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-13. Ballot Labels; Marking to Indicate List of Candidates Continued on Following Page

Sec. 13. If there are more candidates for an office than can be printed on one (1) ballot page, the ballot label shall be clearly marked that the list of candidates is continued on the following page. Arrows and numbers may be used to indicate the place to vote for each candidate and on each public question.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(c) 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 › 3-11-13-14. Straight Party Ticket Voting; Provision for Single Mark Designation on Ballot

Sec. 14. (a) In partisan elections, the ballot labels must include a voting square or position where a voter may by one (1) voting mark on each card record a straight party ticket vote for all the candidates of one (1) political party, except for offices for which the voter:
(1) is required to cast an individual vote for a candidate under IC 3-11-7-4(b); or
(2) has voted individually for a candidate for any other office.
(b) A ballot label must not include a voting square or position 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.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.166; P.L.221-2005, SEC.77; P.L.21-2016, SEC.17; P.L.109-2021, SEC.47; P.L.227-2023, SEC.96.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-15. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4.5 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-16. Rotation of Names of Candidates for Nomination at Primary Election

Sec. 16. If a county election board requires that the names of candidates for nomination at a primary election be rotated alphabetically on the marking devices, then 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 marking devices 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. Each type card within a precinct must be of the same rotation series.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4.5 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 › 3-11-13-17. Precinct to Be Provided Ballot Cards Suitable for Processing by Automatic Data Processing Machines

Sec. 17. Each county election board shall provide each precinct where a ballot card voting system is used with a sufficient number of ballot cards of the size, design, and stock suitable for processing by automatic data processing machines.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.308.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-18. Ballot Cards for Write-in Voting; When Not Required; Standards to Define a Vote

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), the county election board in a county using a ballot card voting system shall provide ballot cards to the precinct election board that permit voters to cast write-in votes for each officer to be voted for at that election.
(b) The ballot cards provided under subsection (a) must be:
(1) designed to be folded; or
(2) accompanied by a secrecy envelope;
to ensure the secrecy of each of the votes cast by a voter.
(c) This subsection is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what constitutes a vote on an optical scan voting system. Except as provided in subsection (d), a write-in vote shall be cast by making a voting mark on the appropriate place on the ballot and printing the name of the candidate and the title of the office (if the title of the office is not already printed on the ballot) in the space provided for write-in votes on a ballot card or secrecy envelope.
(d) Space for write-in voting for an office is not required if:
(1) there are no declared write-in candidates for that office; or
(2) the marking device allows for entry of a write-in candidate that can be read by a tabulator.
However, procedures must be implemented to permit write-in voting for candidates for federal offices.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.106; P.L.38-1999, SEC.47; P.L.176-1999, SEC.80; P.L.239-2001, SEC.10; P.L.209-2003, SEC.156; P.L.14-2004, SEC.131; P.L.221-2005, SEC.78; P.L.13-2014, SEC.4; P.L.128-2015, SEC.189; P.L.278-2019, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-19. Ballot Cards and Secrecy Envelopes; Precinct Number or Designation; Line for Poll Clerk's Initials

Sec. 19. (a) Each circuit court clerk shall have printed on each ballot used in a precinct the precinct number or designation.
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), each circuit court clerk shall print or stamp the precinct number or designation and a line for each poll clerk's initials on both a ballot card and the ballot card's secrecy envelope before the election.
(c) In a vote center county using an electronic poll list, the circuit court clerk shall not print or stamp the poll clerk's initials required by subsection (b) if the printed initials of the poll clerks captured through the electronic signature pad or tablet at the time the poll clerks log into the electronic poll book system are printed by a printer separate from the electronic poll list on the back of each ballot card immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter.
(d) In a vote center county using an electronic poll book, the circuit court clerk may print or stamp the precinct number or designation:
(1) before the election as provided by subsection (b); or
(2) at the time the ballot card is printed immediately before the ballot card is delivered to a voter as provided by subsection (c).
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.107; P.L.55-2014, SEC.6; P.L.169-2015, SEC.126; P.L.193-2021, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-20. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.26-2000, SEC.15; P.L.239-2001, SEC.11; P.L.209-2003, SEC.157. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-21. Ballot Cards to Be Used in Primary Election to Be Distinctively Marked or Be of Different Color to Distinguish Party

Sec. 21. In a primary election, the ballot cards of each political party must be distinctively marked or be of a different color so that the ballot cards of each party are easily distinguishable.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.199-2001, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-23. Observation of Machine Tests; Certification

Sec. 23. (a) The two (2) appointed members of the county election board shall observe the test required by section 22 of this chapter and certify the test as meeting the requirements of section 22 of this chapter.
(b) A copy of the certification of the test conducted under section 22 of this chapter shall be filed with the election returns.
(c) The test must be open to representatives of political parties, candidates, the media, and the public.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(f) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.25; P.L.2-1996, SEC.193; P.L.3-1997, SEC.321; P.L.176-1999, SEC.82; P.L.26-2000, SEC.17; P.L.14-2004, SEC.132; P.L.71-2019, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-24. Applicability of Section to Certain Voting Systems; Testing Machines; Requirements

Sec. 24. (a) This subsection applies to a ballot card voting system. The test required by section 22 of this chapter must:
(1) be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballot cards marked so as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each public question;
(2) include for each office one (1) or more ballot cards that have votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the automatic tabulating machines to reject the votes; and
(3) include at least one (1) ballot from three (3) different precincts where an election will be conducted.
(b) This subsection applies to a voting system that includes features of a ballot card voting system and a direct record electronic voting system. The test required by section 22 of this chapter must:
(1) be conducted by the entry of:
(A) a preaudited group of ballots; and
(B) at least ten (10) ballots cast by using the headphone or a sip/puff device;
so as to record a predetermined number of valid votes for each candidate and on each public question; and
(2) include at least one (1) ballot for each office and public question that has votes in excess of the number allowed by law in order to test the ability of the voting system to reject the overvotes.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(f) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.26; P.L.26-2000, SEC.18; P.L.221-2005, SEC.79; P.L.169-2015, SEC.128; P.L.193-2021, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-24.5. Testing Voting System Tabulation

Sec. 24.5. Immediately following the completion of the test required by section 22 of this chapter, the county election board shall enter the vote totals from the voting system tabulator tested under this chapter into the component of the voting system used by the county election board to tabulate and canvass the election results under IC 3-12-4. The board shall determine whether the component of the voting system properly tabulates and determines:
(1) the votes cast in each of the precincts; and
(2) the total for each candidate and public question on the ballots tested under this chapter.
As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-25. Testing Machines; Detection of Error; Determination of Cause and Correction

Sec. 25. If an error is detected during the test required by section 22 of this chapter, the cause of the error shall be determined and corrected, and an errorless count shall be made before the automatic tabulating machines are approved.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(f) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.27; P.L.5-1988, SEC.9; P.L.26-2000, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-26. Sealing Tabulating Machines Following Completion of Count

Sec. 26. After completion of the count, the tabulating machines shall be sealed as provided in IC 3-12-3-10. The ballot cards and all other election materials shall be sealed, retained, and disposed of as provided for paper ballots.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(f) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.28; P.L.3-1987, SEC.309; P.L.176-1999, SEC.83; P.L.26-2000, SEC.20; P.L.221-2005, SEC.80.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-26.5. Instructional Displays

Sec. 26.5. (a) Each county election board may make available at convenient places throughout the county ballot card 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) Each ballot card 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 for the system on election day. However, the system may not be set to record a tally or total.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.310. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.167.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-27.5. Opening and Delivering Ballots and Marking Devices

Sec. 27.5. At the opening of the polls, after the organization of and in the presence of the precinct election board, the inspector shall:
(1) open the packages of ballot cards in a manner that preserves the seals intact;
(2) deliver fifty (50) of each of the state and local ballots to the poll clerk representing the opposite political party; and
(3) deliver to the other poll clerk a device for marking the ballots.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.312. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-28. Repealed

[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.313; P.L.3-1993, SEC.168; P.L.176-1999, SEC.85; P.L.13-2014, SEC.5; P.L.55-2014, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.76-2014, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-28.1. Applicability; Initials of Poll Clerks on Ballot Card

Sec. 28.1. (a) This section does not apply:
(1) to a ballot card voted by absentee ballot; or
(2) in a county using an electronic poll book and a printer separate from the electronic poll book.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the two (2) poll clerks of each precinct shall place their initials in ink on the back of each ballot card:
(1) at the time the card is issued to a voter; or
(2) in the case of a ballot marked by a marking device for an optical scan ballot, before the ballot is placed into the tabulating device.
The initials must be in the poll clerks' ordinary handwriting or printing and without a distinguishing mark of any kind.
(c) In a county using an electronic poll list and a printer separate from the electronic poll list, the printed initials of the poll clerks captured through the electronic signature pad or tablet at the time the poll clerks log into the electronic poll book system may be printed by a printer separate from the electronic poll list on the back of each ballot card immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter.
(d) Except as provided in IC 3-12-1-12, a ballot card is not valid unless, immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter:
(1) the ballot card is initialed by both poll clerks; or
(2) the initials of both poll clerks are printed on the back of the ballot card in accordance with subsection (c).
As added by P.L.76-2014, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.108.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-28.2. Applicability; Initials of Poll Clerks on Ballot Card

Sec. 28.2. (a) This section:
(1) does not apply to a ballot card voted by absentee ballot; and
(2) applies in a vote center county using an electronic poll book and a printer separate from the electronic poll book.
(b) The printed initials of the poll clerks captured through the electronic signature pad or tablet at the time the poll clerks log onto the electronic poll book system may be printed by a printer separate from the electronic poll book on the back of each ballot card immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter.
(c) Except as provided in IC 3-12-1-12, a ballot card is not valid unless immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter:
(1) the ballot card is initialed by both poll clerks; and
(2) the initials of both poll clerks are printed on the back of the ballot in accordance with subsection (b).
As added by P.L.76-2014, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-28.5. Poll Clerk Initials on Ballot Cards; Information for Voters on Effect of Casting Multiple Votes for Single Office; Correction of Ballot by Voter

Sec. 28.5. (a) Unless challenged, a voter may proceed to vote.
(b) This subsection does not apply in a precinct where a marking device for an optical scan ballot is being used. As each successive voter calls for a ballot, the poll clerks shall deliver to the voter the first initialed ballot of each type. The inspector shall then deliver to the poll clerks another ballot of each type, which the clerks shall initial as before.
(c) This subsection applies to an optical scan ballot card ballot tabulated at a central location. As provided by 52 U.S.C. 21081, when a voter receives an optical scan ballot card ballot, the board must also provide the voter with:
(1) information concerning the effect of casting multiple votes for an office; and
(2) instructions on how to correct the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted, including the issuance of replacement ballots.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.314. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.70; P.L.38-1999, SEC.48; P.L.176-1999, SEC.86; P.L.239-2001, SEC.12; P.L.209-2003, SEC.158; P.L.221-2005, SEC.82; P.L.164-2006, SEC.115; P.L.13-2014, SEC.6; P.L.128-2015, SEC.190.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-28.7. Poll Clerk Initials on Secrecy Envelopes; Standards to Define a Vote

Sec. 28.7. (a) The two (2) poll clerks of each precinct shall place their initials in ink on the secrecy envelope of a ballot card (or on the fold-over part of a ballot card described in section 18(b)(1) of this chapter) at the time the card is issued to a voter. The initials must be in the poll clerk's ordinary handwriting or printing and without a distinguishing mark of any kind.
(b) This subsection is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what constitutes a vote on an optical scan voting system. A write-in vote cast on a secrecy envelope or fold-over envelope:
(1) is not valid unless:
(A) the secrecy envelope is initialed by both poll clerks; and
(B) the vote includes both the name of the write-in candidate and the office for which the write-in vote is cast; and
(2) makes the secrecy envelope or fold-over envelope a ballot for purposes of this title.
As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.108. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.169; P.L.3-1997, SEC.323; P.L.176-1999, SEC.87; P.L.209-2003, SEC.159; P.L.221-2005, SEC.83; P.L.128-2015, SEC.191.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-29. Instructions to Voters; Location of Instructions; Rights of Voter in Casting Ballot

Sec. 29. (a) In addition to the instructions printed on the ballot card or ballot labels, instructions to voters shall be posted in each voting booth or placed on the marking device. Each voter shall be instructed by both judges, on request, on how to operate the voting device before the voter enters the voting booth.
(b) The instructions posted in the voting booth or placed on the marking device must state the following:
(1) That the voter should examine the ballot card to determine whether the back of the ballot card has:
(A) the initials of the poll clerks in ink; or
(B) the printed initials of the poll clerks, in a vote center county using an electronic poll list and a printer separate from the electronic poll list that prints on the back of each ballot card, immediately before the ballot card is delivered to the voter, the printed initials of the poll clerks captured through the electronic signature pad or tablet at the time the poll clerks log into the electronic poll book system.
(2) That the voter should not make an unnecessary mark on the ballot card because the mark may void the card.
(3) That the voter should examine the ballot card to determine if the card has any mark (other than the initials of the poll clerks) before voting.
(4) That the voter should return the ballot card to the poll clerks and request another ballot card if:
(A) the poll clerks' initials have not been properly placed on the card;
(B) the card has a mark (other than the initials of the poll clerks) before the voter places a voting mark on the ballot; or
(C) the voter has improperly marked the card.
(5) That the voter should examine the ballot card after voting to determine that all marks made on the card to indicate the voter's selections have been completely marked.
(c) As provided by 52 U.S.C. 21081, a voter casting an optical scan ballot card under this section must be:
(1) permitted to verify in a private and independent manner the votes selected by the voter before the ballot is cast and counted;
(2) provided the opportunity to change the ballot or correct any error in a private and independent manner before the ballot is cast and counted, including the opportunity to receive a replacement ballot if the voter is otherwise unable to change or correct the ballot; and
(3) notified before the ballot is cast regarding the effect of casting multiple votes for the office and provided an opportunity to correct the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(e) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.315; P.L.209-2003, SEC.160; P.L.221-2005, SEC.84; P.L.164-2006, SEC.116; P.L.55-2014, SEC.8; P.L.128-2015, SEC.192.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-30. Instructions to Voter

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

Sec. 31. If necessary, a precinct election officer shall assist a voter in determining if the proper initials appear on a ballot card.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-4(e) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-31.5. Visual Placement of Voting Booths

Sec. 31.5. (a) The exterior of a voting booth or compartment and each area of the polls must be in plain view of the precinct election board. Each voting booth or compartment shall be placed so that a person voting on the opposite side of the railing or a person on the outside of the polls cannot see or determine how a voter votes. The inspector, judges, and poll clerks may not remain or allow any other person to remain in a position or near a position that would permit them to see or ascertain how a voter votes.
(b) Only one (1) voter may occupy a booth or compartment at one time. Booths shall be constructed and arranged so that all members of the precinct election board can see whether more than one (1) voter enters a booth at any one time. However, a voter who is a parent, grandparent, or other person caring for a minor child may take the child into the voting booth.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.316. Amended by P.L.74-2017, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 13. Voting by Ballot Card Voting System › 3-11-13-31.6. Voting Mark; Instructions

Sec. 31.6. Whenever a ballot card voting system is used in a precinct and a ballot form prescribed by this title refers to a voting mark, the county election board shall approve voting instructions indicating that a specific type of marking device is employed on the system to indicate a vote.
As added by P.L.225-2011, SEC.66.