Sec. 25. (a) After voting, the voter shall immediately leave the booth and announce to the poll clerks that the voter has voted. The poll clerks shall write a voting mark after the voter's name, and the voter shall leave the room.
(b) If a voter leaves the booth without casting a ballot, a precinct election official shall:
(1) attempt to advise the voter not to leave the polls because the voter's ballot has not been cast; and
(2) permit the voter to return to the booth to complete the process of casting the voter's ballot.
(c) If the voter has left the polls, or declines to return to the booth, the inspector shall direct both judges to enter into the booth and complete the process of casting the ballot for the voter. The judges shall promptly complete a form prescribed under IC 3-5-4-8. The form must be signed by both judges and contain the following information:
(1) The name of the voter who left the polls without completing the process of casting a ballot if the voter's name is known.
(2) The approximate time that the voter left the polls.
(3) Whether the voter was advised that the voter could return to the booth to complete the casting of the ballot.
(4) A statement made under the penalties for perjury indicating that the judges jointly cast the ballot without either judge making any alteration to the choices made by the voter.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.111.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment
Chapter 14. Voting by Electronic Voting System
3-11-14-1. Applicability of Chapter
3-11-14-3.5. Ballot Information; Arrangement
3-11-14-3.7. No Quotation Marks in Formatting Public Questions on Ballot
3-11-14-4. Distinctive Party Ballot Labels
3-11-14-7. Sample Ballots; Number and Arrangement
3-11-14-8. Electronic Voting System Display Before Election; Posting Sample Ballots
3-11-14-9. Information Contained in Instructional Models
3-11-14-10. Ballot Labels; Installation
3-11-14-11. Rotation of Candidate Names on Ballot System
3-11-14-12. School District Elections; Arrangement of Candidate Names
3-11-14-13. Preparation and Adjustment of System Before Delivery
3-11-14-14. Delivery of System to Polls
3-11-14-15. Examination of System and Sample Ballots Upon Delivery
3-11-14-16. Preparation at Polls Before Opening
3-11-14-17. Preparation at Polls Before Opening; System Check; Certification
3-11-14-18. Posting of Sample Ballots
3-11-14-19. Failure of Equipment; Supply of Paper Ballots and Voting Booths
3-11-14-20. Location of Voting System; Secrecy
3-11-14-21. Regulation of Voting System Area
3-11-14-22. Explanation of Manner of Voting to Voter
3-11-14-22.5. Voting Mark; Instructions
3-11-14-23. Voting Procedure; Standards to Define a Vote; Rights of a Voter in Casting Ballot
3-11-14-24. Voting Booth Arrangement; Additional Instructions
3-11-14-25. Post-Vote Casting Procedure; Procedure for Handling Ballot Not Cast by Voter
3-11-14-26. Time Limits in Voting Booth; Primary Election
3-11-14-27. Time Limits in Voting Booth; General Election
3-11-14-28. Voter Refusal to Leave Voting Booth
3-11-14-29. Disclosure of Vote by Voter Before Its Registration; Effect
3-11-14-30. Securing System at Poll Closing
3-11-14-31. Printouts of Vote; Computer Memory Pack Removal
3-11-14-32. Certificate of Vote; Return of Papers to Circuit Court Clerk
3-11-14-33. Municipal Election Use of System
3-11-14-34. Municipal Elections; Supplies Furnished; Expenses