Indiana Code
Chapter 6. Counting of Absentee Ballots Cast on Ballot Cards
3-11.5-6-21. Packaging Counted Ballots for Storage; Procedure in County Having a Consolidated City

Sec. 21. (a) As soon as the ballots have been counted, the absentee ballot counters shall, in the presence of the county election board, do the following:
(1) Place in a strong paper envelope or bag the following:
(A) All ballots, voted and not voted, together with all protested and uncounted ballots.
(B) One (1) copy of each of the certificates prepared under IC 3-11.5-4-1 and IC 3-11.5-4-8.
(C) The tally papers.
(2) Securely seal the envelope or bag.
(3) Have both absentee ballot counters initial the envelope or bag.
(4) Plainly mark on the outside of the envelope or bag, in ink, the precinct for which the absentee ballots were cast.
(5) Deliver the envelope or bag to the circuit court clerk.
(6) Notify the circuit court clerk of the number of ballots placed in the envelope or bag.
(b) This subsection applies to a county having a consolidated city. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), the absentee ballots may be stored in the order in which the absentee ballots were counted and not in order by precinct.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.100-2018, SEC.21; P.L.210-2018, SEC.7.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 3. Elections

Article 11.5. Counting Absentee Ballots

Chapter 6. Counting of Absentee Ballots Cast on Ballot Cards

3-11.5-6-1. Repealed

3-11.5-6-2. Applicability

3-11.5-6-3. Repealed

3-11.5-6-4. Count of Ballots Without Interruption

3-11.5-6-5. Grouping of Ballot Cards; Not Applicable in County Having a Consolidated City

3-11.5-6-6. Persons Who May Protest Ballot

3-11.5-6-7. Referring Protested Ballot to County Election Board

3-11.5-6-8. Notations on Contested Ballots

3-11.5-6-9. Damaged Ballots Unable to Be Machine Processed

3-11.5-6-10. Duplicate Copy of Damaged Ballot; Witnesses

3-11.5-6-11. Duplicate Copy of Defective Card

3-11.5-6-12. Duplicate Cards; Identification Information

3-11.5-6-13. Counting of Duplicate Instead of Defective Card

3-11.5-6-14. Failure to Test Tabulating Machines for Particular Office or Question; Manual Tabulation

3-11.5-6-15. Direction to Manually Count Ballots

3-11.5-6-16. Standards for Manually Tabulated Vote Count

3-11.5-6-17. Counting Write-in Votes for Federal Office

3-11.5-6-18. Certification of Vote Count; Time

3-11.5-6-19. Certification of Vote Count; Formal Requirements; Memorandum

3-11.5-6-20. Delivery of Certificate of Vote Count; Return of Equipment

3-11.5-6-21. Packaging Counted Ballots for Storage; Procedure in County Having a Consolidated City

3-11.5-6-22. Oath of Ballot Counters

3-11.5-6-23. Filing of Oath of Ballot Counters

3-11.5-6-24. Locks for Ballot Storage Containers

3-11.5-6-25. Keys to Locks for Ballot Storage Containers

3-11.5-6-26. Preservation of Ballots; Time Requirements

3-11.5-6-27. Preservation of Ballots; Time Requirements of Contested Elections

3-11.5-6-28. Destruction of Stored Ballots

3-11.5-6-29. Contracts With Educational Institutions for Disposal of Ballots

3-11.5-6-30. News Media Certificate; Preparation

3-11.5-6-31. News Media Certificate; Time and Manner of Release

3-11.5-6-32. Release of Voting Information Before Closing of Polls

3-11.5-6-33. Conduct of Recount