Indiana Code
Chapter 6. Counting of Absentee Ballots Cast on Ballot Cards
3-11.5-6-28. Destruction of Stored Ballots

Sec. 28. When permitted under IC 3-10-1-31.1, the clerk and a county election board member of the opposite political party shall remove the envelope or bag from the receptacle and destroy the envelope or bag.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.147; P.L.193-2021, SEC.74.

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 Repealed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 Repealed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