Sec. 2. (a) A provisional voter shall do the following:
(1) Execute the affidavit described in IC 3-10-1-9 or IC 3-11-8-23.
(2) Sign the poll list.
(3) Mark the ballot in the presence of no other person, unless the voter requests help in marking a ballot under IC 3-11-9.
(4) Fold each ballot separately.
(5) Fold each ballot so as to conceal the marking.
(6) Enclose each ballot, with the seal and signature of the circuit court clerk on the outside, together with any unused ballot, in the envelope provided by the county election board under IC 3-11.7-1-8.
(7) Securely seal the envelope.
(b) A provisional voter may mark a ballot with a pen or a lead pencil.
(c) This subsection applies to a provisional voter described in section 1(a)(1), 1(a)(2), or 1(a)(3) of this chapter. As provided by 52 U.S.C. 21082, a precinct election officer shall give the provisional voter a copy of the written instructions prescribed by the county election board under IC 3-11.7-6-3 after the voter returns the envelope containing the provisional voter's ballots.
(d) This subsection applies to a provisional voter described in section 1(a) or 1(b) of this chapter. In addition to the written instructions required by subsection (c), a precinct election officer shall provide the provisional voter, both orally and in writing, an explanation of what actions, if any, the provisional voter must take in order to have the provisional voter's ballot counted. The election division shall prescribe the form of the explanation required by this subsection.
As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.172; P.L.128-2015, SEC.202; P.L.157-2019, SEC.36; P.L.193-2021, SEC.76; P.L.115-2022, SEC.11.