Indiana Code
Title 3. Elections
Article 11.5. Counting Absentee Ballots

3-11.5-2-5. When an Absentee Ballot Application or Absentee Ballot Is Considered Sent - Sec. 5. An absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot...

Chapter 3. Watchers for Political Parties, Candidates, and the Media

3-11.5-3-1. Function of Watchers - Sec. 1. The following apply for the purposes of IC...

3-11.5-3-2. Rights and Requirements of Appointed Watchers - Sec. 2. (a) Political parties or independent candidates described in...

3-11.5-3-3. Candidate Appointed Watchers; Rights and Requirements - Sec. 3. (a) A candidate entitled to appoint a watcher...

3-11.5-3-4. Media Appointed Watchers; Rights and Requirements - Sec. 4. (a) Media entitled to appoint a watcher under...

Chapter 4. General Procedures for Counties

3-11.5-4-0.5. Repealed - As added by P.L.266-2013, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.278-2019, SEC.122.

3-11.5-4-1. Circuit Court Clerk Records and Certifications - Sec. 1. Each circuit court clerk shall do the following:...

3-11.5-4-2. Recast of Certain Ballots - Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a voter voting...

3-11.5-4-3. Rejection of Absentee Ballots Deposited in Drop Box Not Under Control of County Election Board - Sec. 3. In accordance with IC 3-11-10-24, a county election...

3-11.5-4-3.5. Absentee Ballot of Voter Required to Present Additional Information; Procedure - Sec. 3.5. (a) Upon receipt of an absentee ballot from...

3-11.5-4-4. Treatment of Ballot Found Without Genuine Signature - Sec. 4. If a county election board finds that the...

3-11.5-4-5. Ballot With Signature; Comparison of Signatures; Treatment of Ballot With Genuine Signature, Disputed Signature - Sec. 5. (a) Upon receipt of the absentee ballot and...

3-11.5-4-6. Secure Keeping Ballots; Scanning Ballots Before Election Day; Ballots May Not Be Tabulated Before Election Day - Sec. 6. (a) Each circuit court clerk shall keep all...

3-11.5-4-7. Acceptance of Posted Absentee Ballots - Sec. 7. Not later than noon on election day each...

3-11.5-4-8. Applicability; Certification of Voter Names; Delivery of Certificates - Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to a...

3-11.5-4-9. Applicability; Marking of Poll List Indication of Absentee Voters; Disposition of Certificate Materials - Sec. 9. (a) This section does not apply to a...

3-11.5-4-10. Time for Receipt of Ballots; Treatment - Sec. 10. (a) This subsection applies to a county that:...

3-11.5-4-11. Opening Absentee Ballots; Procedure; Signature Comparison - Sec. 11. (a) Upon receipt of the absentee ballot and...

3-11.5-4-11.5. Processing Ballots Before Election Day in Vote Center Counties and Counties Using Electronic Poll Books; Procedure; Adopting Option by County Election Board - Sec. 11.5. (a) This section applies to a county if...

3-11.5-4-12. Determination of Acceptance of Ballots; Opening and Processing of Accepted Ballots; Procedure; Treatment of Certain Ballots as Provisional Ballots - Sec. 12. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in...

3-11.5-4-12.5. Opening Absentee Ballots by Machine - Sec. 12.5. (a) Notwithstanding section 12(b) of this chapter and...

3-11.5-4-13. Rejection of Absentee Ballots - Sec. 13. (a) If the absentee ballot counters find under...

3-11.5-4-13.5. Absentee Ballot Signature Comparison; Procedure; Signature Verification Affidavit - Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to an absentee ballot...

3-11.5-4-13.6. Absentee Ballot Signature Comparison; Missing Signature; Procedure; Affidavit of Unsigned Ballot - Sec. 13.6. (a) This section applies to an absentee ballot...

3-11.5-4-14. Rejected Ballots; Endorsement; Processing and Return - Sec. 14. (a) Each ballot rejected for any of the...

3-11.5-4-15. Challenge of Absentee Ballot at Polls; Procedure - Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the...

3-11.5-4-16. Absentee Voter's Application as Affidavit; Challenge Procedure - Sec. 16. (a) If an absentee ballot is challenged under...

3-11.5-4-17. Absentee Ballot of Deceased Voter - Sec. 17. (a) If proof is given to the absentee...

3-11.5-4-18. Voting in Person by Absentee Voter Who Has Not Returned Absentee Ballot - Sec. 18. (a) If a voter has not returned an...

3-11.5-4-19. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Repealed by...

3-11.5-4-20. Absentee Voter Wishing to Vote in Person After Poll List Is Marked - Sec. 20. If a voter has marked and returned an...

3-11.5-4-21. Voter Appearing in Person Who Has Cast Rejected Absentee Ballot - Sec. 21. If an envelope containing a voter's absentee ballot...

3-11.5-4-21.5. Rejected Absentee Ballots May Not Be Opened; Exception - Sec. 21.5. Rejected absentee ballots may not be opened, except...

3-11.5-4-22. County Election Board Appointments for Absentee Vote Processing; Eligibility; Service by Candidate or Candidate's Relative - Sec. 22. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), each...

3-11.5-4-23. Political Party Notice of Number of Appointees; Recommendations for Appointments; When Nonvoter Permitted to Serve as Appointee - Sec. 23. (a) Not later than noon fifty (50) days...

3-11.5-4-23.5. Appointment of Absentee Ballot Counters and Couriers in Marion County - Sec. 23.5. (a) This section applies to a county having...

3-11.5-4-24. Applicability; Poll List; Inspector Duties - Sec. 24. (a) This section does not apply to a...

3-11.5-4-25. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Repealed by...

3-11.5-4-26. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Repealed by...

3-11.5-4-27. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Repealed by...

3-11.5-4-28. Report of Vote Count; Certificate - Sec. 28. When all votes have been counted, the precinct...

Chapter 5. Counting of Absentee Ballots Cast on Paper Ballots

3-11.5-5-1. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by...

3-11.5-5-2. Applicability of Chapter; Paper Ballot Cast Votes - Sec. 2. This chapter applies to the counting of absentee...

3-11.5-5-3. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by...

3-11.5-5-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by...

3-11.5-5-5. Uninterrupted Vote Count Procedures - Sec. 5. To minimize delay, the absentee ballot counters shall...

3-11.5-5-6. Manner and Order of Counting Ballots - Sec. 6. The ballots shall be counted by laying each...

3-11.5-5-7. Ballot Count; Reading of Names - Sec. 7. During the counting of the votes, one (1)...

3-11.5-5-8. Vote Counting; Protest of Ballot - Sec. 8. During the counting of the votes: (1) an...

3-11.5-5-9. Marking of Protested Ballot - Sec. 9. If a ballot or any part of a...

3-11.5-5-10. Protested Votes Referred to County Election Board - Sec. 10. If the absentee ballot counters cannot agree whether...

3-11.5-5-11. Absentee Counters Signing of Protested Ballots - Sec. 11. Following a decision by the absentee ballot counters...

3-11.5-5-12. Separate Counting of Ballots From Other Precincts - Sec. 12. An absentee ballot counter may not count absentee...

3-11.5-5-13. Counting of Ballots by Two Sets of Vote Counters - Sec. 13. (a) This section applies if at least two...

3-11.5-5-14. Counting Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots; Minor Errors on Ballot; Partial Ballot Invalidity and Ballots Not to Be Counted - Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to the counting of...

3-11.5-5-15. Certificate of Absentee Vote Count - Sec. 15. When all the votes have been counted, the...

3-11.5-5-16. Entry and Memorandum of Vote Count - Sec. 16. The number of votes that each candidate and...

3-11.5-5-17. Delivery of Certificates and Tally Papers - Sec. 17. The absentee ballot counters shall deliver the certificates...

3-11.5-5-18. Securing Ballots, Certificates, and Tally Papers; Delivery - Sec. 18. As soon as the ballots have been counted,...

3-11.5-5-19. Oath of Ballot Counters - Sec. 19. Upon delivery of the envelope or bag to...

3-11.5-5-20. Filing of Ballot Counter's Oath - Sec. 20. The circuit court clerk shall file the oath...

3-11.5-5-21. Secure Storage of Ballots - Sec. 21. The circuit court clerk shall place the envelope...

3-11.5-5-22. Locks on Stored Ballots - Sec. 22. The circuit court clerk shall do the following:...

3-11.5-5-23. Time of Ballot Storage - Sec. 23. The circuit court clerk shall preserve the receptacle...

3-11.5-5-24. Time for Retention of Stored Ballots When Election Contested - Sec. 24. If the election is contested, the clerk shall...

3-11.5-5-25. Destruction of Stored Ballots - Sec. 25. When permitted under IC 3-10-1-31.1, the clerk and...

3-11.5-5-26. Contract With Educational Institution for Disposal of Ballots - Sec. 26. A county election board may contract with a...

3-11.5-5-27. News Media Certificate of Election Results - Sec. 27. Immediately upon completion of the vote count, the...

3-11.5-5-28. Delivery of News Media Certificate - Sec. 28. The absentee ballot counters shall deliver the certificate...

3-11.5-5-29. Release of Information Concerning Absentee Ballot Counts Before Close of Polls Other Than as Provided by Chapter - Sec. 29. (a) This section applies to a person who...

Chapter 6. Counting of Absentee Ballots Cast on Ballot Cards

3-11.5-6-1. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by...

3-11.5-6-2. Applicability - Sec. 2. This chapter applies to the counting of absentee...

3-11.5-6-3. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by...

3-11.5-6-4. Count of Ballots Without Interruption - Sec. 4. (a) This subsection does not apply to a...

3-11.5-6-5. Grouping of Ballot Cards; Not Applicable in County Having a Consolidated City - Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a...

3-11.5-6-6. Persons Who May Protest Ballot - Sec. 6. During the tabulation of votes at a central...

3-11.5-6-7. Referring Protested Ballot to County Election Board - Sec. 7. If the absentee ballot counters cannot agree whether...

3-11.5-6-8. Notations on Contested Ballots - Sec. 8. Following a decision by the absentee ballot counters...

3-11.5-6-9. Damaged Ballots Unable to Be Machine Processed - Sec. 9. If an absentee ballot is damaged or defective...

3-11.5-6-10. Duplicate Copy of Damaged Ballot; Witnesses - Sec. 10. If necessary, a true duplicate copy shall be...

3-11.5-6-11. Duplicate Copy of Defective Card - Sec. 11. A duplicate ballot card shall be made of...

3-11.5-6-12. Duplicate Cards; Identification Information - Sec. 12. All duplicate cards must: (1) be clearly labeled...

3-11.5-6-13. Counting of Duplicate Instead of Defective Card - Sec. 13. Each duplicate ballot card shall be counted instead...

3-11.5-6-14. Failure to Test Tabulating Machines for Particular Office or Question; Manual Tabulation - Sec. 14. If a test of automatic tabulating machines required...

3-11.5-6-15. Direction to Manually Count Ballots - Sec. 15. If for any reason the county election board...

3-11.5-6-16. Standards for Manually Tabulated Vote Count - Sec. 16. If ballot cards are counted manually, the tabulation...

3-11.5-6-17. Counting Write-in Votes for Federal Office - Sec. 17. IC 3-11.5-5-14 applies to the counting of write-in...

3-11.5-6-18. Certification of Vote Count; Time - Sec. 18. When all the votes have been counted, the...

3-11.5-6-19. Certification of Vote Count; Formal Requirements; Memorandum - Sec. 19. The number of votes that each candidate and...

3-11.5-6-20. Delivery of Certificate of Vote Count; Return of Equipment - Sec. 20. The absentee ballot counters shall deliver the certificates...

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...

3-11.5-6-22. Oath of Ballot Counters - Sec. 22. Upon delivery of the envelope or bag to...

3-11.5-6-23. Filing of Oath of Ballot Counters - Sec. 23. The circuit court clerk shall file the oath...

3-11.5-6-24. Locks for Ballot Storage Containers - Sec. 24. The circuit court clerk shall place the envelope...

3-11.5-6-25. Keys to Locks for Ballot Storage Containers - Sec. 25. The circuit court clerk shall do the following:...

3-11.5-6-26. Preservation of Ballots; Time Requirements - Sec. 26. The circuit court clerk shall preserve the receptacle...

3-11.5-6-27. Preservation of Ballots; Time Requirements of Contested Elections - Sec. 27. If the election is contested, the clerk shall...

3-11.5-6-28. Destruction of Stored Ballots - Sec. 28. When permitted under IC 3-10-1-31.1, the clerk and...

3-11.5-6-29. Contracts With Educational Institutions for Disposal of Ballots - Sec. 29. A county election board may contract with a...

3-11.5-6-30. News Media Certificate; Preparation - Sec. 30. Immediately upon completion of the vote count, the...

3-11.5-6-31. News Media Certificate; Time and Manner of Release - Sec. 31. The absentee ballot counters shall deliver the certificate...

3-11.5-6-32. Release of Voting Information Before Closing of Polls - Sec. 32. (a) This section applies to a person who...

3-11.5-6-33. Conduct of Recount - Sec. 33. In case of a recount, all ballot cards...

Chapter 7. Additional Provisions Relating to Counting Absentee Ballots

3-11.5-7-1. Canvassing of Returns - Sec. 1. (a) Absentee ballot counters shall conduct the activities...

3-11.5-7-2. Compensation of Couriers and Counters - Sec. 2. The voters appointed as couriers or absentee ballot...

3-11.5-7-3. Recounts; Precinct of Voter Residence - Sec. 3. An absentee ballot is considered to be cast...

3-11.5-7-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Repealed by...

Chapter 8. Counting of Absentee Ballots Cast on Electronic Voting Systems

3-11.5-8-1. Initial Determination Whether Absentee Ballot Must Be Rejected; Voiding Rejected Absentee Ballot on Electronic Voting System - Sec. 1. (a) The county election board shall make an...

3-11.5-8-2. Processing of Remaining Ballots; Precinct Printouts - Sec. 2. After making an initial determination under section 1...

3-11.5-8-3. Tabulation of Valid Absentee Ballots - Sec. 3. After making an initial determination under section 1...

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Indiana Code Title 3. Elections Article 11.5. Counting Absentee Ballots

Indiana Code
Title 3. Elections
Article 11.5. Counting Absentee Ballots