Indiana Code
Title 3. Elections
Article 14. Offenses

Chapter 1. Campaign Violations

3-14-1-1. Defacing, Falsifying, or Destroying Declarations, Requests, Petitions, or Certificates - Sec. 1. A person who knowingly: (1) falsely makes or...

3-14-1-2. Printing, Publishing, or Distributing of Slate During Primary Campaign Without Authority - Sec. 2. (a) A person who: (1) prints, publishes, or...

3-14-1-3. Circulation or Publication of Anonymous Campaign Material - Sec. 3. An individual, an organization, or a committee that...

3-14-1-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.464; P.L.10-1988,...

3-14-1-5. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.5-1989, SEC.120.

3-14-1-6. Solicitation, Challenge, or Performance of Election Function by State Police Department Employee, Police Officer, or Firefighter - Sec. 6. (a) A state police department employee or a...

3-14-1-7. Collection, Receipt, or Disbursement of Money or Property by Committee Without Appointment of Treasurer - Sec. 7. A committee subject to IC 3-9 or any...

3-14-1-8. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.157.

3-14-1-9. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.157.

3-14-1-10. Excess Contributions by Corporation or Labor Organization - Sec. 10. A corporation or labor organization that recklessly exceeds...

3-14-1-10.5. Acceptance of Contributions in Excess of Permitted Amounts by Certain Judges - Sec. 10.5. (a) A person who recklessly violates IC 33-33-2-11...

3-14-1-11. Contributions in the Name of Another Person - Sec. 11. A person who: (1) recklessly makes a contribution...

3-14-1-12. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.157.

3-14-1-13. Filing Fraudulent Reports - Sec. 13. A person who knowingly files a report required...

3-14-1-14. Failure to File Required Report - Sec. 14. A person who fails to file a report...

3-14-1-14.5. Commingling Committee Funds With Personal Funds - Sec. 14.5. A person who recklessly violates IC 3-9-2-9(c) by...

3-14-1-15. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.157.

3-14-1-16. Violation of Ic 3-9-3-4 - Sec. 16. A person who knowingly or intentionally violates IC...

3-14-1-17. Use of Government Employer's Property for Soliciting Contribution, Advocating Election or Defeat of a Candidate, or Advocate Approval or Defeat of a Public Question - Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "government employee"...

Chapter 2. Vote Fraud

3-14-2-1. Fraudulent Application for Registration or Absentee Ballot; Fraudulent Voting; Payment for Obtaining Signatures for Placing Public Question or Candidate on Ballot - Sec. 1. A person who knowingly does any of the...

3-14-2-2. Fraudulent Application for Registration or Procurement of Registration - Sec. 2. A person who, knowing the person is not...

3-14-2-2.5. Solicitation for Fraudulent Absentee Ballot Application - Sec. 2.5. A person who does either of the following,...

3-14-2-3. Fraudulent Subscription of Another Person's Name - Sec. 3. A person who: (1) subscribes the name of...

3-14-2-4. Registering to Vote More Than Once - Sec. 4. A person who recklessly registers or offers to...

3-14-2-5. Destruction or Failure to File or Deliver Registration Form or Absentee Ballot Application After Execution - Sec. 5. (a) A person who recklessly destroys or fails...

3-14-2-6. Unauthorized Release or Removal of Registration Materials or Information - Sec. 6. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly releases...

3-14-2-7. Withholding Information or Furnishing False Information to Poll Taker; Return of False Names or Names of Deceased Persons - Sec. 7. A person who knowingly: (1) upon the demand...

3-14-2-8. Return of Names of Ineligible, Fictitious, or Deceased Persons by Poll Taker - Sec. 8. A poll taker who knowingly returns: (1) the...

3-14-2-9. Unregistered or Unauthorized Voting - Sec. 9. A person who knowingly votes or offers to...

3-14-2-10. Voting by Ineligible Persons - Sec. 10. A person who recklessly votes at an election,...

3-14-2-11. Voting in Other Precincts; Making False Statements Concerning Certain Voter Information - Sec. 11. (a) A person who knowingly votes or offers...

3-14-2-12. Voting or Applying to Vote in False Name and Own Name - Sec. 12. A person who: (1) knowingly votes or makes...

3-14-2-13. Hiring or Soliciting an Ineligible Person to Vote in a Precinct - Sec. 13. A person who knowingly hires or solicits another...

3-14-2-14. Precinct Officer or Public Official Allowing Ineligible Voters or Unauthorized Procedure - Sec. 14. A precinct election officer or public official upon...

3-14-2-15. Unauthorized Delivery of Ballots - Sec. 15. A member, an employee, or an agent of...

3-14-2-16. Ballots; Fraudulent Application, Showing, Examination, Receipt, Possession, Completion, or Delivery - Sec. 16. A person who knowingly does any of the...

3-14-2-17. Marking Ballot to Indicate to Another Person How Voter Has Voted - Sec. 17. A voter at an election who knowingly writes...

3-14-2-18. Disclosure of Voter's Vote to Another - Sec. 18. A voter who knowingly: (1) does anything to...

3-14-2-19. Forgery of Official Ballot Endorsement; Printing or Circulating Imitation Ballot - Sec. 19. (a) A person who knowingly: (1) forges or...

3-14-2-20. Deceptive Registration of Vote - Sec. 20. A person who knowingly: (1) deceives a voter...

3-14-2-21. Fraudulent Inducement to Vote Other Than as Intended - Sec. 21. A person who fraudulently causes a voter at...

3-14-2-22. False Representation of Ballot to Non-English Speaking Voter - Sec. 22. A person who knowingly furnishes a voter who...

3-14-2-23. Opening, Destruction, or Unauthorized Delivery of Ballots by Custodian of Ballots - Sec. 23. A person entrusted with the custody of ballots...

3-14-2-24. Removal or Destruction of Ballots; False Entries in Poll Book; False Tallying - Sec. 24. A person who: (1) takes a ballot legally...

3-14-2-25. Marking or Defacing Ballots by Precinct Election Board Member or Authorized Election Personnel - Sec. 25. A member of a precinct election board or...

3-14-2-26. Tampering With Ballot Container, Voting System Component, or Contents - Sec. 26. A person who: (1) during the progress of...

3-14-2-27. Fraudulent Recording of Votes; False Statement, Certificate, or Return of Vote - Sec. 27. A precinct election officer at the close of...

3-14-2-28. Fraudulent Alteration of Election Return; Intentional Destruction of Poll Book or Tally; Fraudulent Alteration of Vote as Returned - Sec. 28. A person who: (1) with intent to defraud,...

3-14-2-29. Inspecting Voting System Without Authorization - Sec. 29. A person who knowingly inspects a voting system...

3-14-2-30. Voting at More Than One Town Convention Held During Same Election Year - Sec. 30. A person who knowingly votes at a town...

3-14-2-31. Voting More Than One Ballot at the Same Election; Replacement Ballot Exception - Sec. 31. Except for casting a replacement ballot in accordance...

Chapter 3. Interference With Free and Equal Elections

3-14-3-0.1. Effect of Legislation Enacted During 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly - Sec. 0.1. Notwithstanding any other law, the additions and amendments...

3-14-3-1. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.

3-14-3-1.1. Procuring or Submission of False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Registration Application; Procuring, Casting, or Tabulating False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Ballot - Sec. 1.1. A person who knowingly does any of the...

3-14-3-2. Failure to Cast or Return Ballot in Authorized Manner - Sec. 2. A person who, having procured an official ballot,...

3-14-3-3. Interference With Watcher's Duties - Sec. 3. A person who knowingly: (1) interferes with a...

3-14-3-4. Obstruction Of, Interference With, or Injury of Voter or Election Officer - Sec. 4. (a) A person who: (1) knowingly obstructs or...

3-14-3-5. Tampering With Voting System - Sec. 5. A precinct election officer who, with the intent...

3-14-3-6. Allowing Inaccurately Adjusted Voting System to Be Used - Sec. 6. A precinct election officer who permits a ballot...

3-14-3-7. Removal, Change, or Mutilation of Voting System Ballot Label to Deceive Voter - Sec. 7. An inspector or poll clerk in a precinct...

3-14-3-8. Damaging, Disarranging, or Tampering With Voting System - Sec. 8. A person other than a precinct election officer...

3-14-3-9. Failure to Receive Vote of Legal Voter - Sec. 9. A person who knowingly fails to receive the...

3-14-3-10. Removal, Defacing, or Destruction of Supplies or Instruction Cards From Voting Booth; Removal or Destruction of Voting Booth - Sec. 10. A person who during an election recklessly: (1)...

3-14-3-11. Tampering With Marking Device, Ballot, or Record or Equipment; Interference With Operation or Secrecy of Voting - Sec. 11. A person who recklessly: (1) tampers with or...

3-14-3-12. Leaving Poll With Ballot or Ballot Marking Device - Sec. 12. A voter who recklessly attempts to leave the...

3-14-3-13. Removal of Ballot From Polling Place - Sec. 13. A person who during an election knowingly removes...

3-14-3-14. Printers; Unauthorized Printing or Delivery of Ballots - Sec. 14. A printer of the ballots for an election,...

3-14-3-15. Unauthorized Entries at Polls - Sec. 15. A person not authorized by this title who...

3-14-3-16. Electioneering - Sec. 16. (a) As used in this section, "electioneering" means...

3-14-3-17. Inducement of Votes by Board Member or Precinct Election Officer - Sec. 17. A member of a precinct election board, a...

3-14-3-18. Actions to Unlawfully Influence Voter or Candidate - Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "candidate" includes...

3-14-3-19. Inducing Votes by Gift or Offer to Compensate - Sec. 19. A person who, for the purpose of inducing...

3-14-3-20. Acceptance or Solicitation of Compensation to Induce or Procure Votes - Sec. 20. A person who, for the purpose of inducing...

3-14-3-20.5. Conspiracy to Secure Fraudulent Registration or Absentee Ballot Application - Sec. 20.5. (a) This section does not apply to activity...

3-14-3-21. Influencing Political Opinions or Actions of Employees in the Workplace - Sec. 21. A person who: (1) pays employees the salary...

3-14-3-21.5. Voter Intimidation - Sec. 21.5. A person who knowingly or intentionally intimidates, threatens,...

3-14-3-22. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.485. Repealed...

3-14-3-23. Violation of Ic 3-6-11-5 or Ic 3-6-11-7 - Sec. 23. A proprietor, a manager, or an association of...

3-14-3-24. Repealed - As added by P.L.7-1990, SEC.52. Repealed by P.L.83-2016, SEC.6.

Chapter 4. Procedural Violations by Election Officers

3-14-4-1. Unlawfully Serving as Precinct Election Board Member - Sec. 1. A person who knowingly serves as a member...

3-14-4-2. Inspectors; Negligent or Knowing Failure to Appear at Election Board's Office - Sec. 2. An inspector who negligently or knowingly fails to...

3-14-4-3. Omission in Performance of Required Duties - Sec. 3. A precinct election officer or public official upon...

3-14-4-3.5. Voter Registration Information Violations - Sec. 3.5. A circuit court clerk, a member of a...

3-14-4-4. Allowing Observance of Voter Preparing Ballot - Sec. 4. A member of a precinct election board who...

3-14-4-5. Repealed - As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.489. Repealed...

3-14-4-6. Deposit of Ballots Not Initialed or Ballots Externally Defaced - Sec. 6. An inspector, or person acting in the inspector's...

3-14-4-7. Disclosure of How Voter Voted or Information Regarding Appearance of Ballot Voted - Sec. 7. A member of a precinct election board or...

3-14-4-8. Opening or Marking Ballot or Ascertaining How Voter Voted - Sec. 8. A member of a precinct election board, an...

3-14-4-9. Disclosure of Votes or Electioneering - Sec. 9. An election officer who knowingly: (1) discloses to...

3-14-4-10. Provision of Information Concerning Vote Count Before Closing of Polls - Sec. 10. A person who knowingly violates: (1) IC 3-11.5-5;...

Chapter 5. Enforcement Provisions

3-14-5-1. Affidavit Against Illegal Voter - Sec. 1. (a) This section applies during an election whenever...

3-14-5-2. Affidavits; Packaging, Sealing, Endorsing, and Delivery to Grand Jury; Inquiry by Grand Jury; Preservation and Return of Affidavits by Prosecuting Attorney - Sec. 2. (a) Each precinct election board shall, at the...

3-14-5-3. Duty to Report Violations to Prosecuting Attorney and Violator; Presentation to Grand Jury - Sec. 3. (a) This section does not apply to a...

3-14-5-4. Prosecution of Violators - Sec. 4. In addition to the duties prescribed by IC...

3-14-5-5. Indictment or Information; Allegations - Sec. 5. When an election offense is committed, an indictment...

3-14-5-6. Criminal Prosecutions; Self-Incrimination Defense Not Available to Witness - Sec. 6. In a criminal prosecution for violation of IC...

3-14-5-7. Informants; Immunity - Sec. 7. If a person who has given or received...

3-14-5-8. Employment Sanctions for a Person Convicted of a Vote Fraud Felony or Class a Misdemeanor; Remedies if Conviction Is Reversed, Vacated, or Set Aside; Injunctions; Civil Penalties - Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "governmental entity"...

Chapter 6. Election Profiteering

3-14-6-1. Repealed - As added by P.L.13-1992, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.12-1995, SEC.93; P.L.8-1995,...

3-14-6-1.1. Grant of Request for Voter Information to Be Used in Prohibited Manner; Second or Subsequent Offense - Sec. 1.1. (a) A person who grants a request for...

3-14-6-2. Use of Voter Registration Information for Solicitation; Infraction; Misdemeanor - Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to: (1)...

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Indiana Code Title 3. Elections Article 14. Offenses

Indiana Code
Title 3. Elections
Article 14. Offenses