Indiana Statutes § 3-12-1-7.5 Counting write-in votes
Statute Text
(a)
If a voter votes for one (1) individual candidate for an office for which only one (1) person may be elected and also writes in the name of another candidate for the same office, neither vote may be counted.
(b)
If a voter votes for at least one (1) individual candidate for an office for which at least two (2) people may be elected and also writes in the name of at least one (1) candidate, the vote for that office may not be counted unless the number of individual votes cast for the office, when added to the number of write-in votes cast for that office, is less than or equal to the number of seats available for that office.
(c)
If a voter votes an individual or a straight party vote for a candidate for an office and also writes in the name of the same candidate for the same office, only one (1) vote for that candidate may be counted.
History
Amended by P.L. 21 - 2016 , SEC. 24 , eff. 3/21/2016 .
As added by P.L. 4-1991 , SEC. 111 .
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