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Indiana Statutes § 3-12-1-9 Counting voting marks; voting marks not counted; certification of voting systems that can detect voting marks

⤴ Up to Chapter 1: Rules for Counting Ballots

Statute Text

(a) A voting mark that touches a circle, an oval, or a square shall be counted as if it were on or in the circle, oval, or square. A voting mark that partially connects a connectable arrow shall be counted as if the voting mark completed the connection of the arrow.
(b) A voting mark that:
(1) does not touch a circle, oval, or square; and
(2) is not on or in the circle, oval, or square;
may not be counted.
(c) For purposes of the certification of voting systems under IC 3-11, a ballot card voting system complies with this section if the system can detect a voting mark within the circle, oval, or square, even if manual inspection of the ballot is required to detect a voting mark that touches only the outside edge of the circle, oval, or square.

Source

Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-18(f).

History

Amended by P.L. 219 - 2013 , SEC. 63 , eff. 7/1/2013 .

As added by P.L. 5-1986 , SEC. 8 . Amended by P.L. 6-1986 , SEC. 39 ; P.L. 3-1987 , SEC. 334 .

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