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Indiana Statutes § 3-12-3-1 Counting of ballot cards

⤴ Up to Chapter 3: Counting Ballot Card Votes

Statute Text

(a) Subject to IC 3-12-2-5 , after the marking devices have been secured against further voting under IC 3-11-13-36 , the inspector shall open the ballot box and count the number of ballot cards or envelopes containing ballot cards that have been cast to determine whether the number of cards cast exceeds the number of voters shown on the poll lists. If the number of ballot cards cast exceeds the total number of voters, this fact shall be reported in writing to the appropriate election officer together with the reasons for the discrepancy, if known. The total number of voters shall be entered on the tally sheets.
(b) A ballot card may not be removed from a secrecy envelope containing a write-in vote under this section.

Source

Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-5(a) part.

History

As added by P.L. 5-1986 , SEC. 8 . Amended by P.L. 4-1991 , SEC. 112 .

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