Indiana Statutes § 3-14-2-27 Fraudulent recording of votes; false statement, certificate, or return of vote
Statute Text
A precinct election officer at the close of the polls, an absentee ballot counter acting under IC
3-11.5-5
or IC
3-11.5-6
, or a provisional ballot counter acting under IC
3-11.7-5
who knowingly:
(1)
causes the vote to be incorrectly taken down for a candidate or public question; or
(2)
makes a false statement, certificate, or return of any kind of that vote;
commits a Level 6 felony.
History
Amended by P.L. 158 - 2013 , SEC. 26 , eff. 7/1/2014 .
As added by P.L. 5-1986 , SEC. 10 . Amended by P.L. 3-1987 , SEC. 472 ; P.L. 3-1993 , SEC. 233 ; P.L. 19-1993 , SEC. 4 ; P.L. 126 - 2002 , SEC.89.
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