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Indiana Statutes § 3-14-3-4 Obstruction of, interference with, or injury of voter or election officer

⤴ Up to Chapter 3: Interference With Free and Equal Elections

Statute Text

(a) This section does not apply to an offense that occurs at a health facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-167 ).
(b) For purposes of this section, "election worker" means an individual who serves as:
(1) a precinct election officer, including an individual who serves as a precinct election officer at a vote center using a different title under IC 3-6-6-5.5 ;
(2) a member of a county election board;
(3) a member of a county board of elections and registration;
(4) a member of a board of registration established under IC 3-7-12 ;
(5) a circuit court clerk;
(6) an employee of the office of a circuit court clerk;
(7) a member of a town election board;
(8) an individual who serves under IC 3-6-6-39 ;
(9) a challenger or pollbook holder under IC 3-6-7 ;
(10) a watcher under IC 3-6-8 , IC 3-6-9 , or IC 3-6-10 ; or
(11) an individual appointed under IC 3-11.5-4 :
(A) to an absentee voter board;
(B) as an absentee ballot counter; or
(C) as a courier.
[(a)] (c) A person who, with the intent to obstruct or interfere with an election worker or a voter in the chute, [(1)] knowingly or intentionally:
(1) obstructs or interferes with:
(A) an election [officer] worker in the discharge of the [officer's] election worker's duty; or
[(2)] (B) [knowingly] [obstructs] [or] [interferes] [with] a voter within the chute; and
(2) engages in the obstruction or interference on:
(A) election day; or
(B) a day on which voting is permitted to occur before an absentee voter board;
commits a Level 6 felony.
[(b)] (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally injures an election [officer] worker or a voter:
(1) in the exercise of the [officer's] election worker's or voter's rights or duties; or
(2) because the [officer] election worker or voter has exercised the [officer's] election worker's or voter's rights or duties;
commits a Level 6 felony.
[(c)] (e) A person called as a witness to testify against another for a violation of this section is a competent witness to prove the offense even though the person may have been a party to the violation. The person shall be compelled to testify as other witnesses. However, the person's evidence may not be used against the person in a prosecution growing out of matters about which the person testifies, and the person is not liable to indictment or information for the offense.

History

Amended by P.L. 110 - 2024 , SEC. 1 , eff. 3/13/2024 .

Amended by P.L. 158 - 2013 , SEC. 31 , eff. 7/1/2014 .

As added by P.L. 5-1986 , SEC. 10 . Amended by P.L. 103-2005, SEC.33.

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