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Home » US Law » 2022 Indiana Code » Title 3. Elections » Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections » Chapter 1. Rules for Counting Ballots » 3-12-1-18. Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Cast in Primary Election by Absent Uniformed Services Voter or Overseas Voter; Voter Actions That Void Ballot

Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to a federal write-in absentee ballot cast in a primary election as provided in IC 3-11-4-12.5(b)(1) by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter.

(b) If a voter does any of the following, the voter’s vote is void:

(1) The voter votes for more than one (1) candidate, and the candidates are not on the official primary ballot of the same political party.

(2) The voter votes for a candidate who is not on the official primary ballot of any political party.

(3) The voter votes for a candidate who is on the official primary ballot of a political party, but the voter does not indicate the office for which the candidate seeks to be nominated.

(c) If the voter votes for a political party, but the voter does not vote for any individual candidates who are on that political party’s official primary ballot, the voter’s vote is void.

As added by P.L.66-2010, SEC.28.