3-11.5-6-25. Keys to Locks for Ballot Storage Containers
Sec. 25. The circuit court clerk shall do the following: (1) Lock the receptacle provided under section 24 of this chapter. (2) Retain one (1) key to one (1) lock of the receptacle. (3) Give one (1) key to the other lock of the receptacle to the member of the county election board who is […]
3-11.5-6-26. Preservation of Ballots; Time Requirements
Sec. 26. The circuit court clerk shall preserve the receptacle containing the envelope or bag in the clerk’s office for the period required under IC 3-10-1-31.1. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.146; P.L.193-2021, SEC.73.
3-11.5-6-27. Preservation of Ballots; Time Requirements of Contested Elections
Sec. 27. If the election is contested, the clerk shall preserve the receptacle containing the envelope or bag as long as the contest is undetermined. During those periods the clerk shall keep the receptacle securely locked, subject only to an order of the court trying a contest. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
3-11.5-6-28. Destruction of Stored Ballots
Sec. 28. When permitted under IC 3-10-1-31.1, the clerk and a county election board member of the opposite political party shall remove the envelope or bag from the receptacle and destroy the envelope or bag. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.147; P.L.193-2021, SEC.74.
3-11.5-6-29. Contracts With Educational Institutions for Disposal of Ballots
Sec. 29. A county election board may contract with a state educational institution to dispose of the ballots. The contract must provide that: (1) the ballots will be used by the state educational institution to conduct election research; and (2) the state educational institution may not receive any ballots under this subsection until the period […]
3-11.5-6-30. News Media Certificate; Preparation
Sec. 30. Immediately upon completion of the vote count, the absentee ballot counters shall make and sign a certificate for the news media showing the total number of absentee ballot votes received by each candidate and on each public question in the precinct. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
3-11.5-6-31. News Media Certificate; Time and Manner of Release
Sec. 31. The absentee ballot counters shall deliver the certificate to the circuit court clerk as soon as the certificate is completed. The circuit court clerk shall deliver the certificate made for the news media to any person designated to receive the certificate by the editors of the newspapers published in the county or by […]
3-11.5-6-32. Release of Voting Information Before Closing of Polls
Sec. 32. (a) This section applies to a person who observes or performs any of the following under this chapter: (1) The counting of absentee ballots. (2) The proceedings of absentee ballot counters or the county election board regarding a protested ballot. (3) The preparation of a certificate by absentee ballot counters. (4) The delivery […]
3-11.5-6-33. Conduct of Recount
Sec. 33. In case of a recount, all ballot cards shall be recounted in the manner prescribed by this chapter unless: (1) the court ordering the recount or the state recount commission directs that the ballots be counted manually; or (2) a request for a manual recount is made under IC 3-12-6 or IC 3-12-11. […]
3-11.5-7-1. Canvassing of Returns
Sec. 1. (a) Absentee ballot counters shall conduct the activities conducted by precinct election officials in submitting returns to the county election board under IC 3-12-4. (b) The returns of absentee ballot counters shall be treated the same as the returns of a precinct election board under IC 3-12-4. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and […]