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.
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 […]
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.271-2013, SEC.34; P.L.76-2014, SEC.53; P.L.169-2015, SEC.145; P.L.100-2018, SEC.18; P.L.210-2018, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.109-2021, SEC.67.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Sec. 4. (a) This subsection does not apply to a county having a consolidated city. To minimize delay, the absentee ballot counters shall continue to count without interruption until all absentee ballots for the precinct are canvassed and the certificates required by this chapter are prepared and delivered to the person entitled to receive the […]
Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a county having a consolidated city. (b) The absentee ballot counters shall determine if the ballot cards are properly grouped and arranged so that all similar cards from a precinct are together before the ballots are counted on an automatic tabulating machine. As added by P.L.3-1993, […]
Sec. 6. During the tabulation of votes at a central counting location, an absentee ballot counter performing the count, a member of the county election board, or a representative designated by the member of the board may protest the counting of a ballot or part of a ballot cast by a voter of a precinct. […]
Sec. 7. If the absentee ballot counters cannot agree whether to count a ballot following a protest under section 6 of this chapter, the question shall be referred to the county election board for a decision. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Sec. 8. Following a decision by the absentee ballot counters or the county election board: (1) the absentee ballot counters immediately shall write on the back of the protested ballot card the word “counted” or “not counted”, as appropriate; and (2) the person protesting the ballot under section 6 of this chapter shall officially sign […]
Sec. 9. If an absentee ballot is damaged or defective so that the ballot cannot properly be counted by an automatic tabulating machine, a remake team composed of one (1) person from each of the major political parties of the county shall have the card prepared for processing so as to record accurately the intent […]
