3-11.5-6-11. Duplicate Copy of Defective Card
Sec. 11. A duplicate ballot card shall be made of a defective card, not including the uncounted votes. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
3-11.5-6-12. Duplicate Cards; Identification Information
Sec. 12. All duplicate cards must: (1) be clearly labeled “duplicate”; and (2) bear a serial number that shall be recorded on the damaged or defective card. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
3-11.5-6-13. Counting of Duplicate Instead of Defective Card
Sec. 13. Each duplicate ballot card shall be counted instead of the damaged or defective card. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
3-11.5-6-14. Failure to Test Tabulating Machines for Particular Office or Question; Manual Tabulation
Sec. 14. If a test of automatic tabulating machines required by IC 3-11-13-22 is not conducted for a particular office or public question, the absentee ballot votes for that office shall be counted manually. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.3.
3-11.5-6-15. Direction to Manually Count Ballots
Sec. 15. If for any reason the county election board determines that it is impracticable to count all or some of the absentee ballots under this chapter with an automatic tabulating machine, the board may direct that the ballot cards be counted manually. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
3-11.5-6-16. Standards for Manually Tabulated Vote Count
Sec. 16. If ballot cards are counted manually, the tabulation of votes must comply with the standards prescribed by IC 3-11-7. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
3-11.5-6-17. Counting Write-in Votes for Federal Office
Sec. 17. IC 3-11.5-5-14 applies to the counting of write-in absentee ballots for a federal office cast on a ballot card received under 52 U.S.C. 20301. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.200.
3-11.5-6-18. Certification of Vote Count; Time
Sec. 18. When all the votes have been counted, the absentee ballot counters shall prepare a certificate stating the number of votes that each candidate received for each office and the number of votes cast on each public question. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
3-11.5-6-19. Certification of Vote Count; Formal Requirements; Memorandum
Sec. 19. The number of votes that each candidate and each public question received shall be written in words and numbers. The absentee ballot counters shall prepare a memorandum of the total votes cast for each candidate and on each public question and ensure that each member of the county election board receives a copy […]
3-11.5-6-20. Delivery of Certificate of Vote Count; Return of Equipment
Sec. 20. The absentee ballot counters shall deliver the certificates prepared under section 18 of this chapter and the return printed by the automatic tabulating machine to the county election board immediately upon the tabulation of the vote in each precinct. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.