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3-11.7-5-24. Time for Storage of Ballots and Papers

Sec. 24. 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.126-2002, SEC.87. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.154; P.L.193-2021, SEC.78.

3-11.7-5-25. Time for Retention of Ballots and Papers When Election Contested

Sec. 25. If the election is contested, the clerk shall preserve the receptacle containing the envelope or bag as long as the contest is undetermined. During that period, the clerk shall keep the receptacle securely locked, subject only to an order of the court trying a contest. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.

3-11.7-5-26. Destruction of Stored Ballots and Papers

Sec. 26. 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.126-2002, SEC.87. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.155; P.L.193-2021, SEC.79.

3-11.7-5-27. Contract With State Educational Institution for Disposal of Ballots

Sec. 27. 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 section until the period […]

3-11.7-5-28. News Media Certificate of Provisional Ballot Totals

Sec. 28. Immediately upon completion of the vote count, the counters shall make and sign a certificate for the news media showing the total number of provisional ballot votes received by each candidate and on each public question in the precinct. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.

3-11.7-5-29. Delivery of News Media Certificate

Sec. 29. The 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 the managers […]

3-11.7-6-1. Canvassing Returns

Sec. 1. (a) Provisional ballot counters shall conduct the activities conducted by precinct election officials under IC 3-12-4. (b) The returns of provisional 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.126-2002, SEC.87.

3-11.7-5-16. Certificate of Provisional Vote Count

Sec. 16. When all the votes have been counted, the 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.126-2002, SEC.87.

3-11.7-6-2. Recounts; Precinct of Voter Residence

Sec. 2. A provisional ballot is considered to be cast in the precinct in which the voter who cast the ballot resides for the purpose of the following: (1) IC 3-12-6. (2) IC 3-12-11. (3) IC 3-12-12. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.