3-12-1-1.7. Write-in Votes
Sec. 1.7. (a) The following provisions govern the counting of write-in votes: (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), only votes cast for declared write-in candidates shall be counted and certified. (2) The name of a candidate, written on the space reserved for write-in voting, is not considered a distinguishing mark that would invalidate a […]
3-12-1-2. Ballot Void if Not Properly Endorsed; Not Applicable to Absentee Ballots
Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to absentee ballots. (b) The whole ballot may not be counted, subject to section 12 of this chapter, if the ballot is not endorsed or printed with the initials of the poll clerks in accordance with state law. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-1(a) part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, […]
3-12-1-3. Ballot Void if It Bears Distinguishing Mark or Mutilation
Sec. 3. The whole ballot is void if the ballot bears any distinguishing mark (other than a voting mark) or a mutilation made by the voter or an election officer with the intent to enable a person to determine who cast the marked or mutilated ballot. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-25-1(a) part; 3-1-28-8 part.] As added […]
3-12-1-4. Ballot Void for Extrinsic Act; Erasures
Sec. 4. (a) The whole ballot is void if a voter does any act extrinsic to the ballot, such as enclosing any paper or other article in the folded ballot, with the intent to enable a person to determine that the voter cast the ballot. (b) An erasure by a voter does not make the […]