Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to each precinct where voting is by electronic voting system. (b) For purposes of this chapter, in a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1, each vote center shall be treated as if it were a single precinct. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.356. Amended by P.L.210-2018, […]
Sec. 1.1. This chapter is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what will be counted as a vote on an electronic voting system. As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.184. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.211.
Sec. 1.5. If the polls for more than one (1) precinct are located in the same room, the inspector of a precinct using the room may not begin the vote counting procedure until all the polls in the room are officially closed and no more persons are waiting in line to vote. As added by […]
Sec. 2. After each electronic voting system has been secured and the paper vote total printouts obtained, the inspector shall announce in a distinct tone of voice that the printouts are available for inspection by the members of the precinct election board and any watchers present within the polls. The members and watchers are entitled […]
Sec. 3. (a) When paper vote total printouts have been obtained, the precinct election board shall prepare certificates stating the number of votes that each candidate received for each office and the votes on each public question by attaching the paper vote total printouts to certificate forms supplied by the county election board. (b) Each […]
Sec. 4. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificates prepared under section 3 of this chapter and the list of voters to the county election board by midnight on election day. However, if: (1) an electronic voting system failed; (2) the failure of the system was reported as required […]
Sec. 4.5. (a) This section does not apply to an electronic poll book or voting system subject to an impoundment order issued by a court or a recount commission until the impoundment order is rescinded. (b) This subsection applies to an electronic poll book. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall immediately […]
Sec. 5. Immediately upon completion of the vote count, each precinct election board shall make and sign a certificate for the news media showing the total number of votes received by each candidate in the precinct. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificate to the circuit court clerk at […]
Sec. 6. To minimize the delay in the counting of the vote, canvassing must begin immediately upon the closing of the polls and continue without interruption until all the votes are canvassed and all certificates of the vote required under section 3 of this chapter are completed and delivered to the persons entitled to receive […]
As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.126. Repealed by P.L.193-2021, SEC.92.
Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, “audit threshold number” refers to the following number: (1) One (1), if the total number of votes cast, as determined under subsection (c), is not more than twenty (20). (2) Two (2), if the total number of votes cast, as determined under subsection (c), is: (A) more […]
