3-11.5-4-0.5. Repealed
As added by P.L.266-2013, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.278-2019, SEC.122.
3-11.5-4-1. Circuit Court Clerk Records and Certifications
Sec. 1. Each circuit court clerk shall do the following: (1) Keep a separate absentee ballot record for each precinct in the county. (2) This subdivision applies to a county in which the county voter registration office prepares a certified list of all voters registered to vote in each precinct in the county under IC […]
3-11.5-4-10. Time for Receipt of Ballots; Treatment
Sec. 10. (a) This subsection applies to a county that: (1) uses a paper list of voters provided under IC 3-7-29-2; (2) has not adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1); and (3) is not a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1. Subject to IC 3-10-8-7.5, IC 3-12-1-17, and section […]
3-11.5-4-11. Opening Absentee Ballots; Procedure; Signature Comparison
Sec. 11. (a) Upon receipt of the absentee ballot and not later than election day, the county election board shall examine the signature on the absentee ballot. (b) This subsection applies to a county that has not adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or is a vote center county […]
3-11.5-4-11.5. Processing Ballots Before Election Day in Vote Center Counties and Counties Using Electronic Poll Books; Procedure; Adopting Option by County Election Board
Sec. 11.5. (a) This section applies to a county if the county election board has adopted a resolution by the unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board to use the procedures set forth in this section, and the county: (1) has adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1); […]
3-11.5-4-12. Determination of Acceptance of Ballots; Opening and Processing of Accepted Ballots; Procedure; Treatment of Certain Ballots as Provisional Ballots
Sec. 12. (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this chapter, in a county described by subsection (e) or (f), the signature review process described in this section may be conducted at any time after receipt of an absentee ballot by the county election board. (b) If the absentee ballot counters find under section […]
3-11.5-4-12.5. Opening Absentee Ballots by Machine
Sec. 12.5. (a) Notwithstanding section 12(b) of this chapter and subject to subsection (b), absentee ballot envelopes may be opened by machine instead of by the absentee ballot counters. For purposes of certification of voting systems under this article, a machine, the only function of which is the opening of envelopes, is not considered to […]
3-11.5-4-13. Rejection of Absentee Ballots
Sec. 13. (a) If the absentee ballot counters find under section 11 of this chapter that any of the following applies, the ballots shall be rejected: (1) The affidavit is insufficient or that the ballot has not been endorsed with the initials of: (A) the two (2) members of the absentee voter board in the […]
3-11.5-4-13.5. Absentee Ballot Signature Comparison; Procedure; Signature Verification Affidavit
Sec. 13.5. (a) This section applies to an absentee ballot where there is a finding that the voter’s signature on the absentee ballot security envelope affidavit does not correspond to the signature on the voter’s absentee ballot application or electronic poll book, or any signature by the voter maintained in the statewide voter registration system. […]
3-11.5-4-13.6. Absentee Ballot Signature Comparison; Missing Signature; Procedure; Affidavit of Unsigned Ballot
Sec. 13.6. (a) This section applies to an absentee ballot where there is a finding that the voter’s signature on the absentee ballot security envelope affidavit is missing and therefore does not correspond to the signature on the voter’s absentee ballot application or electronic poll book. (b) Section 13.5(c), 13.5(d), and 13.5(f) of this chapter […]
3-11.5-4-14. Rejected Ballots; Endorsement; Processing and Return
Sec. 14. (a) Each ballot rejected for any of the reasons prescribed by section 13 of this chapter shall, without being unfolded to disclose how the ballot is marked, be endorsed with the words: “Rejected (giving the reason or reasons for the rejection).”. (b) All rejected absentee ballots shall be enclosed and securely sealed in […]
3-11.5-4-15. Challenge of Absentee Ballot at Polls; Procedure
Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the vote of an absentee voter may be challenged at the polls for the reason that the absentee voter is not a legal voter of the precinct where the ballot is being cast. (b) Before the inspector prepares to mark the poll list to indicate that […]
3-11.5-4-16. Absentee Voter’s Application as Affidavit; Challenge Procedure
Sec. 16. (a) If an absentee ballot is challenged under section 15 of this chapter, the absentee voter’s application for an absentee ballot shall be considered as the affidavit required to be made by a voter when challenged at the polls while voting in person. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the challenge procedure […]
3-11.5-4-17. Absentee Ballot of Deceased Voter
Sec. 17. (a) If proof is given to the absentee ballot counters that an absentee voter marked and forwarded an absentee ballot but died before election day, the ballot of the deceased voter shall be rejected under section 13 of this chapter and retained with the other rejected ballots under section 14 of this chapter. […]
3-11.5-4-18. Voting in Person by Absentee Voter Who Has Not Returned Absentee Ballot
Sec. 18. (a) If a voter has not returned an absentee ballot, the voter may vote in person. (b) However, if the voter has received an absentee ballot, before the voter may vote, the voter must return the ballot to the inspector. The absentee ballot shall be marked “canceled” and preserved with the rejected ballots. […]
3-11.5-4-19. Repealed
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.225-2011, SEC.93.
3-11.5-4-2. Recast of Certain Ballots
Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a voter voting by an absentee ballot that: (1) is defective and ordered corrected under IC 3-11-2-16; (2) includes a candidate for election to office who: (A) ceases to be a candidate; and (B) is succeeded by a candidate selected under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2; or (3) […]
3-11.5-4-20. Absentee Voter Wishing to Vote in Person After Poll List Is Marked
Sec. 20. If a voter has marked and returned an absentee ballot, the voter may not vote in person except as provided in section 21 of this chapter. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.109-2021, SEC.63.
3-11.5-4-21. Voter Appearing in Person Who Has Cast Rejected Absentee Ballot
Sec. 21. If an envelope containing a voter’s absentee ballot has been marked “Rejected” or a voter’s absentee ballot has been received by noon on election day and will not be counted under section 10 of this chapter, and the voter appears in person at the precinct before the polls close, the voter may vote […]
3-11.5-4-21.5. Rejected Absentee Ballots May Not Be Opened; Exception
Sec. 21.5. Rejected absentee ballots may not be opened, except on order of a court or the state recount commission. As added by P.L.169-2015, SEC.141.