Indiana § 3-11-11-18 Spoiling, defacing, or mutilating ballot; receipt of another ballot;
record; disposition of ballot

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-11-11-18 — Spoiling, defacing, or mutilating ballot; receipt of another ballot; record; disposition of ballot

Indiana § 3-11-11-18

Art. 11VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND

Ch. 11Voting by Paper Ballot

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Ind. Code § 3-11-11-18 (2026).

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A voter who by accident or mistake spoils,
defaces, or mutilates the voter's ballot may, by returning the ballot to
the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks and satisfying them that the
spoiling, defacing, or mutilation was not intentional, receive another
ballot. The poll clerks or assistant poll clerks shall make a record of the
fact on the poll list, and the ballot shall then be marked "VOID" by the
precinct election board in the presence of the voter and returned with
the other election materials as required by IC 3-10-1-31.1.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-26 part.]

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A voter who by accident or mistake spoils,
defaces, or mutilates the voter's ballot may, by returning the ballot to
the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks and satisfying them that the
spoiling, defacing, or mutilation was not intentional, receive another
ballot. The poll clerks or assistant poll clerks shall make a record of the
fact on the poll list, and the ballot shall then be marked "VOID" by the
precinct election board in the presence of the voter and returned with
the other election materials as required by IC 3-10-1-31.1.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-26 part.]