Indiana § 3-11-14-17 Preparation at polls before opening; system check; certification

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§ 3-11-14-17 — Preparation at polls before opening; system check; certification

Indiana § 3-11-14-17

Art. 11VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND

Ch. 14Voting by Electronic Voting System

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(a)Before the opening of the polls, each precinct election board shall:

(1)compare the ballot label on each electronic voting system with the sample ballot to see that it is correct;

(2)see that the system records zero (0) votes for each candidate and on each public question; and

(3)see that the system is otherwise in perfect order.

(b)After the system is in perfect order for voting, the precinct election board may not permit the counters to be operated except by voters in voting. The board then shall certify that the ballot labels and the sample ballots are in agreement. Forms shall be provided for certification, and the certification shall be filed with the election returns.

(c)This subsection applies to a county using vote centers. Not later than the first date that a voter may ca

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(a) Before the opening of the polls, each
precinct election board shall:
(1) compare the ballot label on each electronic voting system with
the sample ballot to see that it is correct;
(2) see that the system records zero (0) votes for each candidate
and on each public question; and
(3) see that the system is otherwise in perfect order.
(b) After the system is in perfect order for voting, the precinct
election board may not permit the counters to be operated except by
voters in voting. The board then shall certify that the ballot labels and
the sample ballots are in agreement. Forms shall be provided for
certification, and the certification shall be filed with the election
returns.
(c) This subsection applies to a county using vote centers. Not later
than the first date that a voter may cast a ballot at a vote center, the
county election board shall do both of the following:
(1) Make the comparison between the sample ballots, regular
official ballots, and provisional ballots described in subsection
(a).
(2) Certify that the ballots are in agreement.
A copy of the certification shall be entered into the minutes of the
county election board.
(d) This subsection applies to a county using vote centers. The
county election board shall do all of the following:
(1) Have copies of each sample ballot for each precinct available
for inspection by a voter at each vote center.
(2) Post a notice in the vote center stating that sample ballots are
available for inspection upon request by the voter.
(3) Determine that the system records that zero (0) votes have
been cast for each candidate and on each public question, and that
the system is otherwise in perfect order. Each precinct election
board shall then certify that the ballot labels are in order.