§ 3-11-18.1-14 — Separation of ballots at vote center by precinct; exception for Marion County; reports of anomaly with poll book

Indiana § 3-11-18.1-14

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND
• Ch. 18.1: Vote Centers

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(a) The precinct election board
administering an election at a vote center shall keep the ballots cast in
each precinct separate from the ballots cast in any other precinct whose
election is administered at the vote center, so that the votes cast for
each candidate and on each public question in each of the precincts
administered by the board may be determined and included on the
statement required by IC 3-12-4-9.
(b) This subsection applies to a county having a consolidated city,
if either of the following applies to the county:
(1) The county has adopted an order under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) to
use an electronic poll book.
(2) The county is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1.
The precinct election board administering an election at a vote center
shall keep the ballots secure so that the votes cast for each candidate
and on each public question in each of the precincts administered by
the board may be determined and included on the statement required
by IC 3-12-4-9. The county election board shall separate the ballots by
precinct if a recount is requested.
(c) This subsection applies:
(1) to a county described under section 12 of this chapter on and
after the date absentee ballots are first transmitted to voters; and
(2) to any anomaly or problem, whether due to a technical reason
or due to human error with electronic poll book use.
A person that receives a certification for an electronic poll book shall
file not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the discovery of an
anomaly or problem with the poll book a written report in accordance
with IC 3-11-17-7.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2011, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.169-2015, SEC.134; P.L.71-2019, SEC.30; P.L.278-2019, SEC.119.