Indiana § 3-11-4-17.7 Replacement official ballots

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-11-4-17.7 — Replacement official ballots

Indiana § 3-11-4-17.7

Art. 11VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND

Ch. 4Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot

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Ind. Code § 3-11-4-17.7 (2026).

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(a)This section applies when a voter:

(1)has been mailed the official ballot under this chapter; and

(2)notifies the county election board that:

(A)the ballot has been destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the voter after a reasonable time has elapsed for delivery of the ballot by mail;

(B)the absentee ballot does not bear the bipartisan initials required under section 19 of this chapter; or

(C)the absentee ballot envelope was not signed by the voter.

(b)As required under 52 U.S.C. 21081, the voter may obtain a replacement official ballot under the procedures set forth in this chapter after the voter files a statement with the county election board. The statement must affirm, under penalties of perjury, that the voter did not receive the official ballot (or that the ballot

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7. (a) This section applies when a voter:
(1) has been mailed the official ballot under this chapter; and
(2) notifies the county election board that:
(A) the ballot has been destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received
by the voter after a reasonable time has elapsed for delivery of
the ballot by mail;
(B) the absentee ballot does not bear the bipartisan initials
required under section 19 of this chapter; or
(C) the absentee ballot envelope was not signed by the voter.
(b) As required under 52 U.S.C. 21081, the voter may obtain a
replacement official ballot under the procedures set forth in this chapter
after the voter files a statement with the county election board. The
statement must affirm, under penalties of perjury, that the voter did not
receive the official ballot (or that the ballot was received by the voter,
but was destroyed, spoiled, or lost), and must set forth any facts known
by the voter concerning the destruction, spoiling, or loss of the ballot.
The voter may submit the statement to the county election board by
electronic mail.
(c) After a voter files the statement required under subsection (b),
the circuit court clerk shall do the following:
(1) Place the written request with the absentee voter's original
ballot.
(2) Mark "canceled" on the envelope containing the original
ballot.
(3) Preserve the original ballot with the other defective ballots.
(4) Deliver a new ballot to the absentee voter.
(d) If a voter requests a replacement ballot for a primary election,
the county election board may not provide the voter with a primary
election ballot for a political party different from the political party
indicated in the voter's application for an absentee ballot.
(e) After receiving the official replacement ballot, the voter shall
destroy any spoiled ballot in the possession of the voter or any lost or
delayed official ballot that comes into the possession of the voter.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.115; P.L.128-2015, SEC.162; P.L.157-2019, SEC.13; P.L.278-2019, SEC.63; P.L.240-2025, SEC.25.