§ 3-12-1-8 — Voting mark on political party device circle; individual votes required for certain candidates

Indiana § 3-12-1-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 12: ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
• Ch. 1: Rules for Counting Ballots

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a
voting mark made by a voter on or in a circle containing a political
party device shall be counted as a vote for each candidate of that
political party on that ballot.
(b) A voter who wishes to cast a ballot for a candidate for election
to a school board office or an at-large district to which more than one
(1) person may be elected on a:
(1) county council;
(2) city common council;
(3) town council; or
(4) township board;
must make a voting mark for each individual candidate for whom the
voter wishes to cast a vote. A voting mark on or in a circle containing
a political party device shall not be counted as a straight party ticket
voting mark as a vote for any candidate for an office described by this
subsection.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-18(e).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.38; P.L.3-1987, SEC.333; P.L.21-2016, SEC.25; P.L.278-2019, SEC.138; P.L.195-2025, SEC.16.