Indiana § 3-12-11-17.5 Petition for manual recount of ballot cards; withdrawal of petition

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§ 3-12-11-17.5 — Petition for manual recount of ballot cards; withdrawal of petition

Indiana § 3-12-11-17.5

Art. 12ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS

Ch. 11Recount and Contest Procedures for Presidential

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Ind. Code § 3-12-11-17.5 (2026).

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(a)A petition or cross-petition filed under this chapter may request that ballot cards in specified precincts that used a ballot card voting system be counted manually. If a petition or cross-petition includes such a request, automatic tabulating machines may not be used to count ballot cards in the specified precincts. Ballot cards in those precincts shall be counted manually, and the tabulation of votes must comply with IC 3-11-7.

(b)A petitioner or cross-petitioner may withdraw a request for a manual recount of ballot cards at any time after the state board of accounts conducts a test of the automatic tabulating machines to ascertain that the machines will correctly count the votes cast for the office that is the subject of the recount.

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5. (a) A petition or cross-petition filed
under this chapter may request that ballot cards in specified precincts
that used a ballot card voting system be counted manually. If a petition
or cross-petition includes such a request, automatic tabulating
machines may not be used to count ballot cards in the specified
precincts. Ballot cards in those precincts shall be counted manually,
and the tabulation of votes must comply with IC 3-11-7.
(b) A petitioner or cross-petitioner may withdraw a request for a
manual recount of ballot cards at any time after the state board of
accounts conducts a test of the automatic tabulating machines to
ascertain that the machines will correctly count the votes cast for the
office that is the subject of the recount.