Indiana § 3-12-11-17.7 Duties of recount commission

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-12-11-17.7 — Duties of recount commission

Indiana § 3-12-11-17.7

Art. 12ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS

Ch. 11Recount and Contest Procedures for Presidential

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Ind. Code § 3-12-11-17.7 (2026).

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7.

(a)This section applies to ballots cast by any voting method.

(b)Unless the state recount commission makes a finding under subsection (c), the commission shall:

(1)count ballots in accordance with this article; and

(2)not order that all ballots in a precinct not be counted.

(c)If:

(1)a party to the recount presents evidence of fraud, tampering, or misconduct affecting the integrity of the ballot within a precinct; and

(2)the commission determines that the fraud, tampering, or misconduct within that precinct was so pervasive that it is impossible for the commission to determine the approximate number of votes that each candidate received in that precinct; the commission may order that none of the ballots from that precinct be counted.

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7. (a) This section applies to ballots cast by
any voting method.
(b) Unless the state recount commission makes a finding under
subsection (c), the commission shall:
(1) count ballots in accordance with this article; and
(2) not order that all ballots in a precinct not be counted.
(c) If:
(1) a party to the recount presents evidence of fraud, tampering,
or misconduct affecting the integrity of the ballot within a
precinct; and
(2) the commission determines that the fraud, tampering, or
misconduct within that precinct was so pervasive that it is
impossible for the commission to determine the approximate
number of votes that each candidate received in that precinct;
the commission may order that none of the ballots from that precinct
be counted.