§ 3-12-6-19 — Impoundment of election materials by court; recount commission orders; copying election materials

Indiana § 3-12-6-19

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 12: ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
• Ch. 6: Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to

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(a) A court ordering a recount under this
chapter shall by order impound and provide for the protection of the
following:
(1) All ballots and electronic voting systems used at the election
for casting votes in the precincts.
(2) All tally sheets relating to the votes cast for nomination or
election to the office.
(3) All poll lists of persons registered by the poll clerks as having
voted for nomination or election to the office.
(b) An order issued by the state recount commission under IC 3-12-10 supersedes an order issued by a court under this section to the
extent that the orders conflict. The state recount commission shall
assist a court acting under this section to the extent that the ability of
the state recount commission to preserve the integrity of election
records or equipment is not hindered.
(c) An impoundment order issued under subsection (a) may not
prevent a circuit court clerk or board of registration from copying
election material other than ballots if the clerk or board copies the
material under the supervision of a person designated by the court.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-13 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.377; P.L.10-1988, SEC.141; P.L.221-2005, SEC.116.