Indiana § 3-14-2-16 Ballots; fraudulent application, showing, examination, receipt,
possession, completion, or delivery

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-14-2-16 — Ballots; fraudulent application, showing, examination, receipt, possession, completion, or delivery

Indiana § 3-14-2-16

Art. 14OFFENSES

Ch. 2Vote Fraud

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Ind. Code § 3-14-2-16 (2026).

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A person who knowingly does any of the following commits a Level 6 felony:

(1)Applies for or receives a ballot in a precinct other than that precinct in which the person is entitled to vote.

(2)Except when receiving assistance under IC 3-11-9, shows a ballot after it is marked to another person in such a way as to reveal the contents of it or the name of a candidate for whom the person has voted.

(3)Except when offering assistance requested by a voter in accordance with IC 3-11-9, examines a ballot that a voter has prepared for voting or solicits the voter to show the ballot.

(4)Receives from a voter a ballot prepared by the voter for voting, except:

(A)the inspector;

(B)a member of the precinct election board temporarily acting for the inspector;

(C)a member or an employee of a cou

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A person who knowingly does any of the
following commits a Level 6 felony:
(1) Applies for or receives a ballot in a precinct other than that
precinct in which the person is entitled to vote.
(2) Except when receiving assistance under IC 3-11-9, shows a
ballot after it is marked to another person in such a way as to
reveal the contents of it or the name of a candidate for whom the
person has voted.
(3) Except when offering assistance requested by a voter in
accordance with IC 3-11-9, examines a ballot that a voter has
prepared for voting or solicits the voter to show the ballot.
(4) Receives from a voter a ballot prepared by the voter for
voting, except:
(A) the inspector;
(B) a member of the precinct election board temporarily acting
for the inspector;
(C) a member or an employee of a county election board (acting
under the authority of the board and state law) or an absentee
voter board member acting under IC 3-11-10; or
(D) a member of the voter's household or family listed in IC 3-6-6-7(a)(4), an individual designated as attorney in fact for
the voter, or an employee of:
(i) the United States Postal Service; or
(ii) a bonded courier company;
(acting in the individual's capacity as an employee of the United
States Postal Service or a bonded courier company) when
delivering an envelope containing an absentee ballot under IC 3-11-10-1.
(5) Receives a ballot from a person other than one (1) of the poll
clerks or authorized assistant poll clerks.
(6) Delivers a ballot to a voter to be voted, unless the person is:
(A) a poll clerk or authorized assistant poll clerk; or
(B) a member of a county election board or an absentee voter
board acting under IC 3-11-10.
(7) Delivers a ballot (other than an absentee ballot) to an inspector
that is not the ballot the voter receives from the poll clerk or
assistant poll clerk.
(8) Delivers an absentee ballot to a team of absentee ballot
counters appointed under IC 3-11.5-4-22, a county election board,
a circuit court clerk, or an absentee voting board under IC 3-11-10
that is not the ballot cast by the absentee voter.
(9) Delivers an absentee ballot prepared by the voter for voting to
a county election board, except for:
(A) the inspector;
(B) a member of the precinct election board temporarily acting
for the inspector;
(C) a member or an employee of a county election board (acting
under the authority of the board and in accordance with state
law) or an absentee voter board member acting under IC 3-11-10; or
(D) a member of the voter's household or family listed in IC 3-6-6-7(a)(4), or an individual designated as attorney in fact for
the voter, an employee of:
(i) the United States Postal Service; or
(ii) a bonded courier company;
(acting in the individual's capacity as an employee of the United
States Postal Service or a bonded courier company) when
delivering an envelope containing an absentee ballot under IC 3-11-10-1.
(10) Possesses an unmarked absentee ballot on or before the date
of the election for which the absentee ballot has been printed,
unless the person is authorized to possess the absentee ballot
under this title as any of the following:
(A) A printer, when arranging for the delivery of unmarked
absentee ballots to a county election board under IC 3-11-2.
(B) A county election board member or employee (acting under
the authority of the board and in accordance with state law).
(C) An absentee voter board member.
(D) An employee of:
(i) the United States Postal Service; or
(ii) a bonded courier company;
(acting in the individual's capacity as an employee of the United
States Postal Service or a bonded courier company) when
delivering an envelope containing an absentee ballot.
(E) An individual authorized under IC 3-11-10-24 to deliver an
absentee ballot.
(F) An absentee ballot counter under IC 3-11.5.
(G) A provisional ballot counter.
(H) A precinct election officer.
(I) The voter who applied for the absentee ballot.
(11) Completes or signs an absentee ballot application for a voter,
or assists a voter in completing an absentee ballot application in
violation of IC 3-11.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.467; P.L.5-1989, SEC.73; P.L.3-1993, SEC.232; P.L.19-1993, SEC.3; P.L.4-1996, SEC.88; P.L.38-1999, SEC.70; P.L.103-2005, SEC.27; P.L.158-2013, SEC.15; P.L.109-2021, SEC.71.