§ 3-14-2-26 — Tampering with ballot container, voting system component, or contents

Indiana § 3-14-2-26

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 14: OFFENSES
• Ch. 2: Vote Fraud

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A person who:
(1) during the progress of an election or within the time for
preparation required under this title, knowingly breaks open or
violates the seal or lock of a ballot box, envelope, container, bag,
or voting system component in which ballots have been
deposited;
(2) knowingly obtains a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or
voting system component that contains ballots and cancels,
withholds, or destroys a ballot;
(3) knowingly increases or decreases the number of ballots legally
deposited in a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting
system component; or
(4) knowingly makes a fraudulent erasure or alteration on a tally
sheet, poll book, list of voters, or election return deposited in a
ballot box, envelope, bag, or voting system component;
commits a Level 6 felony.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.471; P.L.103-2005, SEC.30; P.L.158-2013, SEC.25.