§ 3-6-10-5.5 — Watcher rights

Indiana § 3-6-10-5.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 6: POLITICAL PARTY AND ELECTION OFFICERS
• Ch. 10: Watchers for the Media

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5. A watcher appointed under this chapter is
entitled to do the following:
(1) Enter the polls at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening
of the polls and remain there throughout election day until all
tabulations have been completed.
(2) Inspect the paper ballot boxes, ballot card voting system, or
electronic voting system before votes have been cast.
(3) Inspect the work being done by any precinct election officer
(except when a precinct election officer enters a confidential login
or password to obtain access to an electronic poll book or to
operate a voting system).
(4) Enter, leave, and reenter the polls at any time on election day.
(5) Witness the calling and recording of the votes and any other
proceedings of the precinct election officers in the performance
of official duties.
(6) Receive a summary of the vote prepared under IC 3-12-2-15,
IC 3-12-3-2, IC 3-12-3-11, or IC 3-12-3.5-3, signed by the
precinct election board, providing the names of all candidates and
the number of votes cast for each candidate and the votes cast for
or against a public question.
(7) Accompany the inspector and the judge in delivering the
tabulation and the election returns to the county election board by
the most direct route.
(8) Be present when the inspector takes a receipt for the
tabulation and the election returns delivered to the county election
board.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.13; P.L.169-2015, SEC.14.