Capability of system; voting straight or split ticket variations;

candidates elected to at-large offices; independent candidates; presidential electors; public questions Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a ballot card voting system must permit a voter to vote: (1) except at a primary election, a straight party ticket for all of the candidates of one (1) political party by a single voting mark on each ballot card; (2) for one (1) or more candidates of each political party or independent candidates, or for one (1) or more school board candidates nominated by petition; (3) a split ticket for the candidates of different political parties and for independent candidates; or (4) a straight party ticket and then split that ticket by casting individual votes for candidates of another political party or independent candidate. (b) A ballot card voting system must require that a voter who wishes to cast a ballot for a candidate for election to an at-large district to which more than one person may be elected, on a: (1) county council; (2) city common council; (3) town council; or (4) township board; make a voting mark for each individual candidate for whom the voter wishes to cast a vote. The ballot card voting system may not count any straight party ticket voting mark as a vote for any candidate for an office described by this subsection. (c) A ballot card voting system must permit a voter to vote: (1) for all candidates for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors of a political party or an independent ticket by making a single voting mark; and (2) for or against a public question on which the voter may vote. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(a)(2).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.238; P.L.3-1993, SEC.131; P.L.221-2005, SEC.49; P.L.219-2013, SEC.38; P.L.21-2016, SEC.9; P.L.201-2017, SEC.29; P.L.278-2019, SEC.65.