Sec. 24. If the election is contested, the clerk shall preserve the receptacle containing the envelope or bag as long as the contest is undetermined. During those periods the clerk shall keep the receptacle securely locked, subject only to an order of the court trying a contest. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.
Time for retention of stored ballots when election contested
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-5-24, under Chapter 5. Counting of Absentee Ballots Cast on Paper Ballots.
Ind. Code § 3-11.5-5-24