contested Sec. 25. If the election is contested, the clerk shall preserve the receptacle containing the envelope or bag as long as the contest is undetermined. During that period, the clerk shall keep the receptacle securely locked, subject only to an order of the court trying a contest. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.
IC 3-11.7-5-26 Destruction of stored ballots and papers Sec. 26. When permitted under IC 3-10-1-31.1, the clerk and a county election board member of the opposite political party shall remove the envelope or bag from the receptacle and destroy the envelope or bag. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.155; P.L.193-2021, SEC.79.