inspectors; providing room in courthouse Sec. 6. (a) At 6 p.m. on each election day, the county election board shall assemble in a room to canvass the certificates, poll lists, and tally papers returned by each inspector in the county and to declare the results of the election as provided in this chapter. (b) The canvassing must be performed in public under IC 5-14-1.5. However, the board may restrict access to parts of the room where election material is being handled or transported to safeguard the material. (c) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, the county executive shall provide a room in the courthouse that contains adequate space to permit members of the public to witness the canvassing of votes. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-8 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.191.
IC 3-12-4-6.3 Entering of unofficial election results into computerized list beginning on election night Sec. 6.3. (a) Beginning at 8 p.m. prevailing local time on election day, and at least once every one hundred twenty (120) minutes until midnight prevailing local time, the county election board shall enter unofficial results for offices elected by all voters of the state and for legislative offices canvassed by the county election board under this chapter into the computerized list as those unofficial results are tabulated. (b) The county: (1) may continue entering unofficial results after midnight; and (2) shall resume entry of any remaining unofficial results beginning at 9 a.m. prevailing local time on the day after election day and continue entering these results at least once every sixty (60) minutes until the entry of unofficial results is completed. As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.93.