Title 3, ELECTIONS

Sec. 18. The books of a town election board shall be audited as are those of other town officials. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-7(d).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 19. The town marshal, whenever called upon by a town election board, shall assist the board in the enforcement of the election laws and the discharge of its duties. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-8.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 2. (a) The county election board shall conduct elections in towns for town offices or on public questions submitted to the voters of the town if the town office or public question will be placed on the ballot during a general election year. (b) This subsection applies in a y…

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city unless the town has a population of more than one thousand (1,000) and less than one thousand four hundred (1,400). (b) A town may adopt an ordinance under I…

Sec. 2.7. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city. (b) A town may adopt an ordinance during the year preceding a municipal election conducted under section 2 of this chapter prescribing the length of the ter…

Sec. 2.9. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city. (b) During the year preceding a municipal election conducted under section 2 of this chapter, a town may adopt an ordinance changing the time municipal elec…

Sec. 20. The town legislative body shall determine the compensation of each appointed member of a town election board. The town legislative body shall fix the compensation in the same manner as it fixes salaries. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-9.] As added by P.L.5-19…

Sec. 21. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a town election board conducting a municipal election under this chapter, the town executive, the town clerk-treasurer, voters, and members of political parties in each town in which a municipal election is conducted under th…

Sec. 22. (a) A town election board shall appoint a precinct election board for each precinct in the town. (b) If a precinct is wholly or partly in the town, the town election board may designate the polls for the precinct to be at the polls for an adjoining precinct, using the pr…

Sec. 23. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a precinct election board for a municipal election has the same powers and duties, and is subject to the same qualifications and penalties, as a precinct election board appointed for a general election under IC 3-6-6-1. [Pre-…

Sec. 24. A town election board shall appoint two (2) poll clerks, and may appoint two (2) assistant poll clerks, of opposite political parties for each precinct in the town. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the poll clerks and assistant poll clerks have the same powe…

Sec. 25. (a) A town election board shall appoint two (2) election sheriffs of opposite political parties for each precinct in the town. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election sheriffs have the same powers and duties, and are subject to the same qualifications …

Sec. 26. The appointed member of a town election board who represents the major political party whose nominee received the highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state at the last election may nominate one (1) person to serve as inspector for each precinct in the …

Sec. 27. Each of the appointed members of a town election board may nominate: (1) one (1) person to serve as a judge; (2) one (1) person to serve as an election sheriff, except in a precinct subject to a resolution adopted under section 25 of this chapter; (3) one (1) person to s…

Sec. 28. A town election board shall appoint the persons who are nominated under sections 26 and 27 of this chapter. A vacancy in an office shall be filled by an appointment made upon the recommendation of the board member who nominated the original officer. [Pre-1986 Recodificat…

Sec. 29. Each political party that has a candidate on the ballot in a municipal election under this chapter may appoint one (1) challenger and one (1) pollbook holder for each precinct in the town. These persons have the same powers and duties, and are subject to the same qualifi…

Sec. 3. If a town has established staggered terms for its town council, or has adopted an ordinance under section 2.7 or 2.9 of this chapter, the county election board shall conduct a municipal election in that town that coincides with a general election. [Pre-1986 Recodification…

Sec. 30. (a) The circuit court clerk or board of registration of each county in which a town described in section 1 of this chapter is located shall prepare copies of the list of registered voters for each precinct in the town at least ten (10) days before a municipal election un…

Sec. 31. Upon request of a town election board, the county election board of each county in which the town is located shall furnish any available equipment that is necessary for a municipal election, including ballot card voting systems and electronic voting systems. The town sha…

Sec. 32. (a) A town election board shall determine what voting method will be used in a municipal election. (b) The town election board and its precinct election officers shall perform the duties of the county election board and its precinct election officers under IC 3-11 for ea…

Sec. 33. (a) A town election board shall canvass the votes from a municipal election in the manner prescribed by IC 3-12-4. (b) After completion of the canvass, the town election board shall immediately file the poll lists, ballots, tally sheets, and other election forms with the…

Sec. 34. (a) After completing the canvass of votes under section 33 of this chapter, a town election board shall make out a certificate: (1) designating each office and public question; (2) stating the number of votes: (A) each candidate has received; and (B) cast for or against …

Sec. 35. (a) Any voter of a town who disagrees with a decision of the town clerk-treasurer or the town election board under this chapter may appeal the decision to the county election board of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the town before a munici…

Sec. 4. (a) A county election board and a town may enter into a written agreement providing that the county election board will conduct a municipal primary or a municipal election, or both, in the town. (b) A town that enters into an agreement described in subsection (a) shall co…

Sec. 5. The county election board shall conduct a municipal election in a town that is located in a county having a consolidated city. The county election board shall conduct the municipal election in the same manner as it conducts a consolidated city election. However, a town th…

Sec. 5.5. (a) The county election board shall conduct a municipal election in a town unless the town legislative body adopts a resolution during the period: (1) beginning January 1; and (2) ending August 8; before the municipal election to establish a town election board under th…

Sec. 5.7. (a) This section does not apply in a county having a consolidated city. (b) A town located wholly or partially within a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1 may adopt a resolution to establish a town election board under this section. (c) Notwith…

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a municipal office elected during a municipal or general election. (b) A municipal election conducted under this chapter shall be held at the time prescribed by IC 3-10-6. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d) or (e), if there is an election…

Sec. 6.1. An election may not be held for a municipal office if: (1) an election is not required under section 6 of this chapter; and (2) the approval or rejection of a public question is the only other vote that may be cast on the ballot at the municipal election. As added by P.…

Sec. 7. If a town election board is established under section 5.5 of this chapter, the town election board consists of the following three (3) members: (1) The town chairman of each of the major political parties appointed under IC 3-8-5-3. (2) The town clerk-treasurer. [Pre-1986…

Sec. 1. The commission must approve a ballot card voting system before it may be used in an election. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-6(a) part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.235; P.L.2-1996, SEC.161; P.L.239-2001, SEC.8; P.L.221-2005, SEC.48…

Sec. 11.5. A ballot card voting system must permit the counting of write-in votes in accordance with IC 3-12-1-7 and IC 3-12-1-7.5. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.138. Amended by P.L.21-2016, SEC.10.

Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall: (1) require the vendor to have tests conducted concerning the compliance of a ballot card voting system with HAVA and the standards set forth in this chapter and IC 3-11-15; and (2) have the results of the tests evaluated by the person designate…

Sec. 14. The commission may issue supplementary instructions and procedures for the safe and efficient use of ballot card voting systems to carry out this chapter. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-7.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.247; P.L.2-19…

Sec. 15. (a) A vendor may apply for approval of a proposed improvement or change to a ballot card voting system that is currently certified by the commission. A proposed improvement or change may not be marketed, sold, leased, installed, or implemented in Indiana before the appli…

Sec. 16. The commission may not approve the marketing, sale, lease, installation, or implementation of a ballot card voting system by a vendor if the commission finds that the system fails to meet all statutory requirements. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(a) part.] As…

Sec. 17. (a) The election division (or the person designated under IC 3-11-16) may periodically examine a ballot card voting system that the commission has previously approved to determine whether the system is still in compliance with all statutory requirements and whether the v…

Sec. 18. (a) The county executive shall file a copy of all contracts, leases, or purchase orders, including modifications, for the sale or lease of voting equipment, systems, or software with the election division. (b) The documents listed in subsection (a) must be filed not late…

Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsection (g), the approval of a ballot card voting system under this chapter expires October 1 of the year following the year in which presidential electors are elected under IC 3-10-2-3. (b) The vendor of a voting system approved under this c…

Sec. 2. The commission may approve a ballot card voting system only if the commission determines that the system meets the standards in this chapter and IC 3-11-15. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-4-3(a) part; 3-2-4-6(a) part, (b).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended …

Sec. 20. The county election board is responsible for the care and custody of all ballot card voting systems while not in use. As added by P.L.100-2018, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. A ballot card voting system must enable a voter to cast a vote in secrecy for all offices and public questions for which the voter is entitled to vote. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(a)(1).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.237.

Sec. 3.5. A ballot card printed for use under this article must have the year of the election to be conducted printed or stamped on the face of the ballot card. As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.69.

Note: This version of section effective until 1-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 1-1-2027. 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 ti…

Sec. 5. A ballot card voting system must be: (1) suitably designed for the purpose used; (2) of durable construction; (3) safe, efficient, and accurate in the conduct of elections and counting of ballots; and (4) in compliance with the standards for systems that are purchased aft…

Sec. 6. Subject to IC 3-12-1-7.1, a ballot card voting system must count a ballot in accordance with IC 3-12-1-7 when a voter votes a straight ticket vote and votes for individual candidates as described by IC 3-12-1-7. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(a)(4)(A).] As add…