Title 3, ELECTIONS

Sec. 13. A person who knowingly hires or solicits another person to go into a precinct for the purpose of voting at an election at the precinct when the person hired or solicited is not a voter in the precinct commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P…

Sec. 14. A precinct election officer or public official upon whom a duty is imposed by this title who knowingly: (1) allows a person to vote who is not entitled to vote; or (2) allows a person to vote by use of an unauthorized procedure; commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 15. A member, an employee, or an agent of a county election board who knowingly delivers a ballot to a person except in the manner prescribed by this title commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.65; P.L.103-2005, SEC.26; P.L.158-…

Sec. 16. A person who knowingly does any of the following commits a Level 6 felony: (1) Applies for or receives a ballot in a precinct other than that precinct in which the person is entitled to vote. (2) Except when receiving assistance under IC 3-11-9, shows a ballot after it i…

Sec. 17. A voter at an election who knowingly writes or places on a ballot a name, sign, or device as a distinguishing mark by which to indicate to any other person how the voter has voted commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.16.

Sec. 18. A voter who knowingly: (1) does anything to enable any other person to see or know for what ticket, candidates, or public questions the voter has voted; or (2) moves into a position, or does any other thing, to enable the voter to see or know for what ticket, candidates,…

Sec. 19. (a) A person who knowingly: (1) forges or falsely makes the official endorsement of a ballot; or (2) prints or circulates an imitation ballot; commits a Level 6 felony. (b) This section does not prohibit the: (1) printing or circulation of a sample ballot or a reproducti…

Sec. 2. A person who, knowing the person is not a voter and will not be a voter at the next election, applies for registration or procures registration as a voter commits a Class C infraction. However, the violation is a Class A misdemeanor if it is committed knowingly or intenti…

Sec. 2.5. A person who does either of the following, knowing that an individual is ineligible to register to vote or to vote, commits absentee ballot fraud, a Level 6 felony: (1) Solicits the individual to complete an absentee ballot application. (2) Solicits the individual to su…

Sec. 20. A person who knowingly: (1) deceives a voter in registering the voter's vote under IC 3-11-8; or (2) registers a voter's vote in a way other than as requested by the voter; commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.468; P.L.158-…

Sec. 21. A person who fraudulently causes a voter at an election to vote for a person different from the one the voter intended to vote for or on a public question different from the vote the voter intended to cast commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended…

Sec. 22. A person who knowingly furnishes a voter who cannot read the English language with a ballot at an election that the person represents to the voter as containing a name different from the one printed or written on it commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1…

Sec. 23. A person entrusted with the custody of ballots who knowingly: (1) opens a package in which the ballots are contained; (2) destroys a ballot; or (3) delivers such a package or ballot to a person not entitled to receive it; commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.5-1986,…

Sec. 24. A person who: (1) takes a ballot legally deposited out of a ballot box or out of a voting system for the purpose of destroying the ballot or substituting another ballot in its place; (2) destroys or misplaces a ballot with the intent to substitute another ballot for it o…

Sec. 25. A member of a precinct election board or county election board, a person employed at the central counting headquarters, or a person charged with a duty in connection with an election or entrusted with the custody or control of a ballot either before or after voting who m…

Sec. 26. A person who: (1) during the progress of an election or within the time for preparation required under this title, knowingly breaks open or violates the seal or lock of a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component in which ballots have been deposite…

Sec. 27. A precinct election officer at the close of the polls, an absentee ballot counter acting under IC 3-11.5-5 or IC 3-11.5-6, or a provisional ballot counter acting under IC 3-11.7-5 who knowingly: (1) causes the vote to be incorrectly taken down for a candidate or public q…

Sec. 28. A person who: (1) with intent to defraud, alters an election return; (2) knowingly destroys, misplaces, or loses a poll book or tally sheet; or (3) with intent to defraud, alters the vote of a candidate or on a public question as returned by the county election board or …

Sec. 29. A person who knowingly inspects a voting system under IC 3-12-4-18 without: (1) the adoption of an order under IC 3-12-4-18 to conduct the inspection; or (2) the filing of an order adopted under IC 3-12-4-18 with the secretary of state; commits a Level 6 felony. As added…

Sec. 3. A person who: (1) subscribes the name of another person to an affidavit of registration, a petition of nomination, a declaration of candidacy, or application for an absentee ballot knowing that the affidavit, petition, declaration, or application contains a false statemen…

Sec. 30. A person who knowingly votes at a town convention in violation of IC 3-8-5-11(c) commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.167-2001, SEC.9.

ballot exception Sec. 31. Except for casting a replacement ballot in accordance with this title, a voter who knowingly or intentionally votes more than one (1) ballot in the same election commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.131-2022, SEC.4.

Sec. 4. A person who recklessly registers or offers to register to vote more than once commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10.

Sec. 5. (a) A person who recklessly destroys or fails to deliver an absentee ballot application to the proper officer in accordance with IC 3-11-4 after the application has been executed by another individual in accordance with IC 3-11-4 commits a Class A misdemeanor. (b) A perso…

Sec. 6. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly releases or removes any registration materials or information contained in the computerized list maintained under IC 3-7-26.3 from the county voter registration office, except when release or removal is necessary: (1) t…

Sec. 7. A person who knowingly: (1) upon the demand of a poll taker, withholds any information from the poll taker with regard to the qualifications of a voter or person not entitled to vote; (2) furnishes to a poll taker any false information with regard to the qualifications of…

Sec. 8. A poll taker who knowingly returns: (1) the name of a person who is not entitled to vote in the precinct for which the poll is taken at the next election; (2) a fictitious name; or (3) the name of a dead person; commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1…

Sec. 9. A person who knowingly votes or offers to vote at an election when the person is not registered or authorized to vote commits a Level 6 felony. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.9.

Sec. 1. As used in this article, "absentee ballot counter" refers to a person designated under IC 3-11.5-4-22. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this article, "central location for counting absentee ballots" refers to a location for counting absentee ballots that a county election board must establish under this article. As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC…

Sec. 5. An absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot is considered "sent" to a voter if the application or ballot is: (1) sent by United States mail addressed to the voter; (2) transmitted by fax to a number provided by the voter; or (3) personally given to the voter. As …

Sec. 1. (a) As provided by 52 U.S.C. 21082, this section applies to the following individuals: (1) An individual: (A) whose name does not appear on the registration list; and (B) who is challenged under IC 3-10-1 or IC 3-11-8 after the voter makes an oral or a written affirmation…

Sec. 2. (a) A provisional voter shall do the following: (1) Execute the affidavit described in IC 3-10-1-9 or IC 3-11-8-23. (2) Sign the poll list. (3) Mark the ballot in the presence of no other person, unless the voter requests help in marking a ballot under IC 3-11-9. (4) Fold…

Sec. 3. (a) The precinct election board shall affix to the envelope the challenger's affidavit and the affidavit executed by the provisional voter under section 1 of this chapter. (b) The form of the envelope is prescribed under IC 3-6-4.1-14. The envelope must permit a member of…

Sec. 4. As required by 52 U.S.C. 21082, at the close of the polls, the precinct election board shall do the following: (1) Seal: (A) all the provisional ballots; and (B) any spoiled provisional ballots; of provisional voters other than provisional voters described in section 1(a)…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in sections 7 through 10 of this chapter, the county auditor shall pay the expenses of voter registration and for all election supplies, equipment, and expenses out of the county treasury in the manner provided by law. The county fiscal body shall m…

Sec. 10. The county election board shall, on a form prescribed under IC 3-6-4.1-14, itemize all the expenses of any election for which a municipality is required to reimburse the county. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(b).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L…

Sec. 11. Notwithstanding section 7 of this chapter, in a year in which a town election coincides with a general election, the county election board may not assess the town for the cost of the election. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(c).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.…

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to a special election that is conducted: (1) on the same date as another election; and (2) in precincts in which the other election is not conducted on that date. (b) This section does not apply to a special election conducted in a county at the …

Sec. 2. The legislative body of a county may establish a county election and registration fund for the purpose of paying for all the expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter. The legislative body may annually levy a tax on all taxable property in the county, in the manner …

Sec. 3. After a county election and registration fund has been established, the county shall budget and pay for all the expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter from the fund. The county may not use the money in the fund for any other purpose. Whenever a municipality reimb…

Sec. 4. After a county election and registration fund has been established, the county executive shall monitor the fund to determine if it contains sufficient money to meet the obligations of the fund. Whenever the executive finds that there is not sufficient money in the fund, t…

Sec. 5. In a county that does not have an election and registration fund established under this chapter, the county shall budget and pay for all the expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter from the general fund of the county. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-9-14; …

Sec. 7. All expenses for a municipal primary election or municipal election that is conducted by a county election board shall be allowed by the county executive and shall be paid out of the general fund of the county, without any appropriation being required. The county auditor …

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), during the period that begins ninety (90) days before a municipal primary election and continues until the day after the following municipal election, all expenses of the primary election and election that cannot be chargeable dir…

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), whenever more than one (1) municipality in a county conducts a municipal primary election, the seventy-five percent (75%) of expenses that cannot be chargeable directly to any particular municipality under section 8 of th…