Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS

vote tabulation Sec. 7. The inspector and the judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificates prepared under section 6 of this chapter, the list of voters, and the tally papers to the county election board immediately upon the tabulation of the vote. [Pre-198…

Sec. 7.5. (a) This section applies to the counting of federal write-in absentee ballots described in IC 3-11-4-12.5. (b) If a voter writes an abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation instead of the correct name of a candidate or political party, that vote shall be coun…

Sec. 8. As soon as the ballots have been counted, the inspector shall, in the presence of the judges and poll clerks: (1) place in a strong and stout paper envelope or bag: (A) all ballots, voted and not voted, together with all protested, disputed, and uncounted ballots; (B) the…

clerk; notification of number of ballots in bag and condition of seals of ballot packages Sec. 9. The inspector and the judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the envelope or bag prepared under section 8 of this chapter to the circuit court clerk immediately upon tab…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the filling of a candidate vacancy of a former candidate for nomination or election to an office at a general, municipal, or special election after the thirty-first day before a general, municipal, or special election. [Pre-1986 Recodification Cita…

for office Sec. 1.5. A candidate seeking to fill a candidate vacancy under this chapter must comply with the requirements imposed under IC 3-8-1 for the office. As added by P.L.230-2005, SEC.65.

state convention Sec. 10. A person who was defeated in a primary election or in a town or state convention is eligible to be appointed by the person's own political party to fill any vacancy on the party's ticket as a candidate in any general, municipal, or special election follo…

Sec. 11. (a) All questions concerning the validity of a certificate of candidate selection filed with the election division shall be determined by the commission. A statement questioning the validity of a certificate of candidate selection must be filed with the election division…

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to a political party subject to IC 3-8-4-10. (b) A candidate vacancy under this chapter shall be filled by the state committee of the political party. The chairman of the state committee shall act in accordance with section 8 of this chapter to c…

Sec. 2. A candidate vacancy for United States Senator or a state office shall be filled by appointment by the state chairman of the political party. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-10.1(b)(4).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9.

Sec. 3. A candidate vacancy for United States Representative shall be filled by appointment by the district chairman of the political party. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-10.1(b)(3).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9.

Sec. 4. A candidate vacancy for a legislative office shall be filled by a majority vote of the county chairmen of the political party for all of the counties that have territory in the senate or house district. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-10.1(b)(2) part.] As added …

attorney Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a candidate vacancy for a local office shall be filled by appointment by the county chairman of the political party of the county in which the greatest percentage of the population of the election district is located. (b)…

Sec. 6. (a) If a tie vote occurs among a group of chairmen acting under section 4 or 5(b) of this chapter, the state chairman may cast the tiebreaking vote. (b) If a quorum required under the rules of a meeting held under this chapter is not present, the state chairman shall fill…

Sec. 7. (a) The selection of a person as a candidate under this chapter is not effective unless: (1) the person's written consent is obtained and filed: (A) in the office in which certificates and petitions of nomination must be filed; and (B) when the certificate is filed; and (…

Sec. 8. (a) The chairman or chairmen filling a candidate vacancy under this chapter shall immediately file a written certificate of candidate selection on a form prescribed by the election division stating the following information for each candidate selected: (1) The name of eac…

Sec. 9. The election division shall furnish each circuit court clerk of a county in which the election district is located with a certified list of the name and address of each candidate selected under section 8 of this chapter. If a certificate of candidate selection filed with …

fraudulent voting; payment for obtaining signatures for placing public question or candidate on ballot Sec. 1. A person who knowingly does any of the following commits a Level 6 felony: (1) Conspires with an individual for the purpose of encouraging the individual to submit a fal…

Sec. 10. A person who recklessly votes at an election, unless the person is a registered voter under the requirements of IC 3-7 at the time of the election, commits a Class A misdemeanor. As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. IC 3-14-2-11 Voting in other precincts; making false stateme…

Sec. 12. A person who: (1) knowingly votes or makes application to vote in an election in a name other than the person's own; or (2) having voted once at an election, knowingly applies to vote at the same election in the person's own name or any other name; commits a Level 6 felo…

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…

unauthorized procedure 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 f…

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-…

possession, completion, or delivery 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 …

voted 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, SE…

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,…

imitation ballot 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 ballo…

registration 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 knowing…

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…

custodian of ballots 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…

false tallying 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 …

member or authorized election personnel 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 ba…

contents 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…

return of vote 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 candid…

destruction of poll book or tally; fraudulent alteration of vote as returned 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 c…

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…

election year 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.

absentee ballot application after execution 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-…

information 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 nece…

poll taker; return of false names or names of deceased persons 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 t…

poll taker 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-…

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…