Indiana § 3-11-3-13 - Dispatch of special messenger to pick up ballots on failure of inspector; report to county election board
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§ 3-11-3-13. Dispatch of special messenger to pick up ballots on failure of inspector; report to county election board
Sec. 13. If an inspector (or the inspector's representative) fails to appear at the office of the circuit court clerk by the close of the second day before election day, the county election board shall immediately dispatch a special messenger to the inspector's precinct with the ballots for the precinct. After delivering the ballots, the messenger shall promptly report to the county election board and file with it:
(1) the receipt of the person to whom the messenger delivered the ballots; and
(2) the messenger's affidavit stating when and to whom the messenger delivered the ballots.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-7 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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