Indiana § 3-11-7-4 - Capability of system; voting straight or split ticket variations; candidates elected to school board or at-large offices

§ 3-11-7-4. Capability of system; voting straight or split ticket variations; candidates elected to school board or at-large offices

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 ticket for all of the candidates of one (1) political party by a single voting mark on each ballot card;

(2) for one (1) or more candidates of each political party or independent candidates, or for one (1) or more school board candidates nominated by petition;

(3) a split ticket for the candidates of different political parties and for independent candidates; or

(4) a straight party ticket and then split that ticket by casting individual votes for candidates of another political party or independent candidate.

(b) A ballot card voting system must require that a voter who wishes to cast a ballot for a candidate for election to a school board office or an at-large district to which more than one (1) person may be elected, on a:

(1) county council;

(2) city common council;

(3) town council; or

(4) township board;

make a voting mark for each individual candidate for whom the voter wishes to cast a vote. The ballot card voting system may not count any straight party ticket voting mark as a vote for any candidate for an office described by this subsection.

(c) A ballot card voting system must permit a voter to vote:

(1) for all candidates for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors of a political party or an independent ticket by making a single voting mark; and

(2) for or against a public question on which the voter may vote.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(a)(2).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.238; P.L.3-1993, SEC.131; P.L.221-2005, SEC.49; P.L.219-2013, SEC.38; P.L.21-2016, SEC.9; P.L.201-2017, SEC.29; P.L.278-2019, SEC.65; P.L.195-2025, SEC.7.

IC 3-11-7-4Capability of system; voting straight or split ticket variations; candidates elected to school board offices Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2027. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 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 ticket for all of the candidates of one (1) political party by a single voting mark on each ballot card;

(2) for one (1) or more candidates of each political party or independent candidates, or for one (1) or more school board candidates nominated by petition;

(3) a split ticket for the candidates of different political parties and for independent candidates; or

(4) a straight party ticket and then split that ticket by casting individual votes for candidates.

(b) A ballot card voting system must require that a voter who wishes to cast a ballot for a candidate for election to a school board office make a voting mark for each individual candidate for whom the voter wishes to cast a vote. The ballot card voting system may not count any straight party ticket voting mark as a vote for any candidate for election to a school board office.

(c) A ballot card voting system must permit a voter to vote:

(1) for all candidates for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors of a political party or an independent ticket by making a single voting mark; and

(2) for or against a public question on which the voter may vote.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(a)(2).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.238; P.L.3-1993, SEC.131; P.L.221-2005, SEC.49; P.L.219-2013, SEC.38; P.L.21-2016, SEC.9; P.L.201-2017, SEC.29; P.L.278-2019, SEC.65; P.L.195-2025, SEC.7; P.L.99-2026, SEC.5.