Indiana § 3-12-11-16 - Impoundment of election materials
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-12-11-16 — Impoundment of election materials, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-12-11-16. Impoundment of election materials
Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state recount commission may by order impound and provide for the protection of any election records or equipment described by IC 3-12-10-5(a).
(b) In a recount of an election for a legislative office, the state recount commission shall by order impound and provide for the protection of the following:
(1) All ballots, and electronic voting systems used at the election for casting votes in all of the precincts within the legislative district.
(2) All tally sheets relating to the votes cast for the office.
(3) All poll lists of persons registered by the poll clerks as having voted for the office.
As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.407; P.L.8-1995, SEC.62; P.L.221-2005, SEC.129.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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