Indiana § 3-12-2-16 - Canvass to continue to completion

§ 3-12-2-16. Canvass to continue to completion

Sec. 16. To minimize the delay in the counting of the vote, canvassing must begin immediately upon the closing of the polls and continue without interruption until all votes are canvassed and all certificates of the vote required by section 6 of this chapter are completed and delivered to the persons entitled to receive the certificates.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-16 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.347; P.L.3-1989, SEC.11.

IC 3-12-2.5Chapter 2.5. RepealedRepealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.145.

IC 3-12-3Chapter 3. Counting Ballot Card Votes

3-12-3-1Counting of ballot cards 3-12-3-1.1Chapter establishes standards to define vote 3-12-3-1.2Closing of all polls located in one room before vote count 3-12-3-1.5Protest; marking and signing of protested ballots 3-12-3-2Counted ballot cards; processing 3-12-3-2.2Securing and returning electronic poll books, voting systems to county election board 3-12-3-2.5Central counting location 3-12-3-3Proceedings at central counting location; direction and observation; open to public 3-12-3-4Opening of ballot cards container and removal of contents 3-12-3-5Damaged or defective ballot card; absentee ballot of absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; failure of tabulating machine 3-12-3-6Duplicate ballot card to be clearly labeled and bear serial number 3-12-3-7Duplicate ballot card to be counted 3-12-3-8Votes to be counted manually if automatic tabulating machines test not conducted 3-12-3-9Manual counting of ballot cards; compliance with tabulating standards 3-12-3-10Procedures after vote totals have been taken and certified; ballot cards and automatic tabulating machines; disposition; inspector's oath 3-12-3-11Official return of precinct; publication 3-12-3-12Casting of votes by absentee voters; counting 3-12-3-12.5Vote count to continue to completion 3-12-3-12.7Required use of a universal serial bus (USB) drive containing anti-malware protection features or other approved data storage transfer methods to upload unofficial precinct election results 3-12-3-13Recount; procedure 3-12-3-14Repealed