Indiana § 3-12-2-8 - Inspector's duty after ballots have been counted
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-12-2-8 — Inspector's duty after ballots have been counted, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-12-2-8. Inspector's duty after ballots have been counted
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 seals of the ballot packages; and
(C) one (1) copy of each of the certificates, list of voters, and tally papers;
(2) securely seal the envelope or bag;
(3) have both clerks initial the envelope or bag; and
(4) plainly mark on the outside of the envelope or bag, in ink, the precinct where the ballots were cast.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-5-12 part; 3-1-25-1(a) part; 3-1-25-3 part; 3-1-25-4 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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