Indiana § 3-12-3-1.5 - Protest; marking and signing of protested ballots
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§ 3-12-3-1.5. Protest; marking and signing of protested ballots
Sec. 1.5. (a) During the tabulation of the votes, any member of the precinct election board in a precinct where votes have been cast on a ballot card system that is designed to allow the counting and tabulation of votes by the precinct election board may protest the counting of any ballot or any part of a ballot cast in that precinct.
(b) During the tabulation of votes at a central counting location under section 3 of this chapter:
(1) a member of the precinct election board in a precinct where votes were cast on a ballot card system; or
(2) a member of the county election board, if a member of the precinct election board is not present during the tabulation of the votes of the precinct;
may protest the counting of any ballot or part of a ballot cast in that precinct.
(c) If a ballot or any part of a ballot is protested, the poll clerks in the precinct where votes have been cast or the member of the county election board, if the poll clerks are not present during the tabulation of votes at a central counting location, immediately shall write on the back of the protested ballot card the word "counted" or "not counted" as appropriate. The clerks or county election board member then shall officially sign each protested ballot card.
As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.126. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.65; P.L.1-1993, SEC.9; P.L.3-1993, SEC.184.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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