Indiana § 3-12-3-12.7 - Required 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

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§ 3-12-3-12.7. Required 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

Sec. 12.7. (a) This section applies to a county that uploads unofficial precinct level results from a ballot card voting system to the computerized list before the county certifies the official results of the election under IC 3-12-5.

(b) The county shall use a universal serial bus (USB) drive that contains anti-malware protection features approved by VSTOP or another data storage transfer method approved by VSTOP.

As added by P.L.135-2020, SEC.8.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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