Indiana § 3-12-8-2.5 - Chapter establishes standards to define vote; exception
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§ 3-12-8-2.5. Chapter establishes standards to define vote; exception
Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply to a contest concerning whether a contestee was ineligible as alleged under section 2(1) of this chapter.
(b) This chapter is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what will be counted as a vote on a paper ballot, an optical scan voting system, or an electronic voting system in a contest conducted under this chapter.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.189. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.214.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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