Indiana § 3-14-2-25 - Marking or defacing ballots by precinct election board member or authorized election personnel
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-14-2-25 — Marking or defacing ballots by precinct election board member or authorized election personnel, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-14-2-25. Marking or defacing ballots by precinct election board member or authorized election personnel
Sec. 25. A member of a precinct election board or county election board, a person employed at the central counting headquarters, or a person charged with a duty in connection with an election or entrusted with the custody or control of a ballot either before or after voting who marks or defaces a ballot for the purpose of:
(1) identifying the ballot (except by numbering protested ballots for future reference as provided by law); or
(2) vitiating the ballot;
commits a Level 6 felony.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.24.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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