Indiana § 3-14-3-12 - Leaving poll with ballot or ballot marking device
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-14-3-12 — Leaving poll with ballot or ballot marking device, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-14-3-12. Leaving poll with ballot or ballot marking device
Sec. 12. A voter who recklessly attempts to leave the polls with a ballot, the pencil, or other marking device used in marking ballots in the voter's possession commits a Class A misdemeanor. A voter who attempts to leave the polls with a ballot, pencil, or other marking device in the voter's possession shall be arrested at once on demand of any member of the precinct election board.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.479.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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