2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 3. ELECTIONS
ARTICLE 11.7. PROVISIONAL VOTING
CHAPTER 6. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
IC 3-11.7-6Chapter 6. Additional Provisions Relating to Provisional Ballots
IC 3-11.7-6-1
Canvassing returns
Sec. 1. (a) Provisional ballot counters shall conduct the activities conducted by precinct election officials under IC 3-12-4.
(b) The returns of provisional ballot counters shall be treated the same as the returns of a precinct election board under IC 3-12-4.
As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.
IC 3-11.7-6-2
Recounts; precinct of voter residence
Sec. 2. A provisional ballot is considered to be cast in the precinct in which the voter who cast the ballot resides for the purpose of the following:
(1) IC 3-12-6.
(2) IC 3-12-11.
(3) IC 3-12-12.
As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.87.
IC 3-11.7-6-3
Establishment of free access system for provisional voter to determine whether vote is counted; confidentiality; written instructions
Sec. 3. (a) As required by 42 U.S.C. 15482, a county election board shall establish a free access system such as a toll-free telephone number or an Internet web site that enables a provisional voter to determine:
(1) whether the individual's provisional ballot was counted; and
(2) if the provisional ballot was not counted, the reason the provisional ballot was not counted.
(b) As required by 42 U.S.C. 15482, the county election board shall establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used on the free access system established by the board under subsection (a).
(c) As required by 42 U.S.C. 15482, the county election board shall restrict access to the free access system established under subsection (a) to the individual voter who cast the provisional ballot. This subsection does not restrict access to election materials available under IC 3-10-1-31.1.
(d) The county election board shall prescribe written instructions to inform a provisional voter how the provisional voter can determine whether the provisional voter's ballot has been counted.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.179. Amended by P.L.141-2011, SEC.2.
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