Indiana Code 3-12-11-17.7. Duties of recount commission
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Sec. 17.7. (a) This section applies to ballots cast by any voting method.
(1) count ballots in accordance with this article; and
(b) Unless the state recount commission makes a finding under subsection (c), the commission shall:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-12-11-17.7
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
(2) not order that all ballots in a precinct not be counted.
(c) If:
(1) a party to the recount presents evidence of fraud, tampering, or misconduct affecting the integrity of the ballot within a precinct; and
(2) the commission determines that the fraud, tampering, or misconduct within that precinct was so pervasive that it is impossible for the commission to determine the approximate number of votes that each candidate received in that precinct;
the commission may order that none of the ballots from that precinct be counted.
As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.130. Amended by P.L.103-2005, SEC.19.