Sec. 27. A precinct election officer at the close of the polls, an absentee ballot counter acting under IC 3-11.5-5 or IC 3-11.5-6, or a provisional ballot counter acting under IC 3-11.7-5 who knowingly:

(1) causes the vote to be incorrectly taken down for a candidate or public question; or

Attorney's Note

Under the Indiana Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Level 6 felonybetween 6 mos. and 2 1/2 yearsup to $10,000
For details, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-7

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(2) makes a false statement, certificate, or return of any kind of that vote;

commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.472; P.L.3-1993, SEC.233; P.L.19-1993, SEC.4; P.L.126-2002, SEC.89; P.L.158-2013, SEC.26.