CHAPTER 6. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROVISIONAL BALLOTS
IC 3-11.7-6
Chapter 6. Additional Provisions Relating to Provisional Ballots
IC 3-11.7-6-1
Canvassing returns
Sec. 1. (a) Provisional ballot counters shall conduct the activitiesconducted by precinct election officials under IC 3-12-4.
(b) The returns of provisional ballot counters shall be treated thesame 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 precinctin which the voter who cast the ballot resides for the purpose of thefollowing:
(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 todetermine whether vote is counted; confidentiality; writteninstructions
Sec. 3. (a) As required by 42 U.S.C. 15482, a county electionboard shall establish a free access system such as a toll-freetelephone number or an Internet web site that enables a provisionalvoter to determine:
(1) whether the individual's provisional ballot was counted; and
(2) if the provisional ballot was not counted, the reason theprovisional ballot was not counted.
(b) As required by 42 U.S.C. 15482, the county election boardshall establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect thesecurity, confidentiality, and integrity of personal informationcollected, stored, or otherwise used on the free access systemestablished by the board under subsection (a).
(c) As required by 42 U.S.C. 15482, the county election boardshall restrict access to the information available under subsection (a)about a provisional voter's ballot to the individual who cast theballot.
(d) The county election board shall prescribe written instructionsto inform a provisional voter how the provisional voter can determinewhether the provisional voter's ballot has been counted.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.179.