Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 3-12-1-2 (2026)
Ballot void if not properly endorsed; not applicable to absentee ballots
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to absentee ballots.
(b) The whole ballot may not be counted, subject to section 12 of this chapter, if the ballot is not endorsed or printed with the initials of the poll clerks in accordance with state law.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.330; P.L.55-2014, SEC.10.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1992–2006 · leading case: Horseman v. Keller, 841 N.E.2d 164 (Ind. 2006).
Horseman v. Keller, 841 N.E.2d 164 (Ind. 2006). “See Ind.Code § 3-12-1-2. 8 . Schoffstall discussed a previous code provision.”
Hughes v. Brooks, 597 N.E.2d 998 (Ind. Ct. App. 1992). “According to IC. § 3-12-1-2, a ballot that is not an absentee ballot and that has not been endorsed with the initials of the poll clerks may not be counted except as set out in IC.”
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