Section 3-11-7-4 - Capability of system; voting straight or split ticket variations; candidates elected to at-large offices; independent candidates; presidential electors; public questions(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a ballot card voting system must permit a voter to vote:(1) except at a primary election, a straight party ticket for all of the candidates of one (1) political party by a single voting mark on each ballot card;(2) for one (1) or more candidates of each political party or independent candidates, or for one (1) or more school board candidates nominated by petition;(3) a split ticket for the candidates of different political parties and for independent candidates; or(4) a straight party ticket and then split that ticket by casting individual votes for candidates of another political party or independent candidate.(b) A ballot card voting system must require that a voter who wishes to cast a ballot for a candidate for election to an at-large district to which more than one person may be elected, on a: (4) township board; make a voting mark for each individual candidate for whom the voter wishes to cast a vote. The ballot card voting system may not count any straight party ticket voting mark as a vote for any candidate for an office described by this subsection.
(c) A ballot card voting system must permit a voter to vote:(1) for all candidates for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors of a political party or an independent ticket by making a single voting mark; and(2) for or against a public question on which the voter may vote.Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-4-3(a)(2).
Amended by P.L. 278-2019,SEC. 65, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by P.L. 201-2017,SEC. 29, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by P.L. 21-2016, SEC. 9, eff. 3/21/2016.Amended by P.L. 219-2013, SEC. 38, eff. 7/1/2013.As added by P.L. 5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L. 3-1987, SEC.238; P.L. 3-1993, SEC.131; P.L. 221-2005, SEC.49.