Sec. 8. A member of a precinct election board, an absentee ballot counter appointed under IC 3-11.5-4-22, or a provisional ballot counter appointed under IC 3-11.7-3 who knowingly:

(1) opens or marks, by folding or otherwise, a ballot presented by a voter, except as provided by law; 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) tries to find out how the voter voted before the ballot is deposited in the ballot box or cast on a ballot card voting system or an electronic voting system or counted by the absentee ballot counter;

commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.491; P.L.3-1993, SEC.235; P.L.19-1993, SEC.5; P.L.126-2002, SEC.90; P.L.221-2005, SEC.139; P.L.158-2013, SEC.54.