IC 3-11-11-3: Opening package of ballots; delivery of ballots and writing instrument

Sec. 3. At the opening of the polls, after the organization of and in the presence of the precinct election board, the inspector shall:

(1) open the packages of ballots in a manner that preserves the seals intact;

(2) deliver twenty-five (25) of each of the ballots to the poll clerk of the opposite political party; and

(3) deliver to the other poll clerk a pen for marking the ballots.