{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-11-7-4-version-a","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-11-7-4 (Version a)","heading":"Capability of system; voting straight or split ticket variations; candidates elected to school board or at-large offices","body":"Sec. 4. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a ballot card voting system must permit a voter to vote:\n(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;\n(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;\n(3) a split ticket for the candidates of different political parties and for independent candidates; or\n(4) a straight party ticket and then split that ticket by casting individual votes for candidates of another political party or independent candidate.\n(b) A ballot card voting system must require that a voter who wishes to cast a ballot for a candidate for election to a school board office or an at-large district to which more than one (1) person may be elected, on a:\n(1) county council;\n(2) city common council;\n(3) town council; or\n(4) township board;\nmake 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.\n(c) A ballot card voting system must permit a voter to vote:\n(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\n(2) for or against a public question on which the voter may vote.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 11. VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT","Chapter 7. Approval of Ballot Card Voting Systems"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-11-7-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"e9bba63cbad296b7aa434ed5959bb491162ab05f24d9ef414b5560a4c32703f9","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-11-7-3.5","next":"us-in/ic-3-11-7-4-version-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}