{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-18","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-12-1-18","heading":"Federal write-in absentee ballot cast in primary election by absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; voter actions that void ballot","body":"Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to a federal write-in absentee ballot cast in a primary election as provided in IC 3-11-4-12.5(b)(1) by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter.\n(b) If a voter does any of the following, the voter's vote is void:\n(1) The voter votes for more than one (1) candidate, and the candidates are not on the official primary ballot of the same political party.\n(2) The voter votes for a candidate who is not on the official primary ballot of any political party.\n(3) The voter votes for a candidate who is on the official primary ballot of a political party, but the voter does not indicate the office for which the candidate seeks to be nominated.\n(c) If the voter votes for a political party, but the voter does not vote for any individual candidates who are on that political party's official primary ballot, the voter's vote is void.\n(d) If there is a discrepancy between political party primary ballot choice between the federal write-in absentee ballot described in subsection (a) and the federal post card application, the federal post card application supersedes the federal write-in absentee ballot.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 12. ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS","Chapter 1. Rules for Counting Ballots"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-12-1-18","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"7b9fa396453bf4a35abe6657cf22c93e1bcc5c8f86ee1fdcc34de4e99812d72c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-17","next":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}