{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-19","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-12-1-19","heading":"Federal write-in absentee ballot cast in general, municipal, or special election by absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; counting votes","body":"Sec. 19. (a) The provisions of section 1.7 of this chapter concerning write-in votes apply to this section. This section applies to a federal write-in absentee ballot cast in a general election, municipal election, or special election as provided in IC 3-11-4-12.5(b)(2) by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter.\n(b) If a voter designates a candidate by writing in the name of a political party on the ballot, the voter's vote shall be counted for all candidates of that political party on the ballot.\n(c) If a voter writes an abbreviation, misspelling, or other minor variation instead of the correct name of a candidate or a political party, the voter's vote shall be counted if the intent of the voter can be determined.\n(d) If a voter votes for a candidate on a ballot described by this section, but does not indicate the office for which the candidate has been nominated, the voter's vote for that candidate is void.","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#3-12-1-19","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"8347891ad4d5b836dda45c5fc65eba7f823cca2076fe44e5a7edea0b52e12d31","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-18","next":"us-in/ic-3-12-2-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}