{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-8-version-a","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-12-1-8 (Version a)","heading":"Voting mark on political party device circle; individual votes required for certain candidates","body":"Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a voting mark made by a voter on or in a circle containing a political party device shall be counted as a vote for each candidate of that political party on that ballot.\n(b) 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;\nmust make a voting mark for each individual candidate for whom the voter wishes to cast a vote. A voting mark on or in a circle containing a political party device shall not be counted as a straight party ticket voting mark as a vote for any candidate for an office described by this subsection.","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#3-12-1-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"a3fc66b4e16ea4f25c53785f63ad929e9da54982a7ac205b1d3c1e82708d6ba7","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-7.5","next":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-8-version-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}