{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-8-version-b","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-12-1-8 (Version b)","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 must 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 a school board office.","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-b","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"5535334a7d153e42a8830e5380a2c315ecd2b92acbfc1f16ca14a8337adf9b5d","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-8-version-a","next":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}