{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-12-1-9","heading":"Counting voting marks; voting marks not counted; certification of voting systems that can detect voting marks","body":"Sec. 9. (a) A voting mark that touches a circle, an oval, or a square shall be counted as if it were on or in the circle, oval, or square. A voting mark that partially connects a connectable arrow shall be counted as if the voting mark completed the connection of the arrow.\n(b) A voting mark that:\n(1) does not touch a circle, oval, or square; and\n(2) is not on or in the circle, oval, or square;\nmay not be counted.\n(c) For purposes of the certification of voting systems under IC 3-11, a ballot card voting system complies with this section if the system can detect a voting mark within the circle, oval, or square, even if manual inspection of the ballot is required to detect a voting mark that touches only the outside edge of the circle, oval, or square.","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#3-12-1-9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"984e76222b92f76e88981d182182653fd0d81243e7a74f84164434534c226146","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-8-version-b","next":"us-in/ic-3-12-1-9.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}