{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-14-2-26","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-14-2-26","heading":"Tampering with ballot container, voting system component, or contents","body":"Sec. 26. A person who:\n(1) during the progress of an election or within the time for preparation required under this title, knowingly breaks open or violates the seal or lock of a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component in which ballots have been deposited;\n(2) knowingly obtains a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component that contains ballots and cancels, withholds, or destroys a ballot;\n(3) knowingly increases or decreases the number of ballots legally deposited in a ballot box, envelope, container, bag, or voting system component; or\n(4) knowingly makes a fraudulent erasure or alteration on a tally sheet, poll book, list of voters, or election return deposited in a ballot box, envelope, bag, or voting system component;\ncommits a Level 6 felony.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 14. OFFENSES","Chapter 2. Vote Fraud"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-14-2-26","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"608a4e235de2b7b01cf8a21ca331c5d3c6ac0467d36546e5f6af465f246db61d","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-14-2-25","next":"us-in/ic-3-14-2-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}