{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-14-2-27","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-14-2-27","heading":"Fraudulent recording of votes; false statement, certificate, or return of vote","body":"Sec. 27. A precinct election officer at the close of the polls, an absentee ballot counter acting under IC 3-11.5-5 or IC 3-11.5-6, or a provisional ballot counter acting under IC 3-11.7-5 who knowingly:\n(1) causes the vote to be incorrectly taken down for a candidate or public question; or\n(2) makes a false statement, certificate, or return of any kind of that vote;\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#3-14-2-27","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"6f2663f7cdab8a890558ce895b29391c1289349f3564414e6c93d61479090ff4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-14-2-26","next":"us-in/ic-3-14-2-28"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}