{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-14-4-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-14-4-8","heading":"Opening or marking ballot or ascertaining how voter voted","body":"Sec. 8. A member of a precinct election board, an absentee ballot counter appointed under IC 3-11.5-4-22, or a provisional ballot counter appointed under IC 3-11.7-3 who knowingly:\n(1) opens or marks, by folding or otherwise, a ballot presented by a voter, except as provided by law; or\n(2) tries to find out how the voter voted before the ballot is deposited in the ballot box or cast on a ballot card voting system or an electronic voting system or counted by the absentee ballot counter;\ncommits a Level 6 felony.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 14. OFFENSES","Chapter 4. Procedural Violations by Election Officers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-14-4-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"cda3bb0a1a00172b8eb85348bc0749285808df01bbc9623d17e23098eaa725bc","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-14-4-7","next":"us-in/ic-3-14-4-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}