# Ind. Code § 3-10-4-4: Votes for nominees and write-in candidates; treatment

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 3-10-4-4
- **Heading:** Votes for nominees and write-in candidates; treatment
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-10-4-4

## Text

Sec. 4. Each vote cast or registered:

(1) for the nominees for President and Vice President of the United States of:

(A) a political party; or

(B) a group of petitioners; or

(2) for a write-in candidate for President or Vice President of the United States;

is a vote cast or registered for all of the candidates for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors of the party, group, or write-in candidate and shall be so counted. These votes shall be counted, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as the votes for candidates for other offices.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-12-4.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1992, SEC.17; P.L.1-2010, SEC.3; P.L.201-2017, SEC.16.

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- [Ind. Code § 3-10-4-5 Certification of nominees and electors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A10_C4_S3-10-4-5.md)
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