# Ind. Code § 3-12-2-4: Protest of ballot; duties of poll clerks

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T3_A12_C2_S3-12-2-4

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 3-12-2-4
- **Heading:** Protest of ballot; duties of poll clerks
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 12 / Chapter 2 / Section 3-12-2-4

## Text

Sec. 4. If a ballot or any part of a ballot is protested, the poll clerks immediately shall write on the back of each protested ballot the word "counted" or the words "not counted", as appropriate. The clerks then shall officially sign each protested ballot.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-25-1(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8.

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