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SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF INDIANA

Connie Lawson Secretary of State

1 Last Revised 10/30/2012

MEDIA Information guide for Indiana 2012 General Election Members of the Indiana, National, and Foreign Press Corps: Welcome to Indiana! If you are not lucky enough to call our state home, we hope that you enjoy your time in our state. Hoosiers are ready to make their mark on the national, state, and local political scene during our November, 2012 General Election. Our local election officials, in conjunction with over 30,000 poll workers statewide, continue to drive Indiana’s successful election process. Their behind-the-scenes efforts over many months, will allow our citizens to successfully exercise our most sacred civic duty– the right to vote. What’s new:

• As a result of redistricting some voters are represented in new districts.

• As a result of the 2010 census some voters will have new poll locations.

• Many services for voters are available on-line at www.IndianaVoters.com

• Voters in 7 Indiana “vote center” counties can vote at any county poll location.

• Some military and overseas voters will vote on-line.

• Indiana voters can preview ballots and candidates at www.IndianaVoters.com

• Voters can call 1-866-IN-VOTE for individual assistance now through Election Day (toll free: 1-866-461-8683).

This update includes information designed to give you an overview of state and local governments’ role in the General Election, as well as background information to help you inform your readers, listeners and viewers about the election itself. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact my office through any of the numbers provided. Sincerely,

Connie Lawson Indiana Secretary of State




Table of Contents

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1. Indiana Voter Statistics. 3

2. Table of abbreviations used. 4

3. 2010 Census/2011 Redistricting. 5

4. Indiana’s Voter ID law. 5

5. “What if…”: Possible Election Day Situations and Responses. 8

6. Help America Vote Act outreach and information initiatives. 11

7. Military and overseas voters. 12

8. Absentee Voting. 12

9. How Hoosiers report on Election Day issues. 14

10. Basic election process and election official organization. 15

11. The life of an Indiana ballot. 17

12. After the election: the statewide results process. 19

13. Voting technology: Voting machines and the statewide voter file. 21

14. A brief summary of Indiana’s provisional ballot process. 25

15. Indiana’s vote centers. 27

16. Campaign finance reporting in Indiana. 27

17. www.IndianaVoters.com 28

18. Media contacts and application for press credentials. 30 Attachment A: County-by-county Breakdown of Voter Registrations

Attachment B: County-by-county Breakdown of Absentee Voting as of October 29, 2012 Attachment C: Map of Indiana’s 92 Counties and Time Zones

Attachment D: Contact List for Indiana’s 92 County Clerks and Election Boards




As of October 30, 2012, Indiana has 4,554,105 registered voters, according to the Statewide Voter Registration System.*

*Please See Attachment A, a county-by-county breakdown of voter registration numbers.

Current Statistics on Absentee Ballots in Indiana:

As of October 29, 2012, approximately 400,813 Indiana voters have been mailed or voted via an absentee ballot. To date, approximately 37% of those voting absentee have voted by mail and approximately 58% have voted absentee in-person.*

In 2010, Indiana voters cast 258,320 absentee ballots in the General Election.




*Please See Attachment B, a county-by-county breakdown of absentee ballot information.

For an in-depth profile of Indiana’s demographics, geography, education, income, health, labor force statistics, and other information, please visit: http://www.stats.indiana.edu or the Indiana Department of Workforce Development at: http://www.hoosierdata.in.gov .

Indiana Voter Statistics




BMV: Bureau of Motor Vehicles (Indiana)

CAT: County Advisory Team

CEB County Election Board

DRE: Direct Record Electronic (voting machine)

EAC: Election Assistance Commission (federal)

ES&S: Election Systems and Software Company

FEC: Federal Election Commission

FVAP: Federal Voting Assistance Program

HAVA: Help America Vote Act

IC: Indiana Code

IEC: Indiana Election Commission

IED: Indiana Election Division

ISDH: Indiana State Department of Health

OS: Optical Scan (voting machine)

PAC: Political Action Committee

PRO: Provisional Ballot (IEC forms)

SVF: Statewide Voter File

SVRS Statewide Voter Registration System

VC: Vote Center

VRG: Voter Registration (IEC forms)

VRO: Vital Records Office (ISDH)

VSTOP: Voting System Technical Oversight Program

Table of Abbreviations Used




2010 U.S. Census/2011 Redistricting In 2011, the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation redrawing Indiana’s Congressional, State Senate, and State Representative districts, based on data obtained from the 2010 U.S. Census. The newly established districts required most of Indiana’s 92 counties to make changes to the boundaries of some of their precincts. The redistricting changes also required updates to the Statewide Voter Registration System. During the summer of 2011, to ensure that all SVRS records were updated and ready for use in the 2012 elections, the Indiana Election Division and the HAVA staff of the Secretary of State’s office began working with county officials in all 92 counties to make the necessary changes to county precincts. Once counties established the new precinct lines, these boundary changes were updated in SVRS. The precinct update to SVRS was completed in February 2012. Precinct boundary changes or the new district lines may have resulted in a change in a voter’s polling location. Voters can confirm the location of their polling location as well as the status of their voter registration by visiting www.IndianaVoters.com or by contacting 1-866-IN-1-VOTE (866-461-8683). The voter may also obtain this information by contacting the Indiana Election Division (1-800-622-4941) or their county clerk, or the county board of voter registration. No later than Saturday, October 27, 2012, the county commissioners (or in Marion County, the Mayor of Indianapolis) are required to publish a notice of the location of voting for each precinct. IC 3-11-8-3.2.

Indiana’s Voter ID Law Passed during the 2005 legislative session, Indiana’s Voter ID Law requires Indiana residents to present a photo ID before casting a ballot at the polls on Election Day. Since its enactment, the photo ID law has been successfully used in several local, state, and federal elections. To be acceptable for voting purposes, an ID must meet the following four (4) criteria. The ID must:

1. Display the voter's photo.

2. Display the voter's name, which must conform with the name on the voter registration record (an explanation of acceptable name variation follows).




3. Display an expiration date that is either current or expired no earlier than the

date of the last Indiana General Election (in this case, November 2, 2010). However, a document issued by the U.S. Department of Defense, a branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, or the Indiana National Guard that otherwise complies with these requirements is not required to include an expiration date, or may state that the document has an indefinite expiration date.

4. Be issued by an agency of the State of Indiana or the U.S. government.

Generally, an Indiana driver's license, Indiana photo ID card, U.S. Passport, or military ID is sufficient. Exemptions exist for the indigent, those with a religious objection to being photographed, and for elderly or disabled individuals living in state-licensed facilities where a precinct polling location is also located. Persons with limited incomes, those with religious objections, and those who forget to bring adequate identification to the polls may cast a provisional ballot at the polls without photo identification. Individuals voting absentee-in-person (sometimes called

"early voting") at a county election office, must have an acceptable ID. However, a voter could vote without an ID, if they can affirm at that time (by sworn affidavit), that they cannot afford an ID or have a religious objection to being photographed. Persons voting absentee-by-mail are not required to show a photo ID (under the rationale

that a photo would do nothing to prove identification without the person also being there

for comparison). Absentee balloting-by-mail is available to anyone who meets the required criteria. Voters who qualify to vote absentee-by-traveling board, including the home bound, are not required to show photo ID (For more information on the absentee

ballot process and traveling boards, please see page 13). The name on the photo ID must "conform" to the name on the voter registration record, however the name does not have to be an identical match. For example, common nicknames for first names, or substitute middle names for a given first name qualify under the statute. Also initials, as a substitute for a first or middle name, are an acceptable variation. Voters who have changed their name due to marriage, adoption or divorce may rely on Indiana's long-standing change of name procedures. Indiana allows a voter to provide the current version of their name by simply writing their new name on the precinct poll list next to their current entry (see IC 3-7-41).




Voters can also update their voter registration information at the polling site by using the VRG - 4/12 form. This form (available at the polls) allows a voter who has either moved not more than 30 days before the election, or moved (anytime) within the same county and congressional district, to vote one final time at their previous precinct. Voters are required to provide their new address on the form - which will lead to their voter registration being updated after the election. State law requires that the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) provide free photo identification to citizens who do not already have a valid photo ID that meets state requirements for voting. For additional information, please visit http://www.photoID.in.gov. Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles

All BMV locations that normally issue driver licenses and ID Cards will have extended hours (8:30 AM to 8:00 PM) on Monday, the day before the electon. All BMV locations

will also be open on Election Day from 6:00 A.M to 7:00 PM.

From 2007 through 2010, the Bureau has issued over 771,017 free photo-ID cards that could be used for voting purposes. In calendar year 2011, 37,812 photo-ID cards were issued and as of October 12, 2012, 42,972 photo-ID cards were issued year-to-date. Identification card applicants who are 65 years or older, and can attest that they have never been issued a birth certificate because their birth was never recorded with a state office of vital statistics, may present other forms of identification as a primary document, along with the necessary secondary document, for an Indiana identification card. Indiana Department of Health

Generally, a birth certificate is required to obtain an Indiana drivers license or non-drivers photo-ID. Certified copies of birth certificates are available from the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) or from a local health department office in the county where the birth occurred. Requests for birth certificates must be accompanied by specified forms of identifying documentation (one form of a "primary document", or two of several types of "secondary documents"). Birth records in the ISDH (Vital Records Office) begin with October 1907. Prior to October 1907, records of birth were filed only with the local health department in the county where the birth occurred. Individuals seeking birth certificates can apply on the ISDH Vital Records Office website (http://www.in.gov/isdh/19042.htm#VitalRecords ) or in person at their local county




health department. Birth certificates cost $10 for the first certified copy and $4 for each additional copy. Voters should contact Vital Records Office at 1-866-601-0891 or visit

http://www.in.gov/isdh/19042.htm#VitalRecords . The ISDH Vital Records Office is located at 2 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204. For more information, please visit http://www.in.gov/isdh/ .

“What if…” Possible Election Day Situations and Responses What if a voting machine breaks during the day?

Neither Indiana nor any other state has ever experienced systematic or statewide voting machine problems that have completely inhibited the election process. Individual precinct-level issues with voting machines have been known to occur. In the case of precinct-level issues, all counties have individual contracts with voting machine vendors whose voting systems have been approved by the Indiana Election Commission. Those contracts specify requirements for spare machines to be available at a central location in each county for deployment to a polling location in the case of an emergency. If an electronic voting machine malfunctions or becomes inoperable at a precinct, voting can continue until the machine is replaced. Most counties using Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting systems have more than one unit per polling location that can be used until a replacement arrives. Emergency paper ballots or provisional ballots can be used in the event that no voting machine is available. Counties that use Optical Scan (OS) voting systems would continue to allow voters to vote on their paper ballots which will be secured in the machine's lock box until the machine is fixed or replaced. Votes are collected on removable memory cards for DRE machines which require the voter to complete the voting process by pushing the “cast ballot” button in order for the vote to be counted. If a machine is damaged or shuts down while a voter is in the process of voting, the previous votes are saved on the memory card and the selections the voter was in the process of making will not be saved, permitting the voter to vote on an alternate machine or on an emergency secret ballot. Indiana law requires immediate action by a county election board if there is a problem with a voting machine. “Each county election board shall be at its office from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Election Day. Upon notice that an electronic voting system is out of order or fails to work, the board shall be ready between those hours to deliver to any precinct in




the county: necessary paper ballots, election booths with an adequate number of stalls, ballot boxes, and all necessary supplies and equipment as required by law” (see IC 3-11-14-19). More information about voting machines and how they are used in the process can be found at http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2652.htm . What if a polling location must close due to an emergency?

Counties are asked to be prepared in the event a polling location must be moved at the last minute due to an unforeseen event. If this occurs within two (2) days of an election, IC 3-11-8-3.2 (c) permits a County Election Board to designate a new location and give the best possible notice of this change to news media so it can be reported to the public. As a practice, counties should post signs at or near the former location to direct voters to the new location. What if a polling location runs out of ballots?

Over half of Indiana counties operate Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting systems that do not use paper ballots. Indiana counties which use Optical Scan paper ballot systems have worked hard to accurately forecast the number expected in-person voters (based on county level voter registration and the number of absentee voters) and ordered sufficient paper ballots, so that ballot shortages are unlikely. If a precinct runs out of ballots, Indiana law allows county election boards to have extra ballots delivered immediately to the precinct location. Should a county begin to run out of ballots for individual precincts, the law allows election boards to print additional ballots as needed. If needed, county election boards generally are able to print additional ballots at their county office. Some counties have commercial printers “on call” in the event that additional ballots are needed. After printing new ballots, bipartisan election commissioners (two (2) individuals appointed by their county party chairmen), would deliver these ballots to the locations needed. Typically while training, county election administrators remind poll inspectors to keep tabs on the supply of paper ballots and call for additional copies well in advance of the precinct’s supply running short. What if voters are still in line at 6:00 p.m.?

In most instances, these voters are still allowed to vote. Indiana Code permits voters who, at the hour of closing, have passed the challengers and are waiting to sign the poll list; have signed the poll list; or are in the act of voting.




Additionally, Indiana Code allows for the precinct’s poll clerks to assist large crowds that may be standing in line at 6:00 p.m. Voters who have not yet passed the challengers’ table but that are still on location to vote may line up single file within the “chute.” The chute is the area or pathway that extends fifty (50) feet in length, measured from the entrance of the polls (the room within the building where voting is taking place). If the property line of the polling location is less than fifty (50) feet from the door or entrance to the polling location, then the chute is measured from the exterior door or entrance to the polling location to one-half (1/2) the distance to the property line. At that time, the poll clerk must take down their names and they will be permitted to vote if otherwise qualified (see IC 3-11-8-11 (a)).

What if a poll location does not open at 6:00 a.m.?

During every statewide election, local and state officials are notified of instances where a polling location does not open on time. Often, in these instances, it is a case of an election inspector who opens the location simply running late. Most counties have extra volunteers on hand to quickly respond and open a polling location, such that virtually all polls will be open within the first 60 minutes of the polling times. Likewise, until an inspector arrives, state law provides that a judge or other poll worker can serve as “acting inspector” so that the polls can open (IC 3-6-6-14). This is never an ideal situation, but most counties are prepared when such a situation occurs. On rare occasion in Indiana a number of polling locations within one county have not opened on time. In the past, some county courts have attempted to compensate by ordering an extension of voting hours for that county. With respect to extended voting times, counties are instructed to follow court orders, however, any voter who was not in the polling location or “chute” at 6 PM, must vote by provisional ballot. Those ballots would be separated from the ballots of voters who arrived before the 6 PM deadline. Courts will later determine if the court order is to stand, in which case the provisional ballots would be counted (see IC 3-11-8-11 (b)).

What if there is a poll worker or volunteer shortage?

Most counties have a stable network of poll workers and Election Day volunteers. Counties that use Vote Centers conduct their Election Day activities with far fewer workers than other counties. In other counties, Clerks have continued to work with local party officials to find adequate numbers of poll workers. Many high schools across the state have also encouraged students to participate in the 16-17 year old Poll Worker Program, which allows students who meet certain criteria to serve on Election Day. For




additional information regarding Poll Workers see the Poll Worker Information Guide at: http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2012_Poll_Worker_Information_Guide.pdf ).

Help America Vote Act Outreach and Information Initiatives Traditional Advertising

Education and outreach efforts have been a primary deliverable of the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office since the allocation of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funding in anticipation of the 2004 election. In 2012 alone, the office has administered media buys totaling over $405,000. This advertising includes Print, Radio, TV and Transit advertising. Funding earmarked for advertising was divided according to two goals: (1) to reach the maximum number of voting age adults and (2) to provide coverage to each of Indiana’s 92 counties enabling the office to not only reach our population centers, but also the more rural areas of the state. Outreach Publications

The HAVA team in conjunction with the Secretary of State’s office produces publications for the education of voters, election administrators, and poll workers. These publications, all including information on Indiana’s photo ID requirements, totaled more than $85,000 for 2008, $63,000 for 2010 and $35,500 for 2012. This information is distributed free of charge to Indiana county clerks and the public. The publications include:

• Education publications; Indiana Voter Information Guide (English and Spanish), 5 Things You Need to Know on Election Day Postcard, and Military & Overseas Voters’ Guide.

• Poll Worker Publications; Indiana Election Day Handbook, and Poll Worker Brochure.

• Election Administration Publications, Election Day Handbook, , Voter’s Bill of Rights (English and Spanish), and Photo ID Chute Posters (English and Spanish).

All of these publications are available for viewing and downloading on the Secretary of State’s website at: http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3357.htm .




Military and Overseas Voters Indiana counties continue to assist military and overseas voters in their efforts to cast ballots. The State of Indiana participates in a service offered by the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) of the US Department of Defense which allows military and overseas voters to receive and cast ballots via fax or e-mail. The Electronic Transmission Service can deliver fax and email communications via secure means to and from military and overseas voters and county election administrators. Information regarding FVAP and other important information regarding military and overseas voting is available on the Secretary of State’s website in the Military and Overseas Voter Guide. This guide is designed to explain and answer election-related questions for those Hoosiers that are serving or living aboard. The guide may be accessed here: http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2012_Military_and_Overseas_Voters_Guide_(2).pdf . As of October 29, 2012, approximately 8,216 absentee ballots have been issued to military and overseas voters. Thirty-one (31) of the military ballots have been transmitted by fax and 4,911 by email.

Absentee Voting Voting by Absentee Ballot has become a major part of elections in Indiana. As of October 29, 2012, approximately 400,813 Hoosiers have been sent absentee ballots. Approximately 149,369 of the ballots have been transmitted by mail, 234,012 in-person at the clerks office, and 12,490 by traveling board. See Attachment B for a county-by-county breakdown of absentee voting. Absentee Voting By Mail

If a qualified voter wishes to cast an absentee ballot by mail, the voter must submit an application to the county election board. The application can be submitted via fax, mail, or hand delivered. Applications are due to the county election board by 11:59 p.m. on the second Monday before Election Day (October 29th). The county election board must process the application within 24 hours of receipt, unless the application is challenged. If the application is approved, a ballot and secrecy envelope is mailed to the voter’s preferred mailing address. When the voter completes the ballot and signs the affidavit on the secrecy envelope, it may be placed in the U.S. mail, delivered in-person by the voter or a member of the voter’s household, or delivered via bonded courier.




Absentee Voting In-Person

Voters may cast a ballot from 29 days prior (October 8, 2012) to Election Day up to noon the day before the election for any reason. Absentee ballots can either be voted on OS (paper) or DRE voting machines. Electronic in-person absentee ballots are only permitted for voters in counties that use central count absentee counting procedures. Individual ballots are tracked in the DRE with a unique identifier should the need arise to spoil or disqualify an individual vote. (For example, if a voter has cast an absentee

ballot, but dies prior to Election Day, state law requires the ballot be rejected.) Absentee by Traveling Board

Confined voters and those caring for confined voters can request to have a confined voter board, or traveling board, bring an absentee ballot to their location. The traveling board is a bipartisan board that may also assist voters in completing the ballot if requested. All voted absentee ballots are then stored in a secure location at the county election board for counting on Election Day at either the polling location, or at the county election board if the county is a central count county. On Election Day, bipartisan teams of election commissioners deliver absentee ballots to the appropriate precinct where it is counted with the votes cast on Election Day. In central count counties, ballots remain at the election board, are counted, and added to the precinct totals at the end of the day. In order for a county to be a central count county, a unanimous resolution must be passed by the county election board prior to Election Day.

Can a Voter Cast an In-Person Vote after Voting Absentee? Under legislation adopted in 2011, an absentee voter who has marked and returned an absentee ballot may not vote in person at the polls on Election Day (a practice called “beating their ballot”). However, an absentee voter can vote in person on Election Day if the voter was sent an absentee ballot, but did not return the ballot before election day, or if the voter’s absentee ballot was returned, but rejected by the county as defective.

Recent Absentee Ballot Reform

During the 2003 and 2005 legislative sessions, the Indiana General Assembly passed requirements making it more difficult to commit absentee vote fraud and made the consequences of such behavior more severe. Some of these changes include Absentee Voter's Bill of Rights (IC 3-5-8-2.5 & IC 3-11-10-25). Counties must provide all absentee voters with a statement describing: 1) their rights and responsibilities: 2) laws covering assistance that may be given to an absentee voter, completion of ballots in secret and return of a voted ballot; 3) how election law and absentee ballot law violations are reported.




• In the absentee ballot application, the voter must indicate the reason they qualify for absentee voting by mail, sworn under the penalties of perjury. (IC 3-11-4-18 & IC 3-11-10-24).

• Absentee ballot applications must be signed by the voter (except the disabled). Anyone assisting an absentee voter must acknowledge certain statements, sworn under the penalties of perjury. (IC 3-11-4-2 & IC 3-11-4-5). Persons assisting absentee ballot voters must be fully identified on the application.

• Restrictions were placed on the "pre-completion" of absentee ballot applications by persons other than the voter. (IC 3-11-4-2 & IC 3-11-4-5).

• Only the absentee ballot voter, a family member, a postal employee, a bonded courier or an individual properly appointed as the voter's attorney in fact, may mail or deliver a voted absentee ballot. (IC 3-11-4-2 & IC 3-11-4-5).

• The crime of "electioneering” (a class A misdemeanor) may not be committed in the presence of a voter known to possess their absentee ballot. (IC 3-11-4-18 & IC 3-14-3-16).

• Challenged absentee ballots convert into provisional ballots - for consideration by the County Election Board. (IC 3-11.5-4-15)

• A voter may submit an absentee ballot application at any time for the next election during an open voter registration period.

How Hoosiers Report on Election Day Issues

Indiana citizens can file complaints with the Help America Vote Act team in the Office of the Indiana Secretary of State regarding polling location accessibility or any concerns regarding possible fraudulent activities on Election Day. Hoosiers may make contact by calling the toll-free number at 866-IN1-VOTE (866-461-8683). HAVA staff is on hand every business day of the week throughout the year, as well as from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT on Election Day.

Hoosiers may also complete the Indiana Voter Fraud and Accessibility Grievance affidavit form located on the SOS website at: http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2653.htm . Those who complete and file this form are advised to have it notarized in order to assist investigators and prosecutors. The form is filed with the HAVA office and distributed to the proper agency for investigation and action.




Historically, Hoosiers contact the HAVA team on Election Day to receive information on the location of their polling site. Those who file grievances have issue(s) with the election process or complaints about the behavior of others around the polling site. Many complaints are taken care of immediately by contacting local election administrators to quickly deal with an issue under local jurisdiction. A small number are investigated by the state and materials are forwarded to local prosecutors if necessary.

The Basic Election Process and Election Official Organization Every voter is assigned to a precinct and casts a ballot at a polling location. The voter’s ballot is received by a precinct election board, which administers the election at its polling location. Precinct election officials (Poll Workers) are appointed by the county clerk (or in some counties, a county election director). The county clerk administers elections at the county level as one member of a bipartisan county election board, which consists of 3-5 members. County election officials are provided with information and guidance regarding election laws and procedures by state officials, including the Secretary of State, who serves as Indiana’s Chief State Election Official; the Indiana Election Commission, a four (4) member bipartisan administrative body, and by the Indiana Election Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, an agency headed by bipartisan Co-Directors. How are precincts created and voters assigned to them?

Precincts are established by county election officials, subject to approval by the Election Division or Election Commission. State law requires most precincts to contain no more than 1200 active voters in most cases. An eligible voter who resides within the boundaries of the precinct can vote for the candidates on the ballot in that precinct. How are polling locations chosen?

County election officials choose where each precinct’s polling location will be located. Polling locations must be accessible to voters with disabilities, and be located in the precinct, or nearby to ensure accessibility by these voters. What are polling location hours?

Indiana’s polling locations are open from 6 am until 6 pm, prevailing local time. Note: 80 eastern Indiana counties observe Eastern Standard Time (EST) while 12 western Indiana counties observe Central Standard Time (CST).




Who are the poll workers and how are they chosen?

The head poll worker in each precinct is the “inspector.” Inspectors are appointed by the political party that received the highest vote total in that county in the last Secretary of State’s election. There are also election judges and poll clerks. Poll workers are nominated by the two major political parties, and if vacancies exist, the county election board can appoint qualified voters to serve. Who is the county clerk, and what is the clerk’s role in elections?

The county circuit court clerk is the official charged with administering elections in most counties. The clerk is elected by the voters to a four (4) year term. The clerk’s office performs a wide variety of day-to-day election tasks, including receiving candidate filings and campaign finance reports, finding polling locations, and overseeing ballot printing and absentee voting. In most counties, the clerk also administers voter registration. What is the county election board and its role in elections?

The county election board works with the county clerk to administer elections. The election board, which always includes the county clerk as a member, meets from time to time to resolve candidate challenges, absentee ballot challenges, and voter registration disputes. On Election Day, the board meets to resolve issues and solve problems that have arisen at precinct polling locations. After the polls have closed, the board compiles the precinct election returns, and later determines whether provisional ballots are counted.

What is the Indiana Election Commission, and its role in elections?

The Indiana Election Commission is a separate four (4) member administrative body, whose members are appointed by the Governor. The Commission meets from time to time to enforce campaign finance laws, to resolve candidate challenges, to certify voting systems for sale and use in Indiana elections, and to enforce penalties against voting system violations. What is the Indiana Election Division and its role in elections?

The Indiana Election Division is headed by two bipartisan Co-Directors, who are appointed by the Governor. The Election Division provides administrative support to the Indiana Election Commission in the enforcement of campaign finance laws, and assists county election officials in making precinct changes. The Election Division provides information and training regarding election laws and procedures to voters, the media, county election officials, candidates, political parties, and other civic groups, and




publishes state level campaign finance reports on its website. The Election Division works closely with the Secretary of State to perform many election tasks, including the operation of the statewide voter registration system, receiving and processing candidate filings in state level races, and preparing the certification of election results following the primary and general elections. What is the Secretary’s role in elections?

The Secretary of State of Indiana is elected by the voters for a four (4) year term. The Secretary is designated as the state’s chief election official, and has important duties under the federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Although state law does not provide the Secretary with direct oversight or control over the actions of precinct and county election officials, the Secretary takes an active role in the election process. The Secretary develops and provides educational material for counties to conduct poll worker training, and conducts voter education campaigns to provide information about election requirements and procedures. The Secretary investigates allegations of vote fraud and enforces penalties against voting system violations.

The Life of an Indiana Ballot A ballot is printed, provided to a voter, cast and returned by the voter, and processed by a precinct election board, or sometimes by a county election board. After the election, the ballot is preserved for the time required by law.

1. The ballot is printed or programmed.

In Indiana, all ballots are printed (or programmed) by county election officials, not by the state. After the candidates are certified to appear on the ballot, county election officials work with their voting system vendors to prepare and proof the election ballots. Some ballots are printed on specially prepared paper to be “optically scanned” by automatic tabulating devices. In counties using electronic voting systems, the ballot is programmed to appear on each voting system. Each type of ballot must include instructions to the voter about how to mark the ballot and other information regarding Indiana election law. 2. The ballot is provided to the voter.

The first ballots are provided to the voters through the absentee process. Some absentee ballots are mailed by county election officials to voters, while other ballots are delivered to confined voters by a county absentee traveling board. Any voter can receive an absentee ballot by appearing in person at the county election board before Election Day.




If an absentee ballot is lost in the mail, spoiled by the voter, or otherwise defective, a voter may be able to request that a replacement absentee ballot be provided. County election officials deliver ballots to the poll workers for use by the voters on Election Day at precinct polling locations (or at vote centers). After the voter signs the poll list, an “optical scan” paper ballot is initialed by poll clerks and provided to the voter. Where an electronic voting system is used, the system is set to display the ballot for the voter to cast a vote. If the voter spoils an optical scan ballot at a polling location, the voter is entitled to request a replacement ballot to cast a vote. A voter can also change or correct a vote on an electronic voting system before casting the ballot. 3. The ballot is returned by the voter.

At the polling location, an optical scan paper ballot is returned to an election judge, who will process the ballot through the optical scanner, if ballots are tabulated at the precinct. If the ballots are to be tabulated at a central county location, the judge will secure the voted ballot in a ballot box that is often a compartment in the optical scan voting system. Absentee ballots are returned by the voter to the county election board, either in person, by mail, or by the traveling board. When an absentee ballot is received by the county election board, the board secures the absentee ballot until Election Day in a “dual lock” storage area, with the county election board member affiliated with one of the major political parties each having their own key to prevent unauthorized access to the absentee ballots. 4. The ballot is processed by the precinct election board or county election board.

If ballots are counted at the precinct, then after the polls close and voting system are secured, the precinct election board counts the ballots. To count the ballots cast on an electronic voting system, the poll workers print out the results from memory cartridges in the voting system. These printouts are long, thin paper strips which list the total votes cast on that voting system for each candidate on the ballot. The optical scan ballots, memory cartridges, lists of voters, and other documents are then taken from the precinct polling location to the county election board by the inspector and the judge of the other major political party.




Absentee ballots have traditionally been taken to each precinct for processing by the precinct election board. After the polls open, the inspector may process the absentee ballots, and the absentee ballots may be tabulated. State law also permits county election boards to choose to have absentee ballots processed at a central location, and not send the ballots themselves to the precincts for processing. An absentee ballot received by a “central count” county is processed on Election Day at the county’s central location by a bipartisan counting team. When ballots are returned to the county from the precincts, the county election board begins preparing a compilation of the precinct returns (a “canvass”). The canvass includes the vote totals returned by the precincts, along with vote totals for a precinct that are tabulated by the county election board at a central location. The first phase of the canvass is usually completed by the county election board on election night. However, the canvass is not complete since the county election board must wait to see whether the county receives any ballots mailed from overseas voters no later than Election Day. The county election board must also determine whether any provisional ballots are to be counted or not. This phase of the canvass is not complete until 3 p.m., 10 days after the election. 5. The ballot is secured and preserved.

After the canvass is completed, the circuit court clerk is required to seal the ballots and preserve them for at least 22 months after the election. The individual ballots remain confidential, and are available for inspection only during a recount or election contest proceeding, or in response to a court order.

After the Election: The Statewide Results Process

Since 1998, the Indiana Election Division has published election night results for federal and state level races on its website with the voluntary cooperation of Indiana’s 92 county election boards. The Counting Process:

Indiana state law requires counties to begin counting votes cast at the primary election immediately after the polls close at 6 p.m., prevailing local time.

The polls in the 12 counties of Gibson, Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Perry, Porter, Posey, Spencer, Starke, Vanderburgh, and Warrick close at 7 p.m., Indianapolis time. The polls in the remaining 80 Indiana counties close at 6 p.m., Indianapolis time.




In most counties, ballots are counted first at local polling locations by precinct election officials. These officials then travel on election night to a central counting location (often

the county courthouse) to report the precinct election results to the county election board. In other counties, ballots are not counted by precinct election officials, but are returned to the central counting location (often the county courthouse), where each precinct’s ballots are counted by the county election board or designated county election board employees. As a result, some precinct level election results will be available from the counties before county level results are published on the Election Division website. The Election Division website is designed to be statewide and comprehensive in scope. The election night returns presented on the Election Division’s site include votes cast for:

� Electors for U.S. President and Vice-President;

� U.S. Senator;

� Governor and Lieutenant Governor;

� U.S. Representative;

� Indiana State Senator;

� Indiana State Representative;

� Attorney General;

� Superintendent of Public Instruction and;

� Judge of a Circuit, Probate, or Superior Court in many of Indiana’s

counties.

Complete or partial returns from each county will be posted on the website continuously on election night, as they are received from each county. Data entry will cease at midnight, and resume the morning after Election Day until reporting is complete. The results posted on the website are unofficial, and may change due to the counting of provisional ballots or corrections in a county’s official certification of results. Official

county results for all elections must be certified to the Election Division by

November 19, 2012. The election results are then final, unless a recount is ordered in a race.




Additionally, some counties publish their own election night results on county web sites for some of its offices. The Election Division links to these county web sites may be found at: http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2920.htm .

Voting Technology: Voting Systems and the Statewide Voter File Indiana’s Voting Machine Systems

Indiana's 92 counties will use over 10,000 voting machines distributed throughout approximately 3,400 polling locations. As of the 2012 General Election, Fifty-nine (59) counties use voting machines that are direct record electronic (DRE) type. Thirty-three (33) counties primarily use voting machines that are the optical scan (OS) type. Most counties use a combination of these voting system technologies. Since 2004, over $40 million in federal, state and county funds have been invested in upgrading Indiana's voting equipment and technology. (see Indiana Voting Systems by County:

http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/CountyVotingSystems.pdf ). At their choosing, Indiana counties independently select and form individual contracts with voting system vendors. All voting equipment used in elections in Indiana has been subject to independent testing and certified by the Indiana Election Commission (IC 3-11-7 and 7.5). State laws prohibiting the sale, installation or permitted use of uncertified election equipment (hardware, firmware, and software) are strictly enforced. The Secretary of State has enforcement authority in this area (IC 3-11-17) and can fine voting machine vendors up to $300,000.00 per violation.

Indiana’s Certified Voting Systems

Indiana voters cast ballots on the state-certified voting system model chosen by their county’s elected officials. The following four (4) voting system vendors have models certified for sale and use in Indiana:

• Election Systems & Software

• Hart InterCivic

• MicroVote General Corporation

• Unisyn Voting Solutions

In some counties, other vendors provide support and service for voting systems purchased or leased from the vendors listed above.




Contact information for Indiana’s certified voting system vendors can be found at http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/Voting_Systems_Certified_in_Indiana_30_07_12.pdf . Indiana’s Certified Voting Systems

Indiana has certified two (2) types of voting systems for use in its elections: optical scan (paper) ballot card voting systems, and direct record electronic (DRE) voting systems. Traditional hand-counted paper ballots can also be used, but are typically only printed for city or town elections where the number of voters who cast these ballots would be small. Optical scan ballot card voting systems permit a voter to cast a ballot on a specially printed paper ballot, which is coded to allow the voter’s choices to be scanned and tabulated by the voting system. Direct record electronic voting systems permit a voter to cast a ballot by touching a heat-sensitive spot on a screen which indicates the voter’s choices (in a manner similar to a

person indicating choices by touching the screen at an ATM or in an elevator). The voter’s ballot is then tabulated by the DRE unit, with an image of each voter’s ballot being stored in the DRE system. As required by federal and state law, a voting system must be available in each polling location for use by voters with disabilities, such as a voter with a visual impairment. The state has certified DRE voting systems which include features to permit a voter with disabilities to cast a ballot privately and independently. The state has also certified the ES&S AutoMARK Voter Assist Terminal for this purpose; this voting system combines features of both the optical scan and DRE systems. State law provides that casting ballots on these voting systems is not limited to voters with disabilities; any voter who chooses to do so may cast a ballot on these voting systems. Indiana counties have chosen a wide variety of certified voting equipment for use by their voters. Training videos demonstrating how most of these voting systems are operated by poll workers and used by voters can be found at http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2661.htm .




Indiana Election Commission Certification Process

The Indiana Election Commission, an independent administrative body, must approve a vendor’s application to market, sell, install, or permit the use of a voting system in Indiana before the vendor engages in these activities. The certification process begins when a vendor files an application with the Indiana Election Division. This application must be accompanied by detailed technical information regarding the functions of the voting system, and documentation that an accredited independent testing laboratory has determined that the voting system complies with federal voting system standards adopted by Indiana law. The vendor must also demonstrate that the voting system complies with additional requirements imposed by state law (such as the ability to cast a straight party ticket vote,

for example). The Commission requires the vendor to conduct a demonstration of any voting system model being certified for the first time for use in Indiana. The same general process is required when a vendor wishes to market or install an upgrade to the software of a previously certified voting system. More information concerning the Indiana Election Commission can be found at http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2404.htm .

Past Enforcement Actions against Indiana Vendors

The Office of the Indiana Secretary of State has executed enforcement actions in the past against two (2) voting system vendors. The certification issues leading to the actions were rectified and did not result in the disenfranchisement of any voters or any vote count errors. As a result of activities involving sales of uncertified voting equipment and installation of an uncertified version of software in 2005 and 2006, the Secretary of State fined MicroVote General Corporation $250,000.00 plus over $100,000 in costs. In addition, an administrative ruling made preliminary recommendations to the Indiana Election Commission to suspend MicroVote sales for a period of five (5) years. Another voting machine vendor, Election Systems and Software (ES&S) agreed to a $250,000 settlement after an agency complaint involving service and performance issues (including in part, performance of equipment especially designed for use by disabled

voters) before the 2006 General Election in Indiana. Indiana counties also benefited from this enforcement with an additional $500,000 in services and training materials from the company.




Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP)

The Voting System Technical Oversight Program (VSTOP) is an innovation modeled on the state voting system testing process administered by Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Indiana is one of the first states in the nation to begin development of a state-level testing program in coordination with technical experts in this area. The Secretary of State was authorized to contract with an entity, such as a state college or university, to implement VSTOP, and in 2008 contracted with Ball State University. This program assists in developing procedures and standards for training and security of voting systems; reviews the independent testing laboratory reports submitted by vendors to provide technical assistance to the Indiana Election Commission in reviewing voting system certification applications; compiles detailed information regarding voting systems and their use in Indiana; and conducts periodic inventory audits. VSTOP also is a source to identify and publicize best practices for county voting system purchasing contracts, and to develop “quantity purchase agreements” to secure the best possible terms for counties purchasing certified voting systems from a vendor. Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS)

The Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS), an electronic database that simultaneously links Indiana’s 92 county’s voter registration records, was created in 2006 in coordination with Secretary of State’s office and all 92 counties. County input, testing, and use has been critical in developing and enhancing a system which complies with federal mandates and provides accurate voter registration data. The system is also linked to the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Social Security Administration databases to help verify voter registration records. Additional data provided to the system from the Indiana Department of Health and Department of Correction assist local election officials in their efforts to remove the records of deceased and incarcerated voters. With these additional tools, the SVRS provides a dramatic improvement over the counties old, individual systems by keeping the voter rolls current and accurate with updates made in “real time”, when the individual voter's information is entered into the system. This approach has allowed the removal or inactivation of approximately 600,000 records from the rolls, which would otherwise pose a risk for vote fraud, increase costs in printing voter lists, distort voter turnout statistics, and generally clog up the system. In 2007, the State expended over 5,000 development, design, and testing hours to deploy over 200 SVRS system improvements. These system improvements/enhancements were largely identified, defined, and prioritized by the SVRS county user community. Since




2007, the State has conducted regularly scheduled County Advisory Team (CAT) meetings, utilized a formalized enhancement request form for county input on enhancements, and sent various statewide communications and surveys to obtain input on these SVRS system improvements. Information on SVRS usage is posted below. May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12 Totals

BMV Registrations Received 33,063 35,468 28,053 44,300 140,884

BMV Matches Approved 13,293 37,056 31,349 33,046 114,744

Potential DOH Matches Received 3,596 3,287 3,285 3,587 13,755

DOH Matches Approved 3,591 5,264 3,310 3,778 15,943

Potential DOC Matches Received 1,800 1,796 1,367 1,693 6,656

DOC Matches Approved 648 1,010 543 636 2,837

Absentee Applications Created 37,209 939 1,734 10,035 49,917

Absentee Ballots Created 36,478 401 810 3,713 41,402

www.IndianaVoters.com Page Hits 340,353 50,138 65,541 186,945 642,977

IN SVRS Page Hits 1,200,794 1,164,898 1,264,025 1,557,699 5,187,416

IN SVRS Voter Searches 290,241 239,167 282,580 350,682 1,162,670

IN SVRS Reports Run 94,358 49,552 43,023 60,748 247,681

As noted above, the SVRS has experienced an increase in use over the past few months. For July, August, and September alone, the percentage of online registration transactions has increased from approximately 5-7% earlier this year to almost twice that percentage (11.1%). As a whole, county officials processed over 386,000 new and updated voter registration records this year. For each record, the system reviewed in coordination cross-referenced the voter record with all other county lists. If a voter registered in a new county, the SVRS notifies the old county of the change and that county then verifies the switch so that each voter is only listed once in the Statewide Voter Registration System.

A Brief Summary of Indiana’s Provisional Ballot Process

Indiana’s Provisional Ballot Overview:

In many states provisional ballots are very common—cast and counted in high numbers. The provisional ballot process in Indiana works differently than in many other states since provisional ballots are used as a “last resort” on Election Day. In the 2008 Primary, Hoosier voters cast over 1,700,000 ballots. However, only 5,862 of these were provisional ballots (0.139% of the total number of ballots cast in the Primary Election).




Indiana poll workers are trained to route voters through the “regular ballot” process whenever possible using procedures called “fail safes” to address common questions and concerns on Election Day.

Provisional ballots exist so that no voter is ever turned away from the polls because of a simple administrative question—a voter will always have the ability to cast a provisional ballot in order to capture the vote and the voter’s eligibility can be reviewed at a later date.

The Process:

Each of Indiana’s 92 counties can receive poll worker training information from the state and are responsible for holding poll worker training session(s) in order to educate our poll workers on Election Day procedures, including Provisional Ballots.

A voter will cast a provisional ballot on Election Day for a variety of reasons. In many states if there were any questions regarding a voter’s record he or she would cast a provisional ballot. In Indiana, “fail-safe” procedures prevent high numbers of provisional ballots. For example if a voter’s name is not on the poll book by mistake, instead of issuing a provisional ballot, the poll worker would ask the county voter registration office about the voter’s registration status and a certificate of error would be issued if a mistake had been made by the county. This voter would then vote using a regular ballot. Fail safes apply to a variety of common situations including voters who have moved and the poll book no longer reflects their current address, a voter who has changed his or her name, or if an error is made on the county level with regard to a voter registration record. However, fail safes are not available in every situation to every voter. As a result, it is critically important for each voter to ensure that they are registered, and that their information is current on the voter registration record. If the voter casts a provisional ballot, the ballot will be kept separate from the other ballots cast in that precinct. After Election Day, the County Election board will decide whether the voter was qualified to vote in that precinct and whether the voter’s ballot should be counted. The voter will be able to contact the county election board after Election Day to find out whether the voter’s ballot was counted, and if it was not counted, why not. The County Election Board can count provisional ballots until 3 p.m. ten (10) days after the election. If the voter had to fill out a provisional ballot due to inadequate photo identification, that voter can arrive at the Clerk’s office within the 10-day period to present the appropriate ID or sign an affidavit no later than noon ten (10) days after the election.

How does a voter cast a provisional ballot?




Generally, the same rules and procedures that apply to casting a traditional paper ballot apply to casting a provisional ballot, but there are some special procedures that are similar to casting an absentee ballot: a) The voter must mark the provisional ballot privately, unless the voter is entitled to

and requests assistance. b) The voter must enclose the provisional ballot inside a provisional ballot secrecy

envelope provided for this purpose (Form PRO-2) and seal the envelope. c) The voter must return the sealed envelope, with the ballot inside, to the inspector. Today, counties may use the Indiana Statewide Voter Registration System to track and provide information to voters who cast provisional ballots and are concerned about their ballot being counted. Under Help America Vote Act requirements, voters who cast provisional ballots must have “free access” to information concerning whether or not the ballot was counted, and if not why. In response, counties have established toll-free phone lines that voters may call, use the provisional ballot reporting structure in the state’s Statewide Voter File, or a combination of both. In addition, IC 3-14-5-2(2) requires counties to provide copies of provisional ballot challenge forms to the Secretary of State following the election.

Indiana’s Vote Centers A "Vote Center" is a polling location where any registered voter in the county may vote as long as the voter lives in the district holding the election. Simply stated, with vote centers, there is no wrong place to vote in the County. Vote Centers are more efficient, more convenient for most voters and provide voters with the flexibility to choose where they will vote. Generally speaking, voter participation has been falling for decades; counties that use Vote Centers find that more people participate. Under the old precinct system of voting, every polling location had five (5) workers whether 20, 200, or even 1,000 people voted. In the Vote Center system, counties are able to tailor the number of workers to the number of voters. The Indiana Secretary of State’s office led a delegation of Hoosier lawmakers and local election officials to Larimer County, Colorado, in 2005 to view Vote Centers in operation. The group quickly discovered that Vote Centers were more efficient, cost effective, and voters strongly supported them. While a member of the Indiana General Assembly, Secretary of State Connie Lawson was instrumental in getting the 2006 law passed that permitted the selected three (3) counties to serve as pilots for Vote Centers.




From 2007 to 2010, the Vote Center Pilot Program was conducted in the three (3) Indiana counties, including Cass, Wayne, and Tippecanoe counties. The purpose of the pilot program was to determine if vote centers was a viable option for election administration in the State of Indiana. After three (3) years and numerous elections, the vote centers program proved a success. In 2011, again under the guidance of Secretary Lawson during her tenure with the State Senate, the Indiana General Assembly enacted legislation making vote centers an option for any Indiana county. Since the passage of this legislation in 2011, five (5) additional counties have submitted vote center plans to the Indiana Election Division. Fayette and Vanderburgh counties conducted their first election using vote centers in November 2011. Blackford, Johnson, and Switzerland counties used vote centers for the first time in the 2012 election. For additional information on the Indiana Vote Center Program and to view the counties’ vote center plans visit the website www.VoteCenters.IN.gov.

Campaign Finance Reporting in Indiana

The Indiana Election Division provides a comprehensive, searchable database of campaign finance reports for state level candidates running in the November 2012 general election. This database is published at www.CampaignFinance.IN.gov.

Campaign finance information for candidates for federal offices can be found at the Federal Election Commission’s website, www.fec.gov. Campaign finance information for candidates for local offices can be obtained from each county election board.

The Indiana Election Division website provides an invaluable resource for Indiana voters to learn about a candidate’s contributors and campaign expenditures before the election

occurs, so that voters can make informed choices. In 1998, Indiana became one of the first states in the nation to provide for pre-election Internet publication of campaign finance reports. According to information from our vendor, we remain one of a relatively few states to provide this information in such a timely fashion.

The “pre-general” finance reports are due at the Election Division at noon, October 19, 2012. Thanks to an innovative electronic filing program, most of these reports will be published on the website within a week after the deadline.

As a result, voters will be able to search the database before the November 6th general election for all contributions made by an individual to any candidate, by city and zip code from which contributions were made, and many other fields which provide greater insight




into the campaign finance report beyond simply the raw numbers of dollars received and spent.

This website contains reports which identify the chairman and treasurer of each type of political committee (candidates, PACs, and regular party committees), and which detail the contributions received and expenditures made by each committee.

www.IndianaVoters.com

www.IndianaVoters.com is a website that is operated and maintained by the HAVA staff of the Secretary of State’s office. The purpose of this website is to provide voters access to valuable tools and resources that will aid them in being prepared and informed for Election Day. Since its launch in 2006, IndianaVoters.com has served as a one-stop shop for information regarding Election Day and a voter’s specific information. Through this website a voter can:

• Register to vote;

• Update/amend their voter registration;

• Confirm their voter registration;

• Verify the location of their polling location;

• View the candidates and public questions which will appear on their ballot;

• Research campaign finance data;

• Obtain an absentee ballot application; and

• Track the status of their absentee ballot. Citizens can also use IndianaVoters.com to learn who is currently serving them as their elected officials. Indiana’s comprehensive listing of all elected officials, from President of the United States to local school board members, linked with geographic information system searching capabilities, is the first-of-its kind in the entire nation. Since the 2010 General Election, 263,228 new registrations, and 551,269 updates/changes to registrations have been processed through SVRS. At the same time, an additional 563,059 applications have been received through the BMV. Approximately, 5% of the new registrations and approximately 4.5% of the updates/changes to registrations were submitted through IndianaVoters.com.* Since IndianaVoters.com went live, the website has processed over 192,043 new and amended voter registrations. *Statistics are as of October 12, 2012




Media Contacts and Application for Press Credentials

Poll Watcher Credentials

Members of the media who wish to observe the polls on Tuesday, November 6th, must obtain a watcher identification card from the local county election board. A list of all persons who will be observing should be prepared and signed by an individual or an officer of the media outlet. The signature must be verified. The list must be furnished the day before Election Day to the following:

1. The circuit court clerk.

2. The county election board.

3. The county chairman of each political party that is entitled to appoint a watcher.

4. The chairman of each independent candidate's committee that is entitled to appoint a watcher.

If a member of the media desires to observe in more than one county in Indiana, the person must obtain a watcher identification card from the Indiana Election Division. The multi-county credentials are issued by the Election Division upon receipt of the application. The Indiana Election Division can be contacted at 317.232.3939 or in-person at 302 W. Washington Street, Room E-204, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Poll Watcher Regulations

A watcher may not photograph a voter:

1. While the voter is in the polls if the voter informs the precinct election board that the voter objects to being photographed by the watcher; or

2. In a manner that permits the watcher to see or know for what ticket, candidates, or public questions the voter has voted.

A watcher is entitled to do the following:

1. Enter the polls at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the polls and remain there throughout Election Day until all tabulations have been completed.




2. Inspect the paper ballot boxes, ballot card voting system, or electronic voting system before votes have been cast.

3. Inspect the work being done by any precinct election office.

4. Enter, leave, and reenter the polls at any time on Election Day.

5. Witness the calling and recording of the votes and any other proceedings of the precinct election officers in the performance of official duties.

6. Receive a summary of the vote signed by the precinct election board, providing the names of all candidates and the number of votes cast for each candidate and the votes cast for or against a public question.

7. Accompany the inspector and the judge in delivering the tabulation and the election returns to the county election board by the most direct route.

8. Be present when the inspector takes a receipt for the tabulation and the election returns delivered to the county election board.




Additional Media Contacts

If you need to reach someone in the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office, Please contact: Valerie Kroeger, Communications N. Davey Neal, Chief of Staff [email protected] [email protected] 317-233-8655 (desk) 317-232-6531 If you need to reach someone with the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, please contact: Dennis Rosebrough

[email protected] 317-233-5323 (desk) If you need to reach someone with the Indiana State Department of Health, please contact: Amy Reel

[email protected] 317-233-7315 Contacts for voters: www.IndianaVoters.com

Online services: Register, update or confirm voter registration Find poll locations Preview ballots Request absentee ballot application Information on absentee voting and Election Day voting 1-866-IN-1-VOTE (866-461-8683) Trained staff is available prior to Election Day during normal business hours and on Election Day from 6:00 am EST to 6:00 pm CST. Live operators can assist voters with questions about poll locations, voter eligibility, voting procedures and complaints.

AS OF: 10/29/2012

COUNTY ACTIVE INACTIVE TOTAL VOTERS PENDING CANCELLEDADAMS 18,482 195 18,677 0 8,853

ALLEN 253,798 601 254,399 0 42,953

BARTHOLOMEW 50,316 1,524 51,840 13 25,876

BENTON 5,894 8 5,902 0 2,858

BLACKFORD 8,070 828 8,898 0 4,849

BOONE 42,114 568 42,682 1 10,645

BROWN 12,399 5 12,404 1 7,849

CARROLL 13,692 62 13,754 0 4,546

CASS 19,937 2,281 22,218 1 14,186

CLARK 83,427 5,201 88,628 0 29,089

CLAY 18,906 212 19,118 1 4,356

CLINTON 19,560 811 20,371 0 8,169

CRAWFORD 8,873 378 9,251 4 1,381

DAVIESS 18,993 8 19,001 2 3,909

DEARBORN 37,252 185 37,437 3 16,124

DECATUR 15,614 30 15,644 0 3,401

DEKALB 28,648 382 29,030 0 6,262

DELAWARE 88,676 214 88,890 0 27,776

DUBOIS 29,419 327 29,746 3 9,946

ELKHART 123,554 1,118 124,672 2 15,714

FAYETTE 16,928 247 17,175 0 11,797

FLOYD 54,329 2,090 56,419 1 26,825

FOUNTAIN 12,134 39 12,173 4 4,097

FRANKLIN 18,571 19 18,590 2 7,604

FULTON 12,655 860 13,515 0 3,973

GIBSON 23,287 5 23,292 4 19,074

GRANT 48,601 910 49,511 0 24,827

GREENE 20,650 129 20,779 1 2,777

HAMILTON 190,437 11,386 201,823 1 52,747

HANCOCK 50,656 1,270 51,926 4 8,729

HARRISON 26,196 4,138 30,334 1 5,303

HENDRICKS 90,488 11,058 101,546 0 17,469

HENRY 29,445 1,145 30,590 0 10,219

HOWARD 61,479 828 62,307 0 33,929

HUNTINGTON 25,043 191 25,234 0 13,030

JACKSON 29,108 283 29,391 1 9,103

JASPER 21,930 10 21,940 0 3,635

JAY 12,121 246 12,367 0 5,183

JEFFERSON 19,770 2,283 22,053 0 9,180

JENNINGS 17,755 577 18,332 0 7,899

JOHNSON 95,220 975 96,195 0 45,958

KNOX 27,074 351 27,425 0 9,421

KOSCIUSKO 49,069 144 49,213 0 17,501

LAGRANGE 15,702 41 15,743 1 3,756

LAKE 328,248 11,797 340,045 1 140,696

LAPORTE 62,636 17,195 79,831 0 31,921

LAWRENCE 31,771 14 31,785 1 12,049

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STATEWIDE VOTER COUNTS BY COUNTY AND STATUS

AS OF: 10/29/2012

COUNTY ACTIVE INACTIVE TOTAL VOTERS PENDING CANCELLEDMADISON 91,887 2,900 94,787 1 49,189

MARION 637,624 2,876 640,500 4 199,489

MARSHALL 29,041 349 29,390 0 12,576

MARTIN 7,863 3 7,866 1 2,278

MIAMI 21,811 896 22,707 0 6,879

MONROE 102,735 354 103,089 1,347 70,947

MONTGOMERY 22,164 2,053 24,217 0 10,127

MORGAN 47,361 302 47,663 0 8,867

NEWTON 11,021 16 11,037 0 1,909

NOBLE 29,570 14 29,584 0 8,932

OHIO 4,540 2 4,542 1 2,369

ORANGE 15,411 114 15,525 0 3,122

OWEN 14,133 675 14,808 9 4,633

PARKE 12,385 42 12,427 1 3,189

PERRY 12,313 632 12,945 0 5,009

PIKE 9,035 382 9,417 1 3,351

PORTER 112,401 2,212 114,613 0 129,946

POSEY 19,019 2 19,021 15 7,071

PULASKI 9,409 41 9,450 1 3,126

PUTNAM 23,674 11 23,685 6 9,109

RANDOLPH 17,274 34 17,308 0 5,276

RIPLEY 20,911 33 20,944 3 4,752

RUSH 11,927 41 11,968 0 5,034

SCOTT 19,229 93 19,322 0 3,084

SHELBY 27,570 252 27,822 0 5,045

SPENCER 15,509 152 15,661 0 6,114

ST. JOSEPH 198,033 6,904 204,937 23 53,067

STARKE 17,284 12 17,296 0 9,290

STEUBEN 20,154 831 20,985 0 13,116

SULLIVAN 14,328 142 14,470 1 5,543

SWITZERLAND 6,991 30 7,021 5 2,089

TIPPECANOE 88,654 18,131 106,785 10 66,244

TIPTON 12,797 159 12,956 1 3,126

UNION 5,801 62 5,863 0 3,008

VANDERBURGH 130,951 11,495 142,446 1,689 20,308

VERMILLION 9,376 2,037 11,413 13 5,901

VIGO 75,467 672 76,139 0 26,172

WABASH 22,458 46 22,504 2 8,115

WARREN 5,995 700 6,695 1 1,835

WARRICK 44,733 5,273 50,006 1 14,305

WASHINGTON 19,121 150 19,271 0 3,376

WAYNE 38,971 5,999 44,970 3 22,216

WELLS 18,210 0 18,210 5 9,414

WHITE 14,749 2,784 17,533 0 7,131

WHITLEY 21,274 732 22,006 0 5,077

STATE TOTALS: 4,400,091 153,809 4,553,900 3,197 1,638,200

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STATEWIDE VOTER COUNTS BY COUNTY AND STATUS

ADAMS COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012

TOTAL APPLICATIONS: 2,020 TOTAL BALLOTS: 2,025

17 YEAR OLDS: 0 IN-PROCESS: 0 VOTING BY MAIL: 421 NOT ISSUED: 1

MILITARY: 13 ISSUED: 0 VOTING IN PERSON: 1,465 ISSUED: 186

OVERSEAS: 21 APPROVED: 2,002 TRAVELING BOARD: 120 REISSUED: 5

MILITARY AND OVERSEAS: 0 CANCELLED: 18 VOTING BY FAX: 0 RECEIVED: 1,811

CONFINED: 216 REJECTED: 0 VOTING BY EMAIL: 19 ACCEPTED: 0

ON-GOING: 32 CHALLENGED: 0 FULL BALLOT: 2,014 REJECTED: 0

DEMOCRATIC: 1 PROVISIONAL: 0 FEDERAL ONLY: 11 CANCELLED: 22

REPUBLICAN: 11 INCOMPLETE: 0 PRESIDENTIAL ONLY: 0

OTHER: 0 OTHER: 0 PROVISIONAL: 0

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INDIANA ABSENTEE COMPREHENSIVE TRACKING COUNTY SUMMARY

ALLEN COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012


17 YEAR OLDS: 0 IN-PROCESS: 0 VOTING BY MAIL: 10,559 NOT ISSUED: 3

MILITARY: 244 ISSUED: 0 VOTING IN PERSON: 14,658 ISSUED: 3,121



CONFINED: 2,031 REJECTED: 4 VOTING BY EMAIL: 269 ACCEPTED: 0





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BENTON COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012

TOTAL APPLICATIONS: 482 TOTAL BALLOTS: 483


MILITARY: 8 ISSUED: 0 VOTING IN PERSON: 354 ISSUED: 33

OVERSEAS: 2 APPROVED: 480 TRAVELING BOARD: 10 REISSUED: 1

MILITARY AND OVERSEAS: 1 CANCELLED: 2 VOTING BY FAX: 0 RECEIVED: 438


ON-GOING: 9 CHALLENGED: 0 FULL BALLOT: 483 REJECTED: 0




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DELAWARE COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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DUBOIS COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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ELKHART COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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GIBSON COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012





MILITARY AND OVERSEAS: 1 CANCELLED: 1,173 VOTING BY FAX: 0 RECEIVED: 2,145



DEMOCRATIC: 0 PROVISIONAL: 0 FEDERAL ONLY: 2 CANCELLED: 1,179



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HANCOCK COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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HARRISON COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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HENDRICKS COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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HENRY COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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HOWARD COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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HUNTINGTON COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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JACKSON COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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JASPER COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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JAY COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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JEFFERSON COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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JENNINGS COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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JOHNSON COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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KNOX COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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KOSCIUSKO COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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MARION COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012




OVERSEAS: 690 APPROVED: 42,481 TRAVELING BOARD: 1,515 REISSUED: 206



ON-GOING: 1,099 CHALLENGED: 0 FULL BALLOT: 43,262 REJECTED: 0




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MONROE COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012








DEMOCRATIC: 14 PROVISIONAL: 0 FEDERAL ONLY: 198 CANCELLED: 1,473



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MONTGOMERY COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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MORGAN COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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NOBLE COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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ORANGE COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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PIKE COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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PORTER COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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POSEY COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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PUTNAM COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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RUSH COUNTY TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012











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STATEWIDE TOTALS FOR 2012 GENERAL ELECTION - GENERAL - 11/6/2012TOTAL APPLICATIONS: 399,302 TOTAL BALLOTS: 400813

17 YEAR OLDS: 2 IN-PROCESS: 1 VOTING BY MAIL: 149,369 NOT ISSUED: 1,307

MILITARY: 3,480 ISSUED: 3 VOTING IN PERSON: 234,012 ISSUED: 53,681

OVERSEAS: 4,331 APPROVED: 388,515 TRAVELING BOARD: 12,490 REISSUED: 718


CONFINED: 37,388 REJECTED: 19 VOTING BY EMAIL: 4,911 ACCEPTED: 0

ON-GOING: 6,862 CHALLENGED: 0 FULL BALLOT: 399,406 REJECTED: 53

DEMOCRATIC: 251 PROVISIONAL: 1 FEDERAL ONLY: 1,374 CANCELLED: 11,907



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Parke Diana Hazlett 765-569-5132 765-569-4222 [email protected]

Perry Jean Schulthise 8125473741 8125479782 [email protected]

Pike Shirley Van Meter 8123546025 8123546369 [email protected]

Porter Sundae Schoon 2194653486 2194653497 [email protected]

Porter Kathryn Kozuszek 219-465-3484 219-465-3497 [email protected]

Porter Sharon Slusher 2194653488 2194653497 [email protected]

Porter Jeannette King 2194653594 2194653497 [email protected]

Posey Betty Postletheweight 8128381306 8128381307 [email protected]

Pulaski Tasha Foerg 5749463313 5749464953 [email protected]

Pulaski Judy Cords 5749464401 5749464953

PUTNAM MARTY WATTS 7656532648 7656538405 [email protected]

Randolph Claudia Thornburg 7655844214 7655844320 [email protected]

RIPLEY MARY ANN McCOY 8126896115 8126896000 [email protected]

RIPLEY DIANE MACEK 8126894783 8126896000 [email protected]

Rush Debbie Richardson 7659322086 7659324165 [email protected]

Rush Diana Hoeing 7659322086 7659324165 [email protected]

Scott Fran Satterwhite 8127528420 8127525459 [email protected]

Shelby Dick Fero 3173926324 3173926339 [email protected]

Shelby Vicki Franklin 3173926320 3173926339 [email protected]

Spencer John Rudisill 8126496017 8126492139 [email protected]

ST. JOSEPH SUSAN RODRIGUEZ 5742359559 5742359838 [email protected]

St. Joseph Linda Silcott 5742359520 5742357847 [email protected]

ST. JOSEPH FRANK FOTIA 5742359521 5742357847 [email protected]

Starke Evelyn Skronski 5747729160 5747729169 [email protected]

STEUBEN SHELLEY HERBERT 2606681000 2606683702 [email protected]

Sullivan Peggy Goodman 8122684657 8122687027 [email protected]

Switzerland Kim Hambrick 8124274415 8124274408 [email protected]

Tippecanoe Jared Bond 7654239303 7654239386 [email protected]

Tippecanoe Christa Coffey 7654239724 7654239194 [email protected]

Tipton DEBBIE TRAGESSER 7656752795 7656756436 [email protected]

Union Susan Ray 7654586121 7654585263 [email protected]

Union Brenda Ramey 7654586121 7654585263 [email protected]

Vanderburgh Susan Kirk 8124355160 8124355849 [email protected]

VERMILLION FLORINDA PRUITT 7654925350 7654925351 [email protected]

Vigo Janice Sexton 8124623214 8124623285 [email protected]

VIGO ANITA ANDERSON 8124623235 8122323113 [email protected]

Vigo Kathy Martin 8124623211 8122322921 [email protected]

Vigo Janice Morris 8124623393 8124623254 [email protected]

Vigo Vada Long 8124623393 8124623254 [email protected]

Wabash Teresa Ehret 2605630661 2605691352 [email protected]

Warren Deb Hiatt 7657623510 7657627251 [email protected]

Warren Kirsten Daniel 7657623510 7657627251 [email protected]

Warren Jill Stone 7657623510 7657623510 [email protected]

warrick cathy oser 8128976161 8128976400 [email protected]

Washington Shirley Batt 8128835748 8128838108 [email protected]

Wayne Tara Pegg 765739304 7659739490 [email protected]

Wells Yvette Runkle 2608246482 [email protected]

White PAULA LANTZ 574.583.8637 574.583.1532 [email protected]

White Mary Reid 574-583-1531 [email protected]

Whitley Debbie Beers 2602442301 2602483137 [email protected]

Whitley Jessica Hockemeyer 2602483164 2602483137 [email protected]

SECRETARY OF STATE STATE OF I · During the summer of 2011, to ensure that all SVRS records were updated and ready for use in the 2012 elections, the Indiana Election Division and

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