1. (a) This section does not apply to a county that:

   1. (1) has adopted an order to use an electronic poll book under IC 3-7-29-6 (a)(1); or

   2. (2) is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1 ;

      if the electronic poll book used at a polling place or vote center is immediately updated to indicate that the county received, not later than noon on election day, an absentee ballot from a voter.

2. (b) Upon delivery of the certificates under section 8 of this chapter to a precinct election board, the inspector shall do the following in the presence of the poll clerks:

   1. (1) Mark the poll list.
   2. (2) Attach the certificates of voters who have registered and voted under IC 3-7-36-14 to the poll list.

   3. (3) Indicate next to the voter's name on either:

      1. (A) the certificate prepared under section 1 of this chapter; or

      2. (B) the certificate delivered under section 8 of this chapter;

         that the voter has voted in person at the polls if a person listed in either certificate has voted in person at the polls.

         The poll clerks shall sign the statement printed on the certificate indicating that the inspector marked the poll list and attached the certificates under this section in the presence of both poll clerks to indicate that the absentee ballot of the voter has been received by the county election board.

3. (c) The inspector shall then deposit:

   1. (1) the certificate prepared under section 1 of this chapter, if any was provided by the circuit court clerk;
   2. (2) the certificate prepared under section 8 of this chapter; and

   3. (3) any challenge affidavit executed by a qualified person under section 15 of this chapter;

      in an envelope in the presence of both poll clerks.

4. (d) The inspector shall seal the envelope. The inspector and each poll clerk shall then sign a statement printed on the envelope indicating that the inspector or poll clerk has complied with the requirements of this chapter governing the marking of the poll list and certificates.
5. (e) The couriers shall immediately return the envelope described in subsection (c) to the county election board. Upon delivering the envelope to the county election board, each courier shall sign a statement printed on the envelope indicating that the courier has not opened or tampered with the envelope since the envelope was delivered to the courier.

As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.176 and P.L.19-1993, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.82; P.L.225-2011, SEC.73; P.L.271-2013, SEC.28; P.L.76-2014, SEC.47; P.L.169-2015, SEC.137; P.L.157-2019, SEC.30.