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Indiana Code Title 3. Elections § 3-14-3-4

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an offense that occurs at a health facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-167).

(b) For purposes of this section, “election worker” means an individual who serves as:

(1) a precinct election officer, including an individual who serves as a precinct election officer at a vote center using a different title under IC 3-6-6-5.5;

(2) a member of a county election board;

(3) a member of a county board of elections and registration;

(4) a member of a board of registration established under IC 3-7-12;

(5) a circuit court clerk;

(6) an employee of the office of a circuit court clerk;

(7) a member of a town election board;

(8) an individual who serves under IC 3-6-6-39;

(9) a challenger or pollbook holder under IC 3-6-7;

(10) a watcher under IC 3-6-8, IC 3-6-9, or IC 3-6-10;  or

(11) an individual appointed under IC 3-11.5-4:

(A) to an absentee voter board;

(B) as an absentee ballot counter;  or

(C) as a courier.

(c) A person who, with the intent to obstruct or interfere with an election worker or a voter in the chute, knowingly or intentionally:

(1) obstructs or interferes with:

(A) an election worker in the discharge of the election worker's duty;  or

(B) a voter within the chute;  and

(2) engages in the obstruction or interference on:

(A) election day;  or

(B) a day on which voting is permitted to occur before an absentee voter board;

commits a Level 6 felony.

(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally injures an election worker or a voter:

(1) in the exercise of the election worker's or voter's rights or duties;  or

(2) because the election worker or voter has exercised the election worker's or voter's rights or duties;

commits a Level 6 felony.

(e) A person called as a witness to testify against another for a violation of this section is a competent witness to prove the offense even though the person may have been a party to the violation.  The person shall be compelled to testify as other witnesses.  However, the person's evidence may not be used against the person in a prosecution growing out of matters about which the person testifies, and the person is not liable to indictment or information for the offense.

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