Sec. 4. The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the certificates prepared under section 3 of this chapter and the list of voters to the county election board by midnight on election day. However, if:
(1) an electronic voting system failed;
(2) the failure of the system was reported as required by this title;
(3) paper ballots were used in place of the system; and
(4) the use of the paper ballots caused a substantial delay in the vote counting process;
then the certificates, the list of voters, and the tally papers shall be delivered as soon as possible.