Ind. Code § 3-14-3-4
Obstruction of, interference with, or injury of voter or election worker
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2018
Sec. 4. (a) A person who:
(1) knowingly obstructs or interferes with an election officer in the discharge of the officer's duty; or
(2) knowingly obstructs or interferes with a voter within the chute;
commits a Level 6 felony.
(b) A person who knowingly injures an election officer or a voter:
(1) in the exercise of the officer's or voter's rights or duties; or
(2) because the officer or voter has exercised the officer's or voter's rights or duties;
commits a Level 6 felony.
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
(c) 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.
(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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