§ Ind. Code § 3-11-10-27Circuit court clerk's official seal and signature on absentee ballots; initialing by election officials; exceptions; resolution

(a) This section does not apply to a ballot mailed to a voter under this chapter.
(b) Subject to IC 3-5-4-9, before a ballot is voted under section 25 of this chapter before
an absentee voter board, it must bear the circuit court clerk's official seal and signature or
facsimile signature and be initialed by the absentee voter board visiting the voter under
section 25(b) of this chapter (except in a county subject to subsection (e)).
(c) Subject to IC 3-5-4-9, before a ballot is:
(1) voted under section 26 or 26.3 of this chapter; or
(2) placed in a secrecy envelope if it has been marked using a marking device for an
optical scan ballot;
the ballot must bear the circuit court clerk's official seal and signature or facsimile signature.
The absentee ballot must be initialed by both absentee voter board members, or subject to
subsection (e), the county election board or the board's designated representatives under
IC 3-11-4-19. In a county that provides a ballot marking device described in IC 3-11-13-7.5
for a voter to mark the voter's ballot while voting under section 26 or 26.3 of this chapter, the