§ Ind. Code § 3-11-11-3Opening package of ballots; delivery of ballots and writing instrument

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At the opening of the polls, after the organization of and in the presence of the
precinct election board, the inspector shall:
(1) open the packages of ballots in a manner that preserves the seals intact;
(2) deliver twenty-five (25) of each of the ballots to the poll clerk of the opposite
political party; and
(3) deliver to the other poll clerk a pen for marking the ballots.

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