(a) A county election board shall file a report with the secretary of state and the election division not later than forty-eight (48) hours after receiving notice from a federal, state, or local government agency that: (1) a voting system or electronic poll book has been improperly obtained or altered in a manner that violates Indiana law; or (2) the data concerning the county maintained in the statewide voter registration system has been accessed or altered by a person in violation of Indiana law. (b) A vendor of a voting system or electronic poll book shall file a report with the secretary of state and the election division not later than forty-eight (48) hours after discovering that an anomaly or problem has occurred in a voting system or electronic poll book due to technical or human error. However, if the anomaly or problem is discovered less than twenty-eight (28) days before 11:59 p.m. on election day, the vendor must file a report not later than two (2) hours after discovering the anomaly or problem. (c) The secretary of state and the co-directors of the election division may designate a person to aggregate, analyze, make recommendations, and subsequently report anomalies as requested by the secretary and the co-directors of the election division. (d) The report described in subsection (b) must state all of the following: (1) The nature of the anomaly or problem. (2) The county, precinct, vote center, satellite office, or in-person absentee voting location affected. (3) The vendor's preliminary plan to resolve the anomaly or problem by preventing any impediment to voters casting ballots, or to the accuracy and integrity of the election process. (4) The date and time an anomaly was first experienced or discovered. (5) The name and contact information for the individual discovering or experiencing the anomaly. (6) The date and time the vendor first became aware of the anomaly.
§ Ind. Code § 3-11-17-7Improper acquisition of voting system or electronic poll book; improper alteration or access of voter registration data; anomalies; reports, contents
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