§ Ind. Code § 3-12-4-22Contested election or nomination; recount; corrected returns as prima facie evidence of vote

If a nomination or election is contested or a recount is conducted, the returns of
each precinct election board, as corrected by the county election board under section 21 of
this chapter, constitute prima facie evidence of the vote cast for each candidate and on each
public question to the same extent as the tabulation and return of the vote in a precinct where
electronic voting systems are not used.