§ Ind. Code § 3-14-5-2Packaging, sealing, preserving, and delivering affidavits; duties of grand jury

(a) Each precinct election board shall, at the close of the polls, place any affidavit
prescribed by IC 3-10-1-9 to challenge the party affiliation of a person wishing to cast a
ballot in a primary election in a strong paper bag or envelope and securely seal it. Each
member shall endorse that member's name on the back of the bag or envelope.
(b) Each precinct election board shall, at the close of the polls, place any affidavit:
(1) other than an affidavit described in subsection (a) that is challenging the eligibility
of a person who has offered to vote at a primary election; and
(2) including the form printed on the face of the provisional ballot envelope described
in IC 3-11.7-5-3;
in a strong paper bag or envelope and securely seal it. Each member shall endorse that
member's name on the back of the bag or envelope.
(c) The inspector and judge of the opposite political party shall deliver the sealed bags
or envelopes to the county election board. The county election board shall do the following:
(1) Remove the affidavits described in subsections (a) and (b) from the bag or envelope
and make three (3) copies of each affidavit.
(2) Mail a copy of each affidavit to the secretary of state.
(3) Replace the affidavits within the bag or envelope and keep the affidavits secure in
accordance with IC 3-10-1-31.1. The affidavits may be removed from the bag or