Section 3-14-3-4 - Obstruction of, interference with, or injury of voter or election worker(a) This section does not apply to an offense that occurs at a health facility (as defined in IC 16-18-2-167).(b) For purposes of this section, "election worker" means an individual who serves as:(1) a precinct election officer, including an individual who serves as a precinct election officer at a vote center using a different title under IC 3-6-6-5.5;(2) a member of a county election board;(3) a member of a county board of elections and registration;(4) a member of a board of registration established under IC 3-7-12;(5) a circuit court clerk;(6) an employee of the office of a circuit court clerk;(7) a member of a town election board;(8) an individual who serves under IC 3-6-6-39;(9) a challenger or pollbook holder under IC 3-6-7;(10) a watcher under IC 3-6-8, IC 3-6-9, or IC 3-6-10; or(11) an individual appointed under IC 3-11.5-4:(A) to an absentee voter board;(B) as an absentee ballot counter; or(c) A person who, with the intent to obstruct or interfere with an election worker or a voter in the chute, knowingly or intentionally: (1) obstructs or interferes with: (A) an election worker in the discharge of the election worker's duty; or(B) a voter within the chute; and(2) engages in the obstruction or interference on:(B) a day on which voting is permitted to occur before an absentee voter board; commits a Level 6 felony.
(d) A person who knowingly or intentionally injures an election worker or a voter: (1) in the exercise of the election worker's or voter's rights or duties; or(2) because the election worker or voter has exercised the election worker's or voter's rights or duties; commits a Level 6 felony.
(e) A person called as a witness to testify against another for a violation of this section is a competent witness to prove the offense even though the person may have been a party to the violation. The person shall be compelled to testify as other witnesses. However, the person's evidence may not be used against the person in a prosecution growing out of matters about which the person testifies, and the person is not liable to indictment or information for the offense.Amended by P.L. 110-2024,SEC. 1, eff. 3/13/2024.Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 31, eff. 7/1/2014.As added by P.L. 5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L. 103-2005, SEC.33.