Officials huddle over absentee ballots

IndyStar.com:

"Election officials in Hamilton County met for more than two hours Friday to clarify how to count ballots cast by absentee voters. The issue applied to voters who choose a straight-party ticket and then decide to choose a candidate from another party for a certain race. A provision in state election law that took effect in January could have voided a vote cast for that opposite party candidate. County officials said Friday if a voter chooses a straight-party ticket, then decides to vote for a candidate in the opposite party in a particular race, that vote will count instead of the straight party vote for that race."