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IN Code § 3-7-18-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-8. Duties of Employees in Providing Application

Sec. 8. An employee of the office who provides an individual with an application for assistance or services under this chapter shall do the following:(1) Inform each individual who applies for assistance or services that the information the individual provides on the individual's voter registration application will be used to register the individual to vote unless:(A) the individual is not eligible to vote;(B) the individual declines to register to vote or fails to complete the voter registration part of the application; or(C) answers "no" to either question described by IC 3-7-22-5(3) or IC 3-7-22-5(4).(2) Provide each individual who indicates a desire to register or transfer registration with assistance in filling out the voter registration application unless the individual refuses assistance, as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(ii).(3) Check the completed voter registration form for legibility and completeness.(4) Deliver the completed registration form to the office administrator (or the employee designated by the administrator to be responsible for voter registration services) for transmittal to the appropriate county voter registration office.(5) Inform the individual that the individual will receive a mailing from the county voter registration office of the county where the individual resides concerning the disposition of the voter registration application.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.4; P.L.9-2004, SEC.8; P.L.128-2015, SEC.70.
IN Code § 3-7-18-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-9. Duties of Employees if Applicant Registering to Vote After Twenty-Ninth Day Before Primary, General, Municipal, or Special Election

Sec. 9. If an individual is registering to vote after the twenty-ninth day before the date that a primary, general, municipal, or special election is scheduled in the precinct where the voter resides, the employee or volunteer of the office who provides an individual with an application for assistance or services under this chapter shall do the following:(1) Inform the individual that office registration will not permit the individual to vote in the next election.(2) Inform the individual of other procedures the individual may follow to vote in the next election.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27.
IN Code § 3-7-18-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-10. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 10. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(5), an employee or a volunteer of the office shall not do any of the following:(1) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration.(2) Display any political preference or party allegiance, including any pictures, photographs, or other likenesses of any currently elected federal, state, county, or local official.(3) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote.(4) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action whose purpose or effect is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision whether or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.71.
IN Code § 3-7-18-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-11. Assistance in Completing Registration Form Required

Sec. 11. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(ii) and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(C), an office designated under this chapter must offer the same degree of assistance in helping an applicant complete a voter registration form as the applicant receives from the agency in completing forms for assistance or services, unless the individual refuses assistance in completing the voter registration form.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.72.
IN Code § 3-7-18-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-12. Written Acknowledgment of Application; Format

Sec. 12. Whenever an applicant completes a voter registration application under this chapter, the office shall provide the applicant with a written acknowledgment that the applicant has completed a voter registration application at the office. The acknowledgment:(1) may be a detachable part of the registration form prescribed under section 3 of this chapter; and(2) must set forth the name and residential address of the applicant and the date that the application was completed.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27.
IN Code § 3-7-18-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-13. Submission of Application to Circuit Court Clerk or Board of Registration Member Not Required

Sec. 13. An applicant who completes a voter registration application under this chapter is not required to submit the application to a circuit court clerk or board of registration member.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.32.
IN Code § 3-7-18-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-14. Confidentiality of Information

Sec. 14. Voter registration information received or maintained by an office under this chapter is confidential and may be used only for voter registration purposes as provided in this article and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(7).As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.73.
IN Code § 3-7-18-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-15. Duty of Office to Forward Registration Application

Sec. 15. Unless the applicant refuses to permit the office to transmit the form to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county where the applicant resides, the office shall forward the voter registration application or declination to the clerk or board as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(iii).As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.2-1997, SEC.6; P.L.128-2015, SEC.74.
IN Code § 3-7-18-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-16. Updating Voter Registration Record

Sec. 16. A signed application under this chapter authorizes a circuit court clerk or board of registration to update the voter registration record of the applicant.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27.
IN Code § 3-7-18-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-17. Notification to Applicant of Disposition

Sec. 17. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall, upon receiving a completed application under section 15 of this chapter, notify the applicant of the disposition of the application in the manner prescribed under IC 3-7-33, and as required under 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(2).As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.75.
IN Code § 3-7-18-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-18. Designated Individual

Sec. 18. The governing body of an agency designated under this chapter shall designate an individual to be responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the agency in each office of the agency where services are provided.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27.
IN Code § 3-7-18-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-19. Transmittal of Voter Registration Application or Declination Form

Sec. 19. (a) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20506(d)(1), the designated individual shall transmit a copy of a completed voter registration application:(1) to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county in which the applicant's residential address (as indicated on the application) is located; and(2) not later than five (5) days after the application is accepted at the office.(b) The designated individual shall transmit a copy of the voter registration application (or a separate declination form) on which the applicant declined to register to vote by specifically declining to register or by failing to complete the voter registration portion of the application.(c) The declination must be transmitted:(1) to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county in which the applicant's residential address (as indicated on the application) is located; and(2) not later than five (5) days after the application is accepted at the office.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.27; P.L.128-2015, SEC.76.
IN Code § 3-7-18-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-21. Methods of Transmittal

Sec. 21. A designated individual may use any of the following methods to transmit voter registration applications or declinations under section 19 of this chapter:(1) Hand delivery to the county voter registration office.(2) Delivery by the United States Postal Service, using first class mail.(3) Electronic transfer, after approval by the commission.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.64; P.L.42-2011, SEC.1; P.L.76-2014, SEC.6.
IN Code § 3-7-18-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-22. Guidelines for Hand Delivery

Sec. 22. If a designated individual transmits registration applications or declinations by hand delivery under section 21(1) of this chapter, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall provide the individual with a receipt for the forms. The receipt must state the date and time of delivery, and the printed name and signature of the person who received the forms.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27.
IN Code § 3-7-18-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-23. County Addresses and Telephone Numbers to Be Provided

Sec. 23. (a) The NVRA official shall provide the governing body of an agency designated under this chapter with a list of the current addresses and telephone numbers of the offices of the circuit court clerk or board of registration in each county. The governing body shall promptly forward the list (and each revision of the list) to each agency office where services are provided.(b) The NVRA official shall provide the governing body with pre-addressed packets for agency offices to transmit applications under section 21(1) or 21(2) of this chapter.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.33.
IN Code § 3-7-18-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-24. Notice; Elections

Sec. 24. The NVRA official shall notify the governing body of the agency of the following:(1) The scheduled date of each primary, general, municipal, and special election.(2) The jurisdiction in which the election will be held.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.34.
IN Code § 3-7-18-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 18. Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions|3-7-18-25. Agency Addresses and Telephone Numbers to Be Provided

Sec. 25. The governing body of an agency designated under this chapter shall provide the NVRA official with a list stating the following:(1) The address and telephone number of each agency office where voter registration services will be provided under this article.(2) The name of each individual designated by the governing body to be responsible for performing voter registration duties under this chapter.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.35.
IN Code § 3-7-19-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 19. Registration in Board of Registration Offices|3-7-19-1. Designation of Voter Registration Office

Sec. 1. Each board of registration office that is not located in the same building as the principal office of the circuit court clerk or board of registration office is designated as a voter registration office under 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(3).As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.77.
IN Code § 3-7-19-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 19. Registration in Board of Registration Offices|3-7-19-2. Accepting and Processing Voter Registration Applications

Sec. 2. Except as provided in this chapter, the board of registration office shall accept and process voter registration applications as provided in IC 3-7-18.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.28.
IN Code § 3-7-19-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 19. Registration in Board of Registration Offices|3-7-19-3. Governing Body

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this chapter, the county election board is the "governing body" under IC 3-7-18.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.28.
IN Code § 3-7-19-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 19. Registration in Board of Registration Offices|3-7-19-4. Submission of Application

Sec. 4. An individual who registers to vote under this chapter must submit a voter registration application to a member or an employee of the board of registration.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.28.
IN Code § 3-7-19-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 19. Registration in Board of Registration Offices|3-7-19-5. Designated Individual Not Required

Sec. 5. The governing body is not required to designate an individual to be responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the board.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.28.
IN Code § 3-7-19-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 19. Registration in Board of Registration Offices|3-7-19-6. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 6. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(5), an employee or volunteer of a county voter registration office may not do any of the following:(1) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration.(2) Display any political preference or party allegiance, including pictures, photographs, or other likenesses of any currently elected federal, state, county, or local official.(3) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote.(4) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision whether or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits.As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.78.
IN Code § 3-7-20.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 20.5. Registration in Unemployment Compensation Offices|3-7-20.5-1. Unemployment Compensation Office and Law Enforcement Offices as Voter Registration Offices

Sec. 1. Each of the following locations is designated as a voter registration office under 52 U.S.C. 20506:(1) Each office of the department of employment and training services that provides assistance or services concerning unemployment compensation.(2) Each office affiliated with the Indiana state police.(3) Each office affiliated with the sheriff of a county.(4) Each office affiliated with a municipal law enforcement agency.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.79; P.L.107-2019, SEC.2.
IN Code § 3-7-20.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 20.5. Registration in Unemployment Compensation Offices|3-7-20.5-2. Filing and Submission of Implementation Plan

Sec. 2. Except as provided in this chapter, an office described by section 1 of this chapter shall accept and process voter registration applications as provided in IC 3-7-18.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.30.
IN Code § 3-7-20.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 20.5. Registration in Unemployment Compensation Offices|3-7-20.5-3. Governing Body

Sec. 3. For purposes of this chapter, the following persons shall act as a "governing body" under IC 3-7-18:(1) The executive director of the department of employment and training services.(2) The superintendent of state police.(3) The sheriff of a county.(4) The chief of police or comparable law enforcement officer for a municipal law enforcement agency.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.107-2019, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-7-21-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 21. Procedures for Designating Additional Voter Registration Offices; County Nvra Implementation Plans|3-7-21-1. Purpose of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes the procedure for designating additional federal and nongovernmental offices as voter registration agencies under 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(3)(B)(ii).As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.80.
IN Code § 3-7-21-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 21. Procedures for Designating Additional Voter Registration Offices; County Nvra Implementation Plans|3-7-21-5.5. Duration of Designation of Office as Voter Registration Agency

Sec. 5.5. The designation of an office as a voter registration agency under a county NVRA implementation plan before July 1, 2013, remains in effect until otherwise ordered by the county election board.As added by P.L.258-2013, SEC.34.
IN Code § 3-7-21-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 21. Procedures for Designating Additional Voter Registration Offices; County Nvra Implementation Plans|3-7-21-6. Governing Body; Designation of Voter Registration Agency; Unanimous Vote Required

Sec. 6. (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the officer, board, entity, or agency that has the authority to enter into an agreement with the county election board is the "governing body" under IC 3-7-18.(b) A county election board, by unanimous vote of its entire membership, may enter into an agreement to designate an office located within the county as a voter registration agency.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.35.
IN Code § 3-7-21-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 21. Procedures for Designating Additional Voter Registration Offices; County Nvra Implementation Plans|3-7-21-7. Office to Be Provided

Sec. 7. An agreement under this chapter must provide for an office to accept and process voter registration applications as provided in IC 3-7-18.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.31.
IN Code § 3-7-22-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 22. Mail Registration|3-7-22-1. Purpose of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes procedures for voter registration by mail as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20505 and 52 U.S.C. 21083.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.26; P.L.81-2005, SEC.3; P.L.128-2015, SEC.81.
IN Code § 3-7-22-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 22. Mail Registration|3-7-22-2. Use of Form Prescribed by Federal Election Assistance Commission

Sec. 2. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(1) and 52 U.S.C. 21083, a county voter registration office shall accept and use the mail voter registration form prescribed by the federal Election Assistance Commission under 52 U.S.C. 20508(a)(2).As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.27; P.L.81-2005, SEC.4; P.L.128-2015, SEC.82.
IN Code § 3-7-22-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 22. Mail Registration|3-7-22-3. Use of Form Prescribed by Election Division

Sec. 3. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(2) and 52 U.S.C. 21083, a county voter registration office shall accept and use a mail voter registration form prescribed by the election division that complies with 52 U.S.C. 20508(b)(2), 52 U.S.C. 21083, and this article.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.66; P.L.209-2003, SEC.28; P.L.81-2005, SEC.5; P.L.128-2015, SEC.83; P.L.169-2015, SEC.26.
IN Code § 3-7-22-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 22. Mail Registration|3-7-22-4. Information Required

Sec. 4. (a) A mail registration form prescribed under section 3 of this chapter may only require information necessary to enable the county voter registration office to do the following:(1) Assess the eligibility of the applicant, including the eligibility of the applicant under 52 U.S.C. 21083.(2) Administer the voter registration and election process.(b) The information required under subsection (a) may include the following:(1) The signature of the applicant.(2) Data relating to previous registration by the applicant.(c) The form may not include any requirement for notarization or other formal authentication.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.29; P.L.81-2005, SEC.6; P.L.128-2015, SEC.84.
IN Code § 3-7-22-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 22. Mail Registration|3-7-22-5. Content of Mail Registration Form

Sec. 5. A mail registration form prescribed under section 3 of this chapter must meet the following requirements:(1) The form must include a statement that does the following:(A) Sets forth each eligibility requirement for registration (including citizenship).(B) Contains an attestation that the applicant meets each of the eligibility requirements.(C) Requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury.(2) The form must include, in print that is identical to the print used in the attestation part of the application, information setting forth the penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter registration application.(3) The question "Are you a citizen of the United States of America?" and boxes for the applicant to check to indicate whether the applicant is or is not a citizen of the United States.(4) The question "Will you be 18 years of age on or before election day?" and boxes for the applicant to check to indicate whether or not the applicant will be eighteen (18) years of age on or before election day.(5) A statement informing the individual that if the form is submitted by mail and the individual is registering for the first time, the appropriate information required under 52 U.S.C. 21083 must be submitted with the mail-in registration form in order to avoid the additional identification requirements upon voting for the first time.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.67; P.L.209-2003, SEC.30; P.L.81-2005, SEC.7; P.L.128-2015, SEC.85.
IN Code § 3-7-22-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 7. Voter Registration|Chapter 22. Mail Registration|3-7-22-6. Distribution of Form; Voter Registration Programs; Downloadable Version

Sec. 6. (a) As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20505, the NVRA official shall make registration by mail forms available for distribution, with particular emphasis on organized voter registration programs.(b) The NVRA official complies with subsection (a) by ensuring that a downloadable version of the current registration by mail form is published on the election division web site.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.39; P.L.3-1997, SEC.68; P.L.176-1999, SEC.23; P.L.81-2005, SEC.8; P.L.128-2015, SEC.86.