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IN Code § 3-11-3-35 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 3. Distribution of Ballots and Other Supplies|3-11-3-35. Counties With Population of More Than 400,000 but Less Than 700,000; Voting System Malfunction; Paper Ballots and Necessary Supplies

Sec. 35. (a) This section applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000), but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).(b) In each precinct where voting is by electronic voting system, the county election board shall provide the following to be used if an electronic voting system malfunctions:(1) The following number of paper ballots:(A) Not less than ten (10) if the number of registered voters in the precinct is not more than three hundred (300).(B) Not less than twenty-five (25) if the number of registered voters in the precinct is more than three hundred (300).(2) The necessary supplies and equipment as required by IC 3-11-11.(c) Upon notice that an electronic voting system is out of order or fails to work, the precinct election board shall make the paper ballots provided under subsection (b) available to voters. The precinct election board shall contact the county election board to obtain additional ballots.(d) Upon notice that an electronic voting system is out of order or fails to work, the county election board shall deliver additional necessary supplies to any precinct in the county, including additional paper ballots.As added by P.L.10-1992, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.20-1993, SEC.1; P.L.221-2005, SEC.45.
IN Code § 3-11-4-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-0.5. When an Absentee Ballot Is Considered Sent to a Voter

Sec. 0.5. For purposes of this chapter, an absentee ballot application or an absentee ballot is considered "sent" to a voter if the application or ballot is:(1) sent by United States mail addressed to the voter;(2) transmitted by fax to a number provided by the voter; or(3) personally given to the voter.As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.46.
IN Code § 3-11-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-1. Entitlement to Vote by Absentee Ballot in Clerk's Office or Satellite Office; Conditions

     Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2021. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2021.Sec. 1. (a) A voter who is otherwise qualified to vote in person is entitled to vote by absentee ballot. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a voter voting by absentee ballot must vote in the office of the circuit court clerk (or board of elections and registration in a county subject to IC 3-6-5.2 or IC 3-6-5.6) or at a satellite office established under IC 3-11-10-26.3.(b) A county election board, by unanimous vote of its entire membership, may authorize a person who is otherwise qualified to vote in person to vote by absentee ballot if the board determines that the person has been hospitalized or suffered an injury following the final date and hour for applying for an absentee ballot that would prevent the person from voting in person at the polls.(c) The commission, by unanimous vote of its entire membership, may authorize a person who is otherwise qualified to vote in person to vote by absentee ballot if the commission determines that an emergency prevents the person from voting in person at a polling place.(d) The absentee ballots used in subsection (b) or (c) must be the same official absentee ballots as described in section 12.5 of this chapter. Taking into consideration the amount of time remaining before the election, the commission shall determine whether the absentee ballots are transmitted to and from the voter by mail or personally delivered. An absentee ballot that is personally delivered shall comply with the requirements in sections 19, 20, and 21 of this chapter.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-1.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.223; P.L.7-1990, SEC.40; P.L.4-1991, SEC.67; P.L.3-1993, SEC.124; P.L.17-1993, SEC.10; P.L.1-1994, SEC.4; P.L.12-1995, SEC.76; P.L.3-1995, SEC.98; P.L.2-1996, SEC.140; P.L.126-2002, SEC.47; P.L.14-2004, SEC.101; P.L.66-2010, SEC.9; P.L.109-2021, SEC.19.
IN Code § 3-11-4-1-b (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-1-b. Entitlement to Vote by Absentee Ballot in Clerk's Office or Satellite Office; Conditions

     Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2021. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2021.Sec. 1. (a) A voter who is otherwise qualified to vote in person is entitled to vote by absentee ballot. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a voter voting by absentee ballot must vote in the office of the circuit court clerk (or board of elections and registration in a county subject to IC 3-6-5.2 or IC 3-6-5.6) or at a satellite office established under IC 3-11-10-26.3.(b) A county election board, by unanimous vote of its entire membership, may authorize a person who is otherwise qualified to vote in person to vote by absentee ballot if the board determines that the person has been hospitalized or suffered an injury following the final date and hour for applying for an absentee ballot that would prevent the person from voting in person at the polls.(c) A county election board or board of elections and registration, by unanimous vote of its entire membership, may authorize an individual who is otherwise qualified to vote in person and wishes to vote by absentee ballot to file an application for an absentee ballot if the board determines that:(1) during the last eleven (11) days before the election:(A) the governor has declared a disaster emergency under IC 10-14-3-12; or(B) the county has declared a local disaster emergency under IC 10-14-3-29;(2) the disaster emergency prevents the individual from voting in person at a polling place; and(3) an absentee voter board can receive the voter's absentee ballot not later than 6 p.m. on election day.(d) The absentee ballots used in subsection (b) or (c) must be the same official absentee ballots as described in section 15 of this chapter. Taking into consideration the amount of time remaining before the election, the commission, the county election board, or the board of elections and registration shall determine whether the absentee ballots are transmitted to and from the voter by any of the following:(1) Mail.(2) Personal delivery.An absentee ballot that is personally delivered shall comply with the requirements in sections 19, 20, and 21 of this chapter.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-1.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.223; P.L.7-1990, SEC.40; P.L.4-1991, SEC.67; P.L.3-1993, SEC.124; P.L.17-1993, SEC.10; P.L.1-1994, SEC.4; P.L.12-1995, SEC.76; P.L.3-1995, SEC.98; P.L.2-1996, SEC.140; P.L.126-2002, SEC.47; P.L.14-2004, SEC.101; P.L.66-2010, SEC.9; P.L.109-2021, SEC.19; P.L.193-2021, SEC.36.
IN Code § 3-11-4-1.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-1.5. Application of Chapter to Certain Voters

Sec. 1.5. The provisions of this chapter relating to an absentee ballot application do not apply to a voter who votes:(1) in person under IC 3-11-10-26 or IC 3-11-10-26.3; and(2) in a county using an electronic poll book.As added by P.L.169-2015, SEC.95.
IN Code § 3-11-4-2.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-2.1. False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Absentee Ballot Application; Delivery to County Election Board; Sworn Statement; County Election Board Action

Sec. 2.1. If a person receives a completed absentee ballot application that the person has reason to believe is materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent, the person shall deliver the application to the appropriate county election board not later than the deadline set forth in section 2 of this chapter, with a statement sworn or affirmed to under the penalties for perjury, setting forth the reasons why the person believes that the application may be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent. The county election board shall act under IC 3-6-5-31 to determine if a violation of election law has occurred.As added by P.L.194-2013, SEC.52.
IN Code § 3-11-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-3. Time Periods During Which an Application for Absentee Ballot May Be Received; Application Received by Election Division

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) and section 6 of this chapter, an application for an absentee ballot must be received by the circuit court clerk (or, in a county subject to IC 3-6-5.2 or IC 3-6-5.6, the director of the board of elections and registration) not earlier than the date the registration period resumes under IC 3-7-13-10 nor later than the following:(1) Noon on election day if the voter registers to vote under IC 3-7-36-14.(2) Noon on the day before election day if the voter:(A) completes the application in the office of the circuit court clerk under IC 3-11-10-26; or(B) is an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter who requests that the ballot be transmitted by electronic mail or fax under section 6(h) of this chapter.(3) Noon on the day before election day if:(A) the application is a mailed, transmitted by electronic mail or fax, or hand delivered application from a confined voter or voter caring for a confined person; and(B) the applicant requests that the absentee ballots be delivered to the applicant by an absentee voter board under IC 3-11-10-25.(4) 11:59 p.m. twelve (12) days before election day if the application is:(A) a mailed application;(B) transmitted by electronic mail;(C) transmitted by fax; or(D) hand delivered;from other voters who request to vote by mail under IC 3-11-10-24.(b) An application for an absentee ballot received by the election division by the time and date specified by subsection (a)(2)(B), (a)(3), or (a)(4) is considered to have been timely received for purposes of processing by the county. The election division shall immediately transmit the application to the circuit court clerk, or the director of the board of elections and registration, of the county where the applicant resides. The election division is not required to complete or file the affidavit required under section 2(h) of this chapter whenever the election division transmits an application under this subsection.(c) An application for an absentee ballot for the election may not be received by the circuit court clerk (or, in a county subject to IC 3-6-5.2 or IC 3-6-5.6, the director of the board of elections and registration) earlier than December 1 of the year before the election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-2 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.14-1987, SEC.1; P.L.3-1987, SEC.224; P.L.10-1988, SEC.103; P.L.5-1989, SEC.50; P.L.7-1990, SEC.41; P.L.12-1992, SEC.8; P.L.8-1992, SEC.17; P.L.3-1997, SEC.273; P.L.38-1999, SEC.38; P.L.176-1999, SEC.67; P.L.126-2002, SEC.49; P.L.1-2003, SEC.3; P.L.14-2004, SEC.102; P.L.103-2005, SEC.3; P.L.66-2010, SEC.10; P.L.225-2011, SEC.54; P.L.219-2013, SEC.33; P.L.169-2015, SEC.97; P.L.201-2017, SEC.27; P.L.283-2019, SEC.1; P.L.109-2021, SEC.20.
IN Code § 3-11-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-4. Manner of Making Application; Furnished Forms; Fax and Electronic Mail Applications

Sec. 4. (a) Applications may be made on application forms approved by the election division by any of the following means:(1) In person.(2) By fax transmission.(3) By mail (including United States mail or bonded courier).(4) By electronic mail with a digital image of the application and signature of the applicant.(b) Application forms shall:(1) be furnished to a central committee of the county at the request of the central committee;(2) be:(A) mailed;(B) transmitted by fax; or(C) transmitted by electronic mail with a digital image of the application;upon request, to a voter; and(3) be delivered to a voter in person who applies at the circuit court clerk's office.(c) A county election board shall accept an application for an absentee ballot transmitted by fax even though the application is delivered to the county election board by a person other than the person submitting the application.(d) When an application is received under subsection (a)(4), the circuit court clerk's office (or, in a county for which a board of elections and registration is established, the office of the board of elections and registration) shall send an electronic mail receipt acknowledging receipt of the voter's application.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-3 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.225; P.L.5-1989, SEC.51; P.L.10-1989, SEC.6; P.L.8-1992, SEC.18; P.L.3-1993, SEC.125; P.L.2-1996, SEC.141; P.L.126-2002, SEC.50; P.L.120-2009, SEC.6; P.L.66-2010, SEC.11; P.L.219-2013, SEC.34; P.L.216-2015, SEC.20; P.L.169-2015, SEC.98; P.L.170-2019, SEC.10.
IN Code § 3-11-4-5.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-5.2. Direct Mailings Including Application for Absentee Ballot; Required Information About Sender of Communication

Sec. 5.2. (a) This section does not apply to a direct mailing of one hundred (100) or less substantially similar pieces of mail.(b) A communication including an absentee ballot application form:(1) approved or authorized for use in Indiana; and(2) transmitted through the United States Postal Service;must include the information required by this section.(c) The communication must set forth the name and mailing address of the person who mailed the communication and be presented in a clear and conspicuous manner to give the recipient adequate notice of the identity of the person who mailed the communication. A communication does not comply with this requirement if the information is difficult to read or is placed in a location which is easily overlooked.(d) The communication must satisfy both of the following:(1) The communication must contain the information described in subsection (c) in at least 12 point type size that is clearly readable by the recipient of the mailing.(2) The information must be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement. A communication complies with this subdivision if the information is printed in black text on a white background or the degree of color contrast between the background and the text of the information is not less than the color contrast between the background and the largest text included in the mailing.As added by P.L.157-2019, SEC.11.
IN Code § 3-11-4-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-5.5. Election Division Designated as Single Office for Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Procedures for Overseas and Absent Uniformed Services Voters; Move Exception

Sec. 5.5. In accordance with 52 U.S.C. 20302(b), but subject to section 5.7 of this chapter, the election division is designated as the single office in Indiana responsible for providing information regarding voter registration procedures under IC 3-7 and absentee ballot procedures under this chapter to be used by absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters who wish to register to vote or vote in any jurisdiction in Indiana.As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.112. Amended by P.L.66-2010, SEC.12; P.L.128-2015, SEC.156.
IN Code § 3-11-4-5.8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-5.8. Voter With Print Disabilities; Requesting Voter Registration Application, Absentee Ballot Application; Use of Electronic Mail, Fax, or Web Publication

Sec. 5.8. (a) A voter with print disabilities may use electronic mail, fax, or web publication to request:(1) a voter registration application; and(2) an absentee ballot application;from the election division, a county election board, a county board of elections and registration, or a county voter registration office.(b) The election division, county election board, county board of elections and registration, or county voter registration office that receives an electronic mail or fax from a voter with print disabilities requesting a voter registration application or absentee ballot application by electronic mail or fax shall provide the requested application to the voter by:(1) electronic mail address or fax number if the electronic mail address or fax number permits the office to send the application not later than the end of the first business day after the office receives the request from the voter; or(2) United States Postal Service mail if the electronic mail address or fax number provided by the voter to the office does not permit the office to send the application in the time frame specified in subdivision (1).(c) The election division, county election board, county board of elections and registration, or county voter registration office shall ensure that the procedures used to receive a request for a voter registration application or an absentee ballot application under this section and transmission of the application to a voter with print disabilities protect:(1) the security and integrity of the application request processes; and(2) the voter's identity and other personal data.(d) The election division, county election board, county board of elections and registration, or county voter registration office shall include information concerning the use of electronic mail, fax, and web publication with all informational and instructional materials that are sent with a voter registration application or an absentee ballot application to a voter with print disabilities.(e) The secretary of state, with the approval of the election division, shall develop a free access system that permits a voter with print disabilities to determine whether the voter's absentee ballot has been received by the appropriate county election board or board of elections and registration, regardless of the manner in which the absentee ballot was transmitted by the voter to the board. To the extent permitted by IC 3-7 and IC 5-14-3, the system must contain reasonable procedures to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used on the system.(f) The secretary of state, with the approval of the election division, shall develop a system that complies with the Web Content Guidelines.As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.21.
IN Code § 3-11-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-7. Uniformed Services Voters, Overseas Voters, and Address Confidentiality Voters; Requirements for Application

Sec. 7. (a) An absentee ballot application under section 6 of this chapter must be made on a standard form approved under 52 U.S.C. 20301(b) or on the form prescribed by the election division under section 5.1 of this chapter.(b) An absentee ballot application under section 6 of this chapter from an:(1) absent uniformed services voter; or(2) address confidentiality program participant (as defined in IC 5-26.5-1-6);must show that the voter or program participant is a resident otherwise qualified to vote in the precinct.(c) An absentee ballot application under section 6 of this chapter from an overseas voter must show that the overseas voter was a resident and otherwise qualified to vote in the precinct where the voter resided before leaving the United States.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-3 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.14-1987, SEC.4; P.L.3-1989, SEC.10; P.L.8-1992, SEC.21; P.L.2-1996, SEC.143; P.L.273-2001, SEC.2; P.L.126-2002, SEC.52; P.L.128-2015, SEC.159; P.L.169-2015, SEC.101.
IN Code § 3-11-4-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-8. Nonresident Overseas Voter; Entitled to Receive Only Federal Ballots; Precinct of Voter

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to an overseas voter described in IC 3-5-2-34.5(3).(b) An overseas voter who resides outside the United States and who is no longer a resident of a precinct in Indiana is only entitled to receive absentee ballots for a federal office under this chapter.(c) A voter described in subsection (a) is considered to be a voter of the Indiana precinct where the voter registration office of the county where the person was domiciled before leaving the United States is located.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-3.5(a).]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.14-1987, SEC.5; P.L.10-1989, SEC.9; P.L.7-1990, SEC.44; P.L.8-1992, SEC.22; P.L.3-1997, SEC.275; P.L.126-2002, SEC.53; P.L.66-2003, SEC.36; P.L.198-2005, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-11-4-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-10. Estimate of Number of Ballots Required

Sec. 10. Each circuit court clerk shall:(1) not less than sixty (60) days before the date on which a general, primary, or municipal election is held; or(2) not more than three (3) days after the date on which a special election is ordered;estimate the number of absentee ballots that will be required in the county for the election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-23 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.10-1989, SEC.10; P.L.7-1990, SEC.45.
IN Code § 3-11-4-12.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment|Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot|3-11-4-12.5. Absent Uniformed Services Voter or Overseas Voter; Use of Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot Form; Waiver of Confidentiality Not Required

Sec. 12.5. (a) This section applies to an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter.(b) If a voter makes a timely application for and does not receive an absentee ballot from a county election board, the voter may use a federal write-in absentee ballot in the form prescribed by the Federal Voting Assistance Program of the United States Department of Defense and in accordance with the requirements set forth in 52 U.S.C. 20303 to cast a vote by mail, electronic mail, or fax for any of the following:(1) Any candidate for nomination at a primary election.(2) Any candidate, political party, or public question on a general election, municipal election, or special election ballot.(c) The voluntary waiver of confidentiality under section 6(h) of this chapter is not required for a federal write-in absentee ballot.(d) When a county election board receives a federal write-in absentee ballot, the board shall process the ballot as prescribed by IC 3-11-10-1(b).As added by P.L.66-2010, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.37; P.L.128-2015, SEC.160.