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2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-2.2. Providing Identification Numbers and Temporary Credential Information; Updating Voter Registration Record; Confidentiality

Sec. 2.2. (a) Each day the bureau of motor vehicles shall provide to the secretary of state and the election division:
(1) driver's license numbers;
(2) identification card numbers; and
(3) the last four (4) digits of a Social Security number;
for the purpose of matching these numbers to voter registration records in the statewide voter registration system. The secretary of state and the election division shall provide this information to each county voter registration office through a module of the computerized list.
(b) At the time it provides the information under subsection (a), the bureau of motor vehicles shall inform the secretary of state and the election division whether an individual identified by one (1) of the numbers listed in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3) is associated with a temporary credential issued under IC 9-24-11-5(c) or IC 9-24-16-3(f). The secretary of state and the election division shall provide this information to each county voter registration office through a module of the computerized list. Information provided under this subsection shall be kept confidential.
(c) If the bureau of motor vehicles provides a driver's license number, an identification card number, or the last four (4) digits of a Social Security number under subsection (a) that is not a part of the voter's registration record, the county voter registration office shall update the voter's registration record to include this information.
(d) Information provided under subsection (a) shall be kept confidential and may only be used for the purposes described in subsection (a). A county voter registration office is only required to redact the confidential information in responding to a public records request under IC 5-14-3.
As added by P.L.140-2023, SEC.2.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-5. Repealed

[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.2; P.L.3-1987, SEC.226; P.L.5-1988, SEC.5; P.L.10-1988, SEC.104; P.L.5-1989, SEC.52; P.L.10-1989, SEC.7; P.L.1-1990, SEC.8; P.L.7-1990, SEC.42; P.L.4-1991, SEC.68. Repealed by P.L.8-1992, SEC.43.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-6.2. Expiration of Designation as Absent Uniformed Services Voter, Overseas Voter, or Voter With Print Disabilities in Computerized List

Effective 1-1-2024.
Sec. 6.2. (a) This section applies to an absent uniformed services voter, an overseas voter, or a voter with print disabilities.
(b) The designation of a voter registration record in the computerized list as that of an individual described in subsection (a) expires January 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the individual submitted an absentee ballot application indicating that the voter was entitled to an absentee ballot as an absent uniformed services voter, an overseas voter, or a voter with print disabilities.
As added by P.L.227-2023, SEC.77.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-9. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-3.5(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.14-1987, SEC.6; P.L.3-1987, SEC.227; P.L.8-1992, SEC.23; P.L.2-1996, SEC.144. Repealed by P.L.126-2002, SEC.93.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-11. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-23 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-12. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-23 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.228; P.L.4-1991, SEC.69; P.L.3-1993, SEC.126; P.L.12-1995, SEC.78; P.L.2-1996, SEC.145; P.L.3-1997, SEC.276; P.L.38-1999, SEC.39; P.L.14-2004, SEC.103; P.L.198-2005, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.66-2010, SEC.31.
2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-13. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-23 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.127; P.L.2-1996, SEC.146; P.L.3-1997, SEC.277; P.L.66-2003, SEC.37; P.L.198-2005, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.66-2010, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-14. Ballots Other Than Those Specified in Ic 3-11-4-12.5; Preparation and Printing Under Direction of County Election Board; Printing on Security Paper

Sec. 14. (a) All absentee ballots other than those specified in section 12.5 of this chapter shall be:
(1) prepared and printed under the direction of each county election board; and
(2) after December 31, 2024, printed on security paper that incorporates features which can be used to authenticate the ballot as an official ballot but which do not make the ballot identifiable to a particular voter.
After completing the estimate required by section 10 of this chapter and receiving all certifications from the election division required under IC 3-8 or IC 3-10, the county election board shall immediately proceed to prepare and have printed the ballots.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), ballots prepared by the county election board under this section must provide space for the voter to cast a write-in ballot.
(c) Space for write-in voting for an office is not required if there are no declared write-in candidates for that office. However, procedures must be implemented to permit write-in voting for candidates for federal offices.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-23 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.70; P.L.66-2003, SEC.38; P.L.14-2004, SEC.104; P.L.66-2010, SEC.17; P.L.227-2023, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-15. Ballots Prepared and Printed Under Direction of County Election Board; Delivery to Circuit Court Clerk

Sec. 15. The absentee ballots that are prepared and printed under the direction of a county election board shall be delivered to the circuit court clerk (or the board acting under IC 3-6-5.2 or IC 3-6-5.6) at least fifty (50) days before a general, primary, special, or municipal 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.11; P.L.3-1997, SEC.278; P.L.66-2003, SEC.39; P.L.66-2010, SEC.18; P.L.109-2021, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-16. Marking on Label Attached to Package of Ballots Delivered to Circuit Court Clerk; Distribution of Ballots

Sec. 16. Each package of absentee ballots delivered to a circuit court clerk shall be plainly marked, on an appropriate attached label, with the words: "This package contains _______ (giving number of ballots) absentee ballots." The clerk shall securely keep all ballots in the clerk's office and shall distribute them to applicants as provided in this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-23 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-17. Filing of Application Received; Recording of Information in Statewide Voter Registration List

Sec. 17. Upon receipt of an application for an absentee ballot, a circuit court clerk shall file the application in the clerk's office and record all of the following in the statewide voter registration list maintained under IC 3-7-26.3:
(1) The voter's name.
(2) The date the application is received.
(3) The information provided by the voter under section 5.1 of this chapter.
(4) The date the ballot is sent to the voter.
(5) If mailed, the address to which the ballot is sent.
(6) If transmitted by fax, the fax number to which the ballot is faxed.
(7) The date the ballot is marked before the clerk or otherwise received from the voter.
(8) The combined total number of absentee ballots sent by the county to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters.
(9) The total number of absentee ballots returned by voters described in subdivision (8) in time to be counted.
(10) The total number of absentee ballots described in subdivision (8) that were counted in whole or in part.
(11) Any other information that is necessary or advisable.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-22-4 part; 3-1-22-20 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.54; P.L.198-2005, SEC.6; P.L.96-2012, SEC.3; P.L.121-2012, SEC.3; P.L.13-2013, SEC.3; P.L.140-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-17.6. Procedures for Defective Absentee Ballot Applications; Providing and Receiving Absentee Ballot

Sec. 17.6. (a) For purposes of this section, "clerk" means:
(1) the circuit court clerk; or
(2) 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.
(b) This subsection applies to an application to receive an absentee ballot by mail under IC 3-11-10-24 that is received by the clerk more than twelve (12) days before election day. If the clerk determines that the application does not fully comply with the requirements of this title, the clerk shall transmit the following to the applicant:
(1) An application for an absentee ballot.
(2) A written notice prescribed by the election division under IC 3-5-4-8 that includes:
(A) a brief explanation of each defect in the noncompliant application;
(B) a statement informing the voter that the voter is not entitled to vote before election day by absentee ballot unless the application complies with all legal requirements; and
(C) instructions for submitting a second application for an absentee ballot.
(c) This subsection applies to an application to receive an absentee ballot by mail under IC 3-11-10-24 that is received by the clerk:
(1) after 11:59 p.m. twelve (12) days before election day; and
(2) before noon on the day before election day.
If the clerk determines that the application does not fully comply with the requirements of this title, the clerk shall transmit to the applicant a written notice that includes the information described by subsection (b)(2)(A) through (b)(2)(B). If applicable, the notice must also include a statement that the application was late.
(d) This subsection applies to a voter who submits a defective application to receive an absentee ballot that is received by the clerk before the deadline for receipt of absentee ballots under section 3 of this chapter. Notwithstanding the requirement under IC 3-11-10-25(e) for prior unanimous approval by the county election board, the clerk may:
(1) deliver a second absentee application in person to a voter described by this subsection;
(2) approve the second absentee application if the clerk determines that each defect in the first absentee application has been corrected; and
(3) if accompanied by an absentee voter board, provide the absentee ballot to the voter.
(e) After receiving the ballot under subsection (d), the voter may return the voted absentee ballot:
(1) in person to the absentee voter board; or
(2) to the county election board;
before the deadline for receipt of absentee ballots under IC 3-11.5-4-10.
(f) If a clerk uses the procedure described in subsection (d), the procedure must be applied uniformly to all applications covered by subsection (d).
As added by P.L.140-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-17.7. Replacement Official Ballots

Sec. 17.7. (a) This section applies when a voter:
(1) has been mailed the official ballot under this chapter; and
(2) notifies the county election board that:
(A) the ballot has been destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the voter after a reasonable time has elapsed for delivery of the ballot by mail;
(B) the absentee ballot does not bear the bipartisan initials required under section 19 of this chapter; or
(C) the absentee ballot envelope was not signed by the voter.
(b) As required under 52 U.S.C. 21081, the voter may obtain a replacement official ballot under the procedures set forth in this chapter after the voter files a statement with the county election board. The statement must affirm, under penalties of perjury, that the voter did not receive the official ballot (or that the ballot was received by the voter, but was destroyed, spoiled, or lost), and must set forth any facts known by the voter concerning the destruction, spoiling, or loss of the ballot.
(c) After a voter files the statement required under subsection (b), the circuit court clerk shall do the following:
(1) Place the written request with the absentee voter's original ballot.
(2) Mark "canceled" on the envelope containing the original ballot.
(3) Preserve the original ballot with the other defective ballots.
(4) Deliver a new ballot to the absentee voter.
(d) If a voter requests a replacement ballot for a primary election, the county election board may not provide the voter with a primary election ballot for a political party different from the political party indicated in the voter's application for an absentee ballot.
(e) After receiving the official replacement ballot, the voter shall destroy any spoiled ballot in the possession of the voter or any lost or delayed official ballot that comes into the possession of the voter.
As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.67. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.115; P.L.128-2015, SEC.162; P.L.157-2019, SEC.13; P.L.278-2019, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-17.8. Official Replacement Ballots; Procedures

Sec. 17.8. (a) This section applies to a replacement ballot issued under section 17.7 of this chapter.
(b) The county election board shall enclose the official replacement ballot in an envelope that complies with section 20 of this chapter. The envelope must contain a notation that the envelope contains an official replacement ballot.
(c) If the county election board receives both an original absentee ballot and an official replacement ballot issued under section 17.7 of this chapter from the same voter, the board shall reject the original absentee ballot.
As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.280. Amended by P.L.157-2019, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-18.5. Challenge Absentee Voter Application; Affidavit; Referral to County Election Board

Sec. 18.5. (a) Upon receipt of an absentee ballot application, a member of the county election board or a member of an absentee voter board may file an affidavit with the county election board alleging that the application:
(1) was not submitted by a voter of the precinct;
(2) contains a false statement; or
(3) has not been executed or filed in accordance with Indiana or federal law.
(b) The affidavit must be in a form prescribed by the election division and state the following:
(1) The name and title of the individual filing the affidavit.
(2) A brief statement of the facts known or believed by the individual regarding why:
(A) the applicant is not a voter of the precinct;
(B) the application contains a false statement; or
(C) the application has not been executed or filed in accordance with Indiana or federal law.
(3) That the individual is executing the affidavit under the penalties of perjury.
(4) The penalties for perjury.
(c) Upon the filing of the affidavit, the approval or denial of the application shall be referred to the county election board, which shall promptly conduct a hearing on the matter.
(d) The county election board may act under IC 3-6-5-31 to refer the matter to the appropriate prosecuting attorney.
As added by P.L.103-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.169-2015, SEC.103.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-19. Necessity of Circuit Court Clerk's Official Seal and Signature and Initials of Members of Absentee Voter Board

Sec. 19. (a) Subject to IC 3-5-4-9, a ballot that is mailed must bear the circuit court clerk's official seal and signature or facsimile signature on the back of the ballot. Before the ballot is mailed:
(1) the two (2) members of the absentee voter board in the office of the circuit court clerk; or
(2) the two (2) appointed members of the county election board or their designated representatives;
shall place their initials in ink on the back of the ballot. The initials must be in the persons' ordinary handwriting or printing and without a distinguishing mark of any kind. No other initialing of the absentee ballot is necessary.
(b) An absentee ballot that is voted before an absentee voter board under IC 3-11-10-25, IC 3-11-10-26, or IC 3-11-10-26.3, must bear the seal, signature, and initials prescribed by IC 3-11-10-27.
(c) An absentee voter board member or county election board member or the member's representative shall not place the individual's initials on the absentee ballot:
(1) until after the voter's application for that ballot has been approved; or
(2) more than twenty-four (24) hours before the absentee ballot is mailed to the voter.
A ballot initialed under this subsection must be under the control of two (2) individual members or representatives of opposite political parties until the ballot is mailed to the voter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-5(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.18; P.L.3-1987, SEC.230; P.L.263-2003, SEC.2; P.L.157-2019, SEC.15; P.L.193-2021, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-20. Envelope; Enclosure of Ballot; Addressee

Sec. 20. An absentee ballot mailed under section 18 of this chapter shall be enclosed in an envelope, unsealed and stamped for return to the county election board by at least first class mail. One (1) side of the envelope must bear the name, official title, and post office address of the county election board. The pre-addressed, stamped envelope shall be furnished by the county election board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-6(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-21. Envelope; Affidavit

Sec. 21. (a) On the other side of the envelope required by section 20 of this chapter shall be printed an affidavit in conformity with 52 U.S.C. 20302(b) and with the name of the precinct completed by the county election board, providing that the voter affirms under penalty of perjury that the following information is true:
(1) That the voter is:
(A) a resident of; or
(B) entitled under IC 3-10-11 or IC 3-10-12 to vote in;
the precinct.
(2) The voter's complete residence address, including the name of the city or town and county.
(3) That the voter is entitled to vote in the precinct, the type of election to be held, and the date of the election.
(4) That:
(A) the voter has personally marked the enclosed ballot or ballots in secret and has enclosed them in this envelope and sealed them without exhibiting them to any other person; or
(B) the voter personally marked the enclosed ballot or ballots, enclosed them in this envelope, and sealed them with the assistance of an individual whose name is listed on the envelope and who affirms under penalty of perjury that the voter was not coerced or improperly influenced by the individual assisting the voter or any other person, in a manner prohibited by state or federal law, to cast the ballot for or against any candidate, political party, or public question.
(5) The date and the voter's signature.
(b) The side of the envelope containing this affidavit must also set forth the penalties for perjury.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-6(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.17-1993, SEC.12; P.L.12-1995, SEC.79; P.L.3-1995, SEC.100; P.L.3-1997, SEC.281; P.L.38-1999, SEC.40; P.L.209-2003, SEC.117; P.L.103-2005, SEC.8; P.L.128-2015, SEC.164; P.L.169-2015, SEC.104; P.L.157-2019, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 4. Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot › 3-11-4-22. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-22-4 part; 3-1-22-19 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.56. Repealed by P.L.278-2019, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 5. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-11-5-1formerly 3-1-31-1 part; 3-1-31-3 part3-11-5-2formerly 3-1-31-1 part3-11-5-3formerly 3-1-31-1 part3-11-5-4formerly 3-1-31-1 part3-11-5-5formerly 3-1-31-1 part3-11-5-6formerly 3-1-31-1 part3-11-5-7formerly 3-1-31-2 part3-11-5-8formerly 3-1-31-2(1)3-11-5-9formerly 3-1-31-2(2)3-11-5-10formerly 3-1-31-2(3), (4), (6), (14), (15)3-11-5-11formerly 3-1-31-2(5)3-11-5-12formerly 3-1-31-2(7)3-11-5-13formerly 3-1-31-2(8)3-11-5-14formerly 3-1-31-2(9)3-11-5-15formerly 3-1-31-2(10)3-11-5-16formerly 3-1-31-2(11)3-11-5-17formerly 3-1-31-2(12)3-11-5-18formerly 3-1-31-2(13)3-11-5-19formerly 3-1-31-2(16)3-11-5-20formerly 3-1-31-2(17)3-11-5-21formerly 3-1-31-2 part3-11-5-22formerly 3-1-31-3 part3-11-5-23formerly 3-1-31-3 part3-11-5-24formerly 3-1-31-3 part3-11-5-25formerly 3-1-31-3 part3-11-5-26formerly 3-1-31-5.]
Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.145.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-1. Establishment

Sec. 1. The legislative body of a county may establish a cumulative fund under IC 6-1.1-41 to provide funds for the purchase of ballot card voting systems, electronic voting systems, or electronic poll books.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-1.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.6; P.L.17-1995, SEC.1; P.L.221-2005, SEC.46; P.L.74-2017, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-2. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-2(a).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-3. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-2(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-4. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-2(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-5. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-2(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.106. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-6. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-2(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-7. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-2(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-8. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-2(e).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-9. Tax Levy; Rate

Sec. 9. To provide for a cumulative fund, a county may levy a tax in compliance with IC 6-1.1-41 on all taxable property within the county. The tax may not exceed one and sixty-seven hundredths cents ($0.0167) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.17-1995, SEC.2; P.L.6-1997, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-10. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-11. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-12. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.232. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-13. Name of Fund

Sec. 13. The tax collected under section 9 of this chapter shall be held in a cumulative fund to be known as the voting system purchase fund.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.233; P.L.17-1995, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6. Voting System Purchase Fund › 3-11-6-14. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-6-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.234. Repealed by P.L.17-1995, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-0.3. "Fund"

Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the election administration assistance fund established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-0.7. "Purchase"

Sec. 0.7. As used in this chapter, "purchase" includes the purchasing, leasing, and lease-purchasing of voting systems.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-1. Quantity Purchase Agreements; Purchase of Voting Systems by State; Purchase of Voting System by Counties for Voters With Disabilities

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "department" refers to the Indiana department of administration established by IC 4-13-1-2.
(b) The department shall award quantity purchase agreements to vendors for new voting systems or upgrades or expansion of existing voting systems by counties.
(c) Both of the following must apply before the department may issue a quantity purchase agreement to a voting system vendor:
(1) The commission has found that all of the following would be enhanced by the vendor's new or upgraded voting system:
(A) Reliability of a county's voting system.
(B) Efficiency of a county's voting system.
(C) Ease of use by voters.
(D) Public confidence in a county's voting system.
(2) The commission has otherwise approved the vendor's new voting system or the upgrade or expansion of the existing voting system for use under this title.
(d) The quantity purchase agreement must include options for a county to:
(1) purchase;
(2) lease-purchase; or
(3) lease;
new voting systems or upgrades or expansion of existing voting systems.
(e) The purchase of new voting systems or upgrades or expansions of existing voting systems by a county or under a quantity purchase agreement entered into by the department under this section is considered an acquisition by the state for purposes of 52 U.S.C. 21001 if the voting system, upgrade, or expansion complies with 52 U.S.C. 21081 through 52 U.S.C. 21102.
(f) Each county shall purchase at least one (1) voting system under this section for each polling place in the county to meet the requirements set forth under IC 3-11-15-13 (repealed).
As added by P.L.239-2001, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.120; P.L.164-2006, SEC.94; P.L.1-2009, SEC.3; P.L.128-2015, SEC.165.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-2.1. Administration of Fund Under Hava State Plan

Sec. 2.1. The secretary of state may administer the fund in accordance with the HAVA state plan, as published in the Indiana Register on November 1, 2003. The state plan may be amended in accordance with the requirements of HAVA and the procedures for amendment set forth in the plan. If the plan is amended as provided in this section, the fund may be administered in accordance with that amendment.
As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.107. Amended by P.L.153-2013, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-3.1. Use of Hava Title Ii Funds; Maintenance of Expenditures

Sec. 3.1. (a) This section applies to money received under Title II, Subtitle D, Part I of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 21001 through 52 U.S.C. 21008) and deposited in the account established under section 2 of this chapter for those funds.
(b) Money deposited in the account must be used to comply with the requirements of Title III of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 21081 through 52 U.S.C. 21102).
(c) In conformity with Section 254(a)(7) of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 21004), the state shall maintain expenditures by the state for activities funded by the payment of funds described by this section at a level that is not less than the level of those expenditures maintained by the state for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2000.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.122. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.5; P.L.153-2013, SEC.8; P.L.128-2015, SEC.167.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-4. Applications for Reimbursement From Fund; Approval of Reimbursements

Sec. 4. (a) To receive reimbursement for the purchase of voting systems under this chapter, a county must file an application with the election division, in the form required by the election division. The secretary of state shall review the application and make a recommendation to the budget committee regarding the application.
(b) The budget agency, after review by the budget committee, shall approve a county's application for reimbursement under this chapter if the budget agency determines any of the following:
(1) The county has purchased or will purchase a new voting system or an upgrade or expansion of an existing voting system to comply with HAVA that would be eligible for reimbursement under HAVA and this chapter from any fund account.
(2) The county has purchased or will purchase a new voting system to replace a voting system that the county cannot use because the county is unable to obtain technical or other operating support for its current voting system. This subdivision applies only if the purchase of a new voting system is eligible for reimbursement under HAVA.
As added by P.L.239-2001, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.123; P.L.108-2008, SEC.2; P.L.153-2013, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-5. Reimbursement of County From Fund

Sec. 5. (a) If a county's application is approved under section 4 of this chapter, the secretary of state shall, subject to this section, reimburse the county from the fund an amount to be determined by the secretary of state.
(b) Payment of money from the fund is subject to the availability of money in the fund and the requirements of this chapter and HAVA.
(c) It is the intent of the general assembly that a county eligible for reimbursement under section 4 of this chapter be reimbursed from federal money received by the state to the maximum extent permitted by federal law.
As added by P.L.239-2001, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.124; P.L.164-2006, SEC.95; P.L.153-2013, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-6.1. Repealed

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.125. Amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.47. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment › Chapter 6.5. Voting System Improvement › 3-11-6.5-7.1. Hava Section 102 Funds; Reimbursements to Counties

Sec. 7.1. (a) This section applies to money received under Section 102 of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 20902) and deposited in the account established under section 2 of this chapter for those funds.
(b) Money deposited in the account must be used for the purposes set forth in Section 102 of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 20902).
(c) As permitted under 52 U.S.C. 20902, a county may apply to receive reimbursement from the fund.
(d) To receive reimbursement or voting systems under this section, a county must file an application with the election division in the form required by the election division. The secretary of state shall review the application and make a recommendation to the budget committee regarding the application.
(e) The budget agency, after review by the budget committee, shall approve a county's application for reimbursement if the budget agency determines that the county has purchased a voting system to comply with Section 102 of HAVA and is eligible for reimbursement under this section.
(f) The budget agency, after review by the budget committee, shall approve a county's application for disbursement of voting systems to the county if the budget agency determines that the county is entitled to receive voting systems under this section to comply with Section 102 of HAVA.
(g) If a county's application for reimbursement is approved under this section, the secretary of state shall, subject to subsection (h), reimburse the county from the fund in an amount not more than the amount determined by STEP TWO of the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the number of precincts in the county that used a voting machine voting system or a punch card voting system at the November 7, 2000, general election.
STEP TWO: Multiply the number determined in STEP ONE by four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(h) Payment of money from the fund under this section is subject to the availability of money in the fund and the requirements of this chapter and HAVA.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.126. Amended by P.L.97-2004, SEC.6; P.L.153-2013, SEC.11; P.L.128-2015, SEC.168.