# Indiana HB 1680: Various elections matters. Indiana HB 1680, Various elections matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Timothy Wesco (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Public Law 241) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1680-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana HB 1680 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Various elections matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-21 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Public Law 241 - Sponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: elections and apportionment, the senate, elections - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (215 yes, 100 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 12 ## Summary Modifies the definition of "auxiliary party organization". Specifies that the definition of "contribution" includes certain donations of property through a payment platform that acts as a conduit. Requires each county to submit to the secretary of state (secretary) information concerning the county's information technology provider. Repeals a provision that allows the Indiana election commission (commission) to issue advisory opinions. Provides that an advisory opinion issued by the commission before July 1, 2025, is void. Permits a pollbook holder, challenger, or watcher to enter, leave, and reenter multiple polling places at any time on election day. Requires the county voter registration official to send a notice requesting proof of citizenship to an individual who uses an identification number from a temporary credential as part of the individual's voter registration application. Provides that an applicant may not list on the voter registration form a post office box or a commercially available mailing box as the residence address of the applicant. Prohibits, with some exceptions, an individual from printing or setting forth information on any part of a voter registration form that will be mailed to another individual. Requires a person who receives a completed petition for nomination of a candidate and has reason to believe that the petition is materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent to deliver the petition to a county election board. Requires the county election board to take certain actions to determine if a violation of election law has occurred. Provides that certain paid political advertising or campaign material does not falsely represent that the candidate is or has been an officeholder. Requires the reporting of certain information if a contribution is made through a payment platform that acts as a conduit. Allows a voter who resides in any precinct to challenge a voter or person who offers to vote at a primary election. Provides that an absentee ballot affidavit that does not contain an accurate date of signature is insufficient and must be rejected. Permits the secretary to conduct a procedure audit of a primary or general election after the election occurs. Requires the secretary to issue orders concerning procedure audits. Specifies the deadlines by which procedure audits must be completed. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to circulate or publish material in an election without printing a certain statement on the envelope of an absentee ballot application that a person sends to an individual. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Election observers can visit multiple polls: benefit, low. Appointed pollbook holders, challengers, and watchers can enter, leave, and return to multiple polling places at any time on election day. Existing legal restrictions on their activities still apply. - Higher spending threshold for party auxiliaries: benefit, low. The annual spending threshold for auxiliary party organization status rises from $5,000 to $10,000. A qualifying party-affiliated group must stay below $10,000 in spending in at least one of the last two years. The separate condition barring contributions over $1,000 to another committee or candida… - Simple candidate ads gain legal protection: benefit, low. Paid campaign material listing only a candidate’s name and office sought is not treated as falsely claiming current or past officeholding. The material must not include the words “elect,” “vote,” or “for.” - Absentee voters need accurate signature dates: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, an absentee ballot affidavit must show the accurate date it was signed. Officials must reject the ballot if the affidavit lacks an accurate signature date. - Citizenship proof required for some registrants: cost, medium. Applicants who register using an ID number from specified temporary credentials must provide proof of citizenship after county notice. They have 30 days after receiving the notice to provide proof. County officials must reject the registration if proof is not provided on time. - Primary voters face broader challenge rules: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, a voter from any precinct can challenge someone offering to vote in an Indiana primary. Challenged voters must be registered and make the required affirmation or affidavit. Those who voted in the last general election must have supported a majority of that party’s regular no… - Stricter rules for voter registration forms: cost, low. Voter registration applicants cannot use a post office box or commercial mailing box as their residence address. Such forms are incomplete. Unless Indiana election law specifically allows it, people cannot add information to registration forms they will mail to another person. County registration o… - Campaigns must separately report platform fees: cost, low. Qualifying political donations through payment platforms acting as intermediaries count as campaign contributions. Candidates and covered campaign, party, political action, and legislative caucus committees must report the full donation before fees. They must report platform fees separately as camp… - Election commission ends advisory opinion guidance: cost, low. The Indiana Election Commission can no longer issue advisory opinions. Opinions it issued before July 1, 2025, are void. The commission keeps its authority to hold administrative hearings. - Missing election disclosures bring criminal penalties: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, publishing or circulating election material without a legally required statement is a Class A misdemeanor. This applies to individuals, organizations, and committees. The law expands the offense to cover an additional election-material statement requirement. - Suspected false petitions require prompt reporting: cost, low. Recipients of completed candidate nomination petitions must report them when they have reason to believe they are materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent. Within 10 days after receipt, they must deliver the petition and a sworn or affirmed explanation to the county election board. The board det… - Broader election audits with special deadline: mixed, low. Indiana’s secretary of state can audit election procedures after a primary or general election without first requiring an investigation or recount. The secretary selects counties and must issue audit orders after consulting statistical experts, equipment vendors, and state and county election offic… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Timothy Wesco (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kyle Pierce (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-23 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 65 | 25 | | | 2025-04-23 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 36 | 9 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 34 | 8 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed | fail | 15 | 33 | | | 2025-02-11 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 65 | 25 | | ## Actions (35) - 2025-05-06: Public Law 241 (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (House) - 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-23: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 523: yeas 65, nays 25 (House) - 2025-04-23: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 501: yeas 36, nays 9 (Senate) - 2025-04-22: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House) - 2025-04-22: Representative Pierce K added as conferee (House) - 2025-04-22: Senator Schmitt added as conferee (Senate) - 2025-04-22: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Representative Errington removed as conferee (House) - 2025-04-21: Representative Pierce K added as coauthor (House) - 2025-04-15: House conferees appointed: Wesco and Errington (House) - 2025-04-15: House advisors appointed: Payne, Yocum, Boy, Jackson C and Pryor (House) - 2025-04-14: House dissented from Senate amendments (House) - 2025-04-14: Senate advisors appointed: Spencer and Walker G (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Senate conferees appointed: Gaskill and Ford J.D. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Motion to dissent filed (House) - 2025-04-11: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 384: yeas 34, nays 8 (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Amendment #4 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 343: yeas 15, nays 33 (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Referred to the Senate (House) - 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 147: yeas 65, nays 25 (House) - 2025-02-11: Senate sponsor: Senator Gaskill (House) - 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment (House) - 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Wesco (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.03.COMS?format=pdf) - Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed) - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed) - SB 80: Code publication. (signed) - SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed) - SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed) - SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.04.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.05.ENRS?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.02.COMH?format=pdf) - [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.03.COMS?format=pdf) - [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1680/versions/HB1680.01.INTR?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025) - [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025) - [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025) - [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1680-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).