# Indiana SB 201: Closed primary elections.

Indiana SB 201, Closed primary elections., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Gaskill (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-10 (Senators Doriot and Byrne added as coauthors) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 201
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Closed primary elections.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-10, Senators Doriot and Byrne added as coauthors
- Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: elections
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Allows an individual to affiliate with a political party while registering to vote. Requires the text: "Would you like to choose your political party? If you wish to vote in a primary election, you must first choose your political party affiliation and may only vote that party's ballot in the primary election." and a blank space for the applicant to list a party affiliation to be included on a voter registration form. Provides that a voter may only vote at a primary election if the voter has affiliated with a political party not later than 119 days before the date of the primary election. Requires a voter to vote at the primary election held by the political party with which the voter is affiliated. Provides an exception to allow an individual who: (1) has moved to Indiana later than 119 days before the date of the primary election from another state; and (2) is 17 years of age but will be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next general, municipal, or special election; to register to vote and affiliate with a political party later than 119 days before the primary election, and vote at a primary election. Allows a voter to change party affiliation less than 119 days before the primary election and vote in a primary election if the voter has moved to a new election district less than 119 days before the primary election and the voter transfers the voter's registration record. Requires a county voter registration office to automatically affiliate certain voters with a political party and to allow all voters to affiliate or change political party affiliation. Allows a voter to affiliate with a political party when transferring the voter's registration record. Requires a voter who casts a provisional ballot to make an affidavit identifying the voter's political party affiliation.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Gaskill (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Aaron Freeman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Blake Doriot (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Gary Byrne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-02-10: Senators Doriot and Byrne added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senator Donato added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: Senator Freeman added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Senator Gaskill (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0201/versions/SB0201.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0201/versions/SB0201.02.COMS?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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0201/versions/SB0201.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0201/versions/SB0201.02.COMS?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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB201-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).