Title 3, ELECTIONS

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "applicable statute" refers to the statute under which a redistricting authority is required to establish election districts. As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "census event" refers to any of the following: (1) A federal decennial census. (2) A federal special census. (3) A special tabulation. (4) A corrected population count. As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "plan" refers to the description of the districts that a redistricting authority is required to establish. (b) The term includes the maps and written descriptions of the maps that define all the districts that a plan is required to have under …

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "redistricting authority" refers to the body or other authority that is required to redraw election districts for local or school board offices. As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to sections 7.1 and 8 of this chapter, a redistricting authority shall redistrict election districts at the following times: (1) If the census event is a federal decennial census, the following: (A) For a county executive or county fiscal body, only during the…

Sec. 7.1. (a) A redistricting authority described in section 7(a)(1) of this chapter that did not redistrict election districts or did not recertify existing districts following the 2020 decennial census, shall: (1) after January 1, 2025, and before November 1, 2025, redistrict e…

Sec. 8. A redistricting authority is not required to redistrict if the applicable statute provides that the redistricting authority may certify that the existing districts continue to satisfy all the requirements of the applicable statute and other applicable law. As added by P.L…

Sec. 9. If a conflict exists between: (1) a map showing the boundaries of a district; and (2) a description of the boundaries of that district set forth in the plan; the district boundaries are the description of the boundaries set forth in the plan, not the boundaries shown on t…

Sec. 1. (a) The following media may appoint in writing one (1) watcher for each precinct: (1) Each newspaper of general circulation in the county where an election is held. (2) Each news service operating in the county where an election is held. (3) Each radio or television stati…

Sec. 2. A list of all persons appointed under section 1 of this chapter shall be prepared and signed by an individual or an officer of the corporation owning the newspaper, news service, radio station, or television station. The signature must be verified. [Pre-1986 Recodificatio…

Sec. 3. The list required by section 2 of this chapter shall be furnished the day before election day to the following: (1) The circuit court clerk. (2) The county election board. (3) The county chairman of each political party that is entitled to appoint a watcher under IC 3-6-8…

Sec. 4. Sections 2 and 3 of this chapter do not apply to persons who are employed by a newspaper, news service, radio station, or television station as their regular occupation. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(d) part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1…

Sec. 5. (a) Each person who acts as a watcher under this chapter must obtain a watcher identification card from the county election board. The identification card issued under this subsection must clearly state the following: (1) The status of the individual as an appointed watch…

Sec. 5.5. A watcher appointed under this chapter is entitled to do the following: (1) Enter the polls at least thirty (30) minutes before the opening of the polls and remain there throughout election day until all tabulations have been completed. (2) Inspect the paper ballot boxe…

Sec. 6. If a person desires to act as a watcher for a newspaper, news service, radio station, or television station in more than one (1) county in Indiana, the person must obtain a watcher identification card from the election division. The secretary of state may adopt rules unde…

Sec. 1. This article is enacted by the general assembly to implement Article 2, Section 14(c) of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, which requires the general assembly to provide for the registration of all persons entitled to vote. As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.19.

Sec. 2. For purposes of this article, "license branch" includes a location operated by a full service provider (as defined in IC 9-14.1-1-2). As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. This chapter is enacted to implement 52 U.S.C. 10502 concerning voting for President and Vice President of the United States. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.68. Amended by P.L.74-2017, SEC.43.

Sec. 2. Notwithstanding other provisions in IC 3-7 concerning residency requirements for voting, special procedures apply for voting in presidential elections. The presidential voting procedures in this chapter apply only to a general election at which presidential electors are v…

Sec. 3. The presidential voting procedures in this chapter apply to a person who satisfies all of the following conditions: (1) The person resided in a precinct in Indiana. (2) The person lost residency in Indiana less than thirty (30) days before the general election. (3) The pe…

Sec. 4. (a) The affidavit required under this chapter for voting in presidential elections may be executed only: (1) at the office of the circuit court clerk or board of registration before the day of the general election; (2) before the precinct election board of the precinct wh…

Sec. 5. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall mail a copy of the affidavit to any voter who requests a copy not later than five (5) days before election day. If the voter returns the affidavit to the office of the clerk or board before the day of the general elec…

Sec. 6. All affidavits, forms, and records of voter registration must be clearly marked to indicate that, in this general election, the voter may only vote for presidential electors. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.68. Amended by P.L.201-2017, SEC.25.

Sec. 7. The affidavits for presidential voting under this chapter must contain the following information: (1) The person's last, first, and middle name, in that order. (2) The person's assigned identification number. (3) The person's date of birth. (4) Whether the person is a cit…

Sec. 8. The election division shall prescribe the form of the affidavit required by this chapter. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.68. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.124; P.L.169-2015, SEC.83.

Sec. 9. If a voter executes an affidavit under this chapter and is then challenged under IC 3-11-8 as ineligible to vote in the precinct, the voter shall be provided with a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7 rather than a regular official ballot. The affidavit executed under this…

Sec. 1. (a) A voter voting by absentee ballot shall make and subscribe to the affidavit prescribed by IC 3-11-4-21. The voter then shall, except as provided in subsection (b), do the following: (1) Mark the ballot in the presence of no other person. (2) Fold each ballot separatel…

Sec. 1.2. An absentee voter is not required to provide proof of identification when: (1) mailing, delivering, or transmitting an absentee ballot under section 1 of this chapter; or (2) voting before an absentee board under section 25 of this chapter. As added by P.L.109-2005, SEC…

Sec. 10. During the period that absentee ballots are being received, each county election board shall keep the ballots in cabinets, boxes, or a room upon which there are two (2) locks, one (1) for each of the appointed members of the board. Each day the absentee ballots shall be …

Sec. 11. On election day, the county voter registration office shall visit the appropriate post office to accept delivery of mail containing documentation submitted by a voter to comply with IC 3-7-33-4.5 or IC 3-7-33-4.7. The office shall immediately notify the county election b…

Sec. 2. (a) A voter voting by absentee ballot may mark a ballot with a pen or a lead pencil. (b) A person may not engage in electioneering (as defined in IC 3-14-3-16) in the presence of a voter whom the person knows possesses an absentee ballot provided to the voter in accordanc…

Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a voter who satisfies any of the following is entitled to vote by mail: (1) The voter has a specific, reasonable expectation of being absent from the county on election day during the entire twelve (12) hours that the polls are o…

Sec. 24.5. As required by 52 U.S.C. 21081, an election board must establish a voter education program (specific to a paper ballot or optical scan ballot card provided as an absentee ballot under this chapter) to notify a voter of the effect of casting multiple votes for a single …

Sec. 25. (a) A voter who votes by absentee ballot because of: (1) illness or injury; or (2) caring for a confined person at a private residence; and who is within the county may vote before an absentee voter board or by mail. (b) If requested by a voter described in subsection (a…

Sec. 26. (a) This subsection applies to all counties, except for a county to which IC 3-6-5.2 or IC 3-6-5.6 applies. As an alternative to voting by mail, a voter is entitled to cast an absentee ballot before an absentee voter board at any of the following: (1) One (1) location of…

Sec. 26.1. Voting before an absentee voter board under section 26 of this chapter shall be referred to as "early voting" on all forms prescribed by the election division and in all communications with voters. As added by P.L.115-2022, SEC.8.

Sec. 26.2. (a) A county election board or board of elections and registration shall comply with IC 3-11-9-6 by providing an electronic voting system or marking device that produces a marked optical scan ballot for voting by absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk…

Sec. 26.3. (a) A county election board may adopt a resolution to authorize the circuit court clerk to establish satellite offices in the county where voters may cast absentee ballots before an absentee voter board. (b) To be adopted under this section, a resolution must be adopte…

Sec. 26.4. (a) This section applies to voting under section 26, 26.2, or 26.3 of this chapter. (b) After voting, a voter shall leave the office or satellite office. (c) If a voter leaves the booth without casting a ballot, an absentee voter board member or the circuit court clerk…

Sec. 26.5. (a) This section applies to: (1) a municipal election; (2) a primary conducted in a municipal election year; and (3) a special election conducted under IC 3-10-8 and that is not conducted at the same time as any other election. (b) Notwithstanding section 26 of this ch…

Sec. 26.7. (a) As used in this section, "facility" refers to the facility in which a voter may vote a ballot under section 26 or 26.3 of this chapter. (b) For purposes of this chapter, a facility is an "accessible facility" for elderly voters and voters with disabilities only if …

Sec. 26.8. Only the individuals described in IC 3-11-8-15 who are permitted to be in the polls during an election may be in the room where absentee voting is occurring under section 26 or 26.3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.227-2023, SEC.84.

Sec. 27. (a) This section does not apply to a ballot mailed to a voter under this chapter. (b) Subject to IC 3-5-4-9, before a ballot is voted under section 25 of this chapter before an absentee voter board, it must bear the circuit court clerk's official seal and signature or fa…

Sec. 28. (a) A voter voting before an absentee voter board shall mark the voter's ballot in the presence of the board, but not in such a manner that either of the members of the board can see for whom the voter voted, unless the voter requests the help of the board in marking a b…

Sec. 29. (a) The envelope required by section 28 of this chapter must bear upon its face a printed affidavit containing the voter's affirmation under penalties of perjury that the following information is true: The voter must indicate the voter's precinct and township (or ward an…

Sec. 29.2. (a) This section applies to a voter casting an absentee ballot at: (1) the location of the office of the circuit court clerk designated by the circuit court clerk under IC 3-11-10-26(a)(1); (2) the office of the board of elections and registration under IC 3-11-10-26(b…