Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes voter registration procedures in Indiana's motor vehicle authority as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.34.

twenty-ninth day before primary, general, municipal, or special election Sec. 10. If an individual is registering to vote after the twenty-ninth day before the date that a primary, general, municipal, or special election is scheduled in the precinct where the voter resides, the e…

Sec. 11. Whenever an applicant completes a voter registration application under section 4 of this chapter, the bureau of motor vehicles commission shall provide the applicant with a written acknowledgment that the applicant has completed a voter registration application at a lice…

declination to register Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2024. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2024. Sec. 12. (a) An applicant who completes a voter registration application under section 4 of this chapter is not required to submit the a…

Sec. 13. Voter registration information received or maintained by the bureau of motor vehicles commission under this chapter is confidential and may be used only for voter registration purposes as provided in this article, 52 U.S.C. 20504(b), and 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(6). As added b…

Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, an application under section 4 of this chapter authorizes a county voter registration office to update the voter registration record of the applicant: (1) under 52 U.S.C. 20504(a)(2) unless the applicant fails to sign the…

Sec. 15. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504(d), a circuit court clerk or board of registration may update the address in the voter registration of an applicant, unless the applicant indicates on an application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's license (or any other change o…

Sec. 16. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall, upon receiving a completed application under section 12 of this chapter, notify the applicant of the disposition of the application in the manner prescribed under IC 3-7-33 and as required under 52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(2…

Sec. 17. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(5), an employee or a volunteer of the office shall not do any of the following: (1) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party registration. (2) Display any political preference or party allegiance, including any pict…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the definitions in IC 9-13-2 apply to this chapter. (b) A reference to the "commission" in this chapter is a reference to the Indiana election commission unless otherwise stated. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-…

Sec. 3. The bureau of motor vehicles commission is the state's motor vehicle authority for purposes of NVRA. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23.

registration application Sec. 4. An application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's license, permit, or identification card serves as an application for voter registration: (1) under this article; and (2) as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504(a)(1); unless the applicant fails to…

for driver's license Sec. 5. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504(c)(1), the bureau of motor vehicles commission shall include a voter registration application form as a part of the application for a driver's license prescribed under IC 9-24. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by…

Sec. 6. The election division shall prescribe the design of the registration form required under section 5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.17; P.L.169-2015, SEC.18.

Sec. 7. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20504(c)(2), the registration form described in section 5 of this chapter must meet the following requirements: (1) The form may not require information that duplicates information required in the driver's license application part of the form, exc…

Sec. 8. To register under this chapter, an individual must do the following while on the premises of the license branch: (1) Complete the voter registration application under section 4 of this chapter. (2) Present the application to an employee of the license branch. As added by …

completed application Sec. 9. (a) An employee of the bureau of motor vehicles commission who provides an individual with a driver's license or identification card application shall do the following: (1) Inform each individual who applies for a driver's license or an identificatio…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to each precinct where voting is by electronic voting system. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.

Sec. 10. Each county election board shall, before election day, have the proper ballot labels prepared as required by section 3.5 of this chapter and put on each electronic voting system. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.173; P.L.58-2005, SEC.23.

Sec. 11. A county election board may require that the names of candidates for nomination at a primary election be rotated alphabetically on electronic voting systems. If the board does so, the names shall be rotated by precincts in regular serial sequence, so that each name of a …

Sec. 12. In school district elections, the county election board shall arrange the names of candidates in alphabetical order on an electronic voting system as required by section 3.5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.58-2005, SEC.24.

Sec. 13. (a) Before an electronic voting system is delivered to a precinct, the county election board shall have the system put in order, set and adjusted, and ready for use in voting. As part of the system's preparation, the county election board may conduct any of the compariso…

multiple candidates to be elected are only candidates on ticket Sec. 14.5. A ballot label must not include a touch sensitive point or button to permit a voter to cast a straight party ticket for a political party if: (1) there are no candidates of that political party; or (2) the…

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to each precinct and vote center. (b) After the delivery of an electronic voting system to a precinct, the precinct election board may meet at the polls on the same day, open the package containing the sample ballots, and, if necessary, examine t…

Sec. 16. On the morning of election day, the precinct election officers shall meet at the polls at least one (1) hour before the time for opening the polls. The inspector then shall have: (1) the boundaries of the chute designated; (2) the sample ballots and instruction cards pos…

Sec. 17. (a) Before the opening of the polls, each precinct election board shall: (1) compare the ballot label on each electronic voting system with the sample ballot to see that it is correct; (2) see that the system records zero (0) votes for each candidate and on each public q…

Sec. 18. (a) This subsection applies when the county election board provides a precinct with a printed sample ballot under section 7 of this chapter. The inspector of each precinct, or a person under the direction of the inspector, shall post sample ballots near the entrance of t…

Sec. 18.5. For purposes of this chapter, an electronic device that is not an electronic poll book may be used at a precinct or vote center to display a sample ballot. For purposes of certification of voting systems under this article, an electronic device, the only function of wh…

booths Sec. 19. Each county election board shall be at its office from 5 a.m. until 6 p.m. on election day. Upon notice that an electronic voting system is out of order or fails to work, the board shall be ready between those hours to deliver to any precinct in the county: (1) ne…

trail; requirements for voter verifiable paper audit trail Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (f), a county election board may use an approved electronic voting system: (1) in any election; (2) in all or in some of the precincts within a political subdivision h…

Sec. 20. The exterior of an electronic voting system and each area of the polls must be in plain view of the precinct election board. Each system shall be placed so that a person voting on the opposite side of the railing or a person on the outside of the polls cannot see or dete…

Sec. 21. After the opening of the polls, the inspector, judges, and poll clerks may not allow any person to pass within the railing to the part of the room where an electronic voting system is situated, except for the purpose of voting. Except as provided in IC 3-11-9, they may n…

Sec. 22. After a voter has signed the poll list, both judges, on request, shall give an explanation of the manner of voting. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327.

Sec. 22.5. Whenever an electronic voting system is used in a precinct and a ballot form prescribed by this title refers to a voting mark, the county election board shall approve voting instructions indicating that a specific type of marking device is employed on the system to ind…

in casting ballot Sec. 23. (a) This section is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what constitutes a vote on an electronic voting system. (b) If a voter is not challenged by a member of the precinct election bo…

Sec. 24. (a) Only one (1) voter may occupy a booth or compartment at one time. Booths shall be constructed and arranged so that all members of the precinct election board can see whether more than one (1) voter enters a booth at any one time. However, a voter who is a parent, gra…

audit trail; correction of errors Sec. 24.5. (a) This section applies to voting on an electronic voting system that includes a voter verifiable paper audit trail. (b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), the voter may, after reviewing the paper audit trail, determine th…

cast by voter Sec. 25. (a) After voting, the voter shall immediately leave the booth and announce to the poll clerks that the voter has voted. The poll clerks shall write a voting mark after the voter's name, and the voter shall leave the room. (b) If a voter leaves the booth wit…

Sec. 26. At a primary election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth longer than five (5) minutes. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.193-2021, SEC.56.

Sec. 27. At a general, municipal, or special election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth longer than four (4) minutes. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.193-2021, SEC.57.

Sec. 28. If a voter refuses to leave a voting booth after the lapse of time prescribed by section 26 or 27 of this chapter, the precinct election board, or the election sheriff or sheriffs upon the order of the board, shall immediately remove the voter from the booth. As added by…

Sec. 29. If a voter shows or discloses to another person the candidates voted for or how the voter voted on a public question before the vote is registered, the vote may not be registered on the electronic voting system. A record of the occurrence shall be made on the poll list, …

Sec. 3. (a) The county election board shall furnish ballot labels prepared as required by section 3.5 of this chapter. (b) The county election board shall have the ballot labels printed: (1) in black ink on clear white material; (2) in the size that will fit on an electronic syst…

Sec. 3.5. (a) Each county election board shall have the names of all candidates for all elected offices, political party offices, and public questions printed on ballot labels for use in an electronic voting system as provided in this chapter. (b) The county may: (1) print all of…

Sec. 3.7. A public question printed on a ballot shall be set forth without any quotation marks preceding or following the text of the public question. As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.50.

Sec. 30. Subject to IC 3-12-2-5, as soon as the polls are closed, the inspector, in the presence of the judges and poll clerks, immediately shall secure each electronic voting system against voting and obtain at least one (1) paper printout of the total votes cast for each candid…

Sec. 31. As soon as the paper printouts of the vote count are obtained, the inspector shall close the system and remove the computer memory pack from the system. The inspector and the judge of the opposite political party shall then transport the computer memory packs and each el…

Sec. 33. If a county has procured electronic voting systems for use, the systems may be used at a municipal election. If there are not sufficient systems on hand for each precinct of the municipality, the county election board shall determine in what precincts systems will be use…

Sec. 34. (a) If electronic voting systems are used in a municipal election, the county election board shall furnish to the municipality: (1) the requisite number of systems; and (2) all the furniture and appliances that go with the systems. (b) However, the municipality shall pay…

Sec. 4. Political parties may be distinguished in a primary election by the use of different color ballot labels. The party device for a political party that has been adopted in accordance with IC 3-8 and the party name or other designation shall be prefixed to the list of candid…