Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes voter registration procedures in agencies providing state funded programs primarily engaged in serving persons with disabilities as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(2)(B). As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.53.

Sec. 10. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(B), an agency designated under this chapter that provides services to a person with a disability at the person's home shall provide voter registration services under this chapter at the person's home. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. …

Sec. 11. The election division shall prescribe the design of the registration form to be used under this chapter. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.58; P.L.169-2015, SEC.21.

Sec. 12. The registration form prescribed under section 11 of this chapter must meet the following requirements: (1) The form must be equivalent to the mail registration form prescribed by the election division under IC 3-7-31 and in compliance with 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(A)(ii). …

Sec. 13. If the form used by an applicant to decline to register to vote is on a separate form from the voter registration application, the declination form must contain the following: (1) A statement reading "If you decline to register to vote, this is confidential, and can only…

Sec. 14. An applicant who fails to check either box described in section 12(3) of this chapter or to sign a separate declination form under section 13 of this chapter shall be considered to have declined to register. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25.

Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to voter registration required under section 10 of this chapter. (b) To register under this chapter, an individual must do the following while on the premises of the office: (1) Complete the voter registration application prescribed under …

Sec. 16. An employee or a volunteer of the office who provides an individual with an application for assistance or services under this chapter shall do the following: (1) Inform each individual who applies for assistance or services that the information the individual provides on…

twenty-ninth day before primary, general, municipal, or special election Sec. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(ii) and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(C), an office designated under this chapter must offer the same degree of assistance in helping an applicant complete a voter registration form as the applicant receives from the agency in completing f…

Sec. 2. The general assembly finds the following: (1) Persons with a disability will desire and should have the full opportunity to register to vote by using any registration method set forth in this article, and not merely through the agencies described in section 1 of this chap…

registration services Sec. 2.5. The NVRA official shall designate the agencies required to provide voter registration services under this chapter after determining the extent to which: (1) an agency's programs are funded by the state; and (2) the agency is primarily engaged in se…

Sec. 20. Whenever an applicant completes a voter registration application under this chapter, the office shall provide the applicant with a written acknowledgment that the applicant has completed a voter registration application at the office. The acknowledgment: (1) may be a det…

clerk or board of registration member Sec. 21. An applicant who completes a voter registration application under this chapter is not required to submit the application to a circuit court clerk or board of registration member. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996…

Sec. 22. Voter registration information received or maintained by an office under this chapter is confidential and may be used only for voter registration purposes as provided in this article and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(7). As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC…

Sec. 23. Unless the applicant refuses to permit the office to transmit the form to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county where the applicant resides, the office shall forward the voter registration application or declination to the clerk or board not late…

Sec. 24. A signed application under section 11 of this chapter authorizes a circuit court clerk or board of registration to update the voter registration record of the applicant. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25.

Sec. 25. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall, upon receiving a completed application under section 23 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)(…

Sec. 26. The governing body of an agency designated under this chapter shall designate an individual to be responsible for performing the voter registration duties of the agency in each office of the agency where services are provided. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25.

form; exceptions Sec. 27. (a) This section does not apply to a voter registration application or declination to register accepted at an agency office during the final five (5) days before the end of a registration period under IC 3-7-13. (b) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20506(d)(1…

form accepted during final five days before end of registration period Sec. 28. (a) This section applies to a voter registration application or declination to register accepted at an agency office during the final five (5) days before the end of a registration period under IC 3-7…

declinations Sec. 29. A designated individual may use any of the following methods to transmit voter registration applications or declinations under section 27 or 28 of this chapter: (1) Hand delivery to the circuit court clerk or board of registration. (2) Delivery by the United…

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.20. Repealed by P.L.258-2013, SEC.24.

Sec. 30. If a designated individual transmits registration applications or declinations by hand delivery under section 29(1) of this chapter, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall provide the individual with a receipt for the forms. The receipt must state the dat…

Sec. 31. (a) The NVRA official shall provide the governing body of an agency designated under this chapter with a list of the current addresses and telephone numbers of the offices of the circuit court clerk or board of registration in each county. The governing body shall prompt…

Sec. 32. Voter registration information received or maintained under this chapter is confidential. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25.

Sec. 33. The NVRA official shall notify the governing body of the agency of the following: (1) The scheduled date of each primary, general, municipal, and special election. (2) The jurisdiction in which the election will be held. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-…

Sec. 34. The governing body of an agency designated under this chapter shall provide the NVRA official with a list stating the following: (1) The address and telephone number of each agency office where voter registration services will be provided under this article. (2) The name…

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.21. Repealed by P.L.258-2013, SEC.25.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.22. Repealed by P.L.258-2013, SEC.26.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.23. Repealed by P.L.258-2013, SEC.27.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.24. Repealed by P.L.258-2013, SEC.28.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.25. Repealed by P.L.258-2013, SEC.29.

Sec. 9. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(i) and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(A), an agency designated under this chapter shall distribute a voter registration form prescribed under this chapter to each person applying for assistance from the agency whenever the applicant: (1) app…

application Sec. 9.5. A voter with print disabilities may request a voter registration application in the manner set forth in IC 3-11-4-5.8. As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.7.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the voting system technical oversight program established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.95.

Sec. 2. The voting system technical oversight program is established. As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.95.

Sec. 3. The secretary of state shall contract with a person or an entity to conduct the program for a term specified in the contract. As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.95.

Sec. 4. The person or entity designated under this chapter to conduct the program shall do the following: (1) Develop and propose procedures and standards for the certification, acquisition, functioning, training, and security for voting systems and electronic poll books used to …

Sec. 5. Each county election board shall regularly provide information to the program to update the inventory of voting systems and electronic poll books maintained under section 4 of this chapter. Not later than January 31 of each year, the county election board shall certify to…

confidential Sec. 6. The inventory of voting systems and electronic poll books maintained by VSTOP under section 4 of this chapter is confidential. As added by P.L.71-2019, SEC.27 and P.L.278-2019, SEC.114.