Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS
169 chapters · 2,794 sections in this title.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-1 Purpose of chapter
0.2K chars
Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes voter registration procedures in additional federal, state, and local government and nongovernmental offices as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(3). As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.67.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-10 Prohibited acts
0.9K chars
Sec. 10. 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…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-11 Assistance in completing registration form required
0.5K chars
Sec. 11. 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…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-12 Written acknowledgment of application; format
0.5K chars
Sec. 12. 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…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-13 Submission of application to circuit court clerk or board of
0.3K chars
registration member not required Sec. 13. 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.27. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-14 Confidentiality of information
0.3K chars
Sec. 14. 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.27. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-15 Duty of office to forward registration application
0.4K chars
Sec. 15. 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 as provi…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-16 Updating voter registration record
0.2K chars
Sec. 16. A signed application under 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.27.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-17 Notification to applicant of disposition
0.4K chars
Sec. 17. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall, upon receiving a completed application under section 15 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)(…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-18 Designated individual
0.3K chars
Sec. 18. 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.27.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-19 Transmittal of voter registration application or declination
1.1K chars
form Sec. 19. (a) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20506(d)(1), the designated individual shall transmit a copy of a completed voter registration application: (1) to the circuit court clerk or board of registration of the county in which the applicant's residential address (as indicat…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-2 Duties of additional agencies in distributing voter registration
1.1K chars
forms Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and 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 IC 3-7-19 (board of registration offices), IC 3-7-20.5 (unemployment compensation offices and law enforcement offices), a…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-20 Repealed
0.1K chars
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.155.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-21 Methods of transmittal
0.5K chars
Sec. 21. A designated individual may use any of the following methods to transmit voter registration applications or declinations under section 19 of this chapter: (1) Hand delivery to the county voter registration office. (2) Delivery by the United States Postal Service, using f…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-22 Guidelines for hand delivery
0.4K chars
Sec. 22. If a designated individual transmits registration applications or declinations by hand delivery under section 21(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…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-23 County addresses and telephone numbers to be provided
0.6K chars
Sec. 23. (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…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-24 Notice; elections
0.3K chars
Sec. 24. 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.27. Amended by P.L.2-…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-25 Agency addresses and telephone numbers to be provided
0.5K chars
Sec. 25. 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…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-3 Design of registration form
0.2K chars
Sec. 3. 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.27. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.62; P.L.169-2015, SEC.24.
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-4 Requirements for registration form
2.3K chars
Sec. 4. The registration form prescribed under section 3 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). (2…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-5 Contents of declination form
0.7K chars
Sec. 5. 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 …
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-6 Declination to register
0.6K chars
Sec. 6. An applicant who fails to check either box described in section 4(3) of this chapter or to sign a separate declination form under section 5 of this chapter shall be considered to have declined to register. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. IC 3-7-18-7 Procedures for regist…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-8 Duties of employees in providing application
1.6K chars
Sec. 8. An employee 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 the individual'…
Ind. Code § 3-7-18-9 Duties of employees if applicant registering to vote after
0.7K chars
twenty-ninth day before primary, general, municipal, or special election Sec. 9. 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 em…