Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS

Sec. 8. The keeping of three (3) or fewer persons as guests or lodgers in a building does not constitute a building subject to section 5 of this chapter. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-20-2 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.

Sec. 9. This chapter does not apply to a camp or barracks maintained by or for the armed services of the United States. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-20-2 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. The co-directors of the election division are jointly designated under 52 U.S.C. 20509 as the chief state election official responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under NVRA. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.20; P.L.258-2013,…

Sec. 10. The chairman of the commission shall convene the hearing as promptly as possible, but not later than thirty (30) days after the member files the request for a hearing under section 9 of this chapter. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-1998, SEC.3.

Sec. 11. After concluding the hearing, the commission shall: (1) affirm the report; (2) amend the report; or (3) refer the matter to the NVRA official for further investigation and submission of a subsequent report to the commission. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.…

Sec. 12. The commission shall forward a written summary of any action under section 11 of this chapter to: (1) the person who filed the notice by first class mail with tracking; (2) the person alleged to have committed the violation by first class mail with tracking; and (3) the …

for certain violations; notice filed by person aggrieved; stay of proceedings of NVRA official Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to an election for an elected office or on a public question that is not an election (as defined in 52 U.S.C. 30101(1) and referenced in 52 U.S.C. 2050…

person if violation not corrected Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to a written notice filed under section 13 of this chapter. (b) The NVRA official and the members of the commission shall comply with the procedures set forth in sections 3 through 12 of this chapter in taking ac…

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to a civil action filed under section 14 of this chapter. (b) A court may allow the prevailing party (other than the state of Indiana) reasonable attorney's fees, including litigation expenses, and costs. (c) The civil action is in addition to an…

Sec. 2. The NVRA official shall do the following: (1) Coordinate with the commission to oversee the implementation and administration of NVRA by the state, county, municipal, and nongovernmental offices designated as registration sites under this article. (2) Develop training pro…

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies when a person aggrieved by a violation of: (1) NVRA; or (2) this article; files a written notice of the violation with the NVRA official under 52 U.S.C. 20510(b) or this chapter. A person who files a written notice of violation under this section …

Sec. 4. The NVRA official shall determine whether a notice filed under section 3 of this chapter describes a violation of NVRA or this article if the facts set forth in the notice are assumed to be true. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.8-1995, SEC.23.

Sec. 5. If the NVRA official determines that the notice does not allege a violation of NVRA or this article, even if the facts set forth in the notice are assumed to be true, the NVRA official shall provide a copy of the determination to: (1) the person who filed the notice by fi…

Sec. 6. If the NVRA official determines that the notice alleges a violation of NVRA or this article if the facts set forth in the notice are assumed to be true, the NVRA official shall conduct an investigation under IC 3-6-4.2. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.8-19…

Sec. 8. The report described in section 7 of this chapter must: (1) indicate the date when the notice alleging the violation was received by the NVRA official; (2) contain findings of fact regarding the alleged violation of NVRA or this article and state whether a violation of NV…

Sec. 9. (a) Any member of the commission may request that the commission conduct a hearing on the NVRA official's report concerning an alleged violation of NVRA or this article. (b) The member must file a written request for a hearing under subsection (a) with the NVRA official n…

Sec. 1. This chapter: (1) applies to a general, municipal, primary, school district, and special election; and (2) is enacted to implement Article 2, Section 2(c) of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.63.…

registration application Sec. 10. If the person executes the affidavit under this chapter before the inspector of the precinct of the person's former residence on the day of the election, the inspector shall do both of the following: (1) Provide the person with a voter registrati…

Sec. 2. This chapter applies to a person who satisfies all of the following conditions: (1) The person resided in a precinct in Indiana. (2) The person currently resides in Indiana. (3) The person lost residency in the precinct of the person's former residence less than thirty (3…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "precinct of the person's former residence" refers to the precinct in which the person resided on the thirty-first day before the election. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.69.

elections Sec. 4. (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this title concerning residency requirements for voting, but subject to subsection (b), a person described in section 2 of this chapter may vote in the precinct of the person's former residence by executing an affidavit de…

ballot; sufficiency of affidavit Sec. 4.5. If a voter executes an affidavit under this chapter and is then challenged under IC 3-10-1 or 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 of…

Sec. 5. An affidavit executed under this chapter must contain the following information: (1) The person's last, first, and middle name, in that order. (2) The person's date of birth. (3) Whether the person is a United States citizen. (4) The person's current address, including th…

Sec. 6. The election division shall prescribe the form of the affidavit required by this chapter that must permit the person to execute a request for transfer of the person's registration. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.125; P.L.169-2015, SEC.86.

Sec. 7. The affidavit required by this chapter may be executed as follows: (1) At the office of the circuit court clerk or the board of registration for the county of the precinct of the person's former residence, not later than 4 p.m. on the day before the election. (2) Before t…

Sec. 8. If the person executes the affidavit under this chapter at the office of the circuit court clerk or board of registration before the day of the election, the clerk or board shall furnish a copy of the affidavit to the person. The person shall present the copy to the inspe…

Sec. 9. If the person executes the affidavit under this chapter when filing an application for an absentee ballot, the county election board shall attach the original or a copy of the affidavit to the person's application for an absentee ballot before the application and ballot a…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to each precinct where voting is by paper ballot. [1986 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7.

Sec. 1.1. A county election board may use paper ballots: (1) in any election; (2) in all or in some of the precincts within a political subdivision holding an election; and (3) instead of or in combination with any other voting method. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.269.…

for single office Sec. 1.2. As required by 52 U.S.C. 21081, an election board must establish a voter education program to notify a voter of the effect of casting multiple votes for a single office on a paper ballot. As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.150. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.1…

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.270. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.186; P.L.3-1997, SEC.311. Repealed by P.L.190-2011, SEC.13; P.L.225-2011, SEC.93.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.187; P.L.3-1997, SEC.312. Repealed by P.L.225-2011, SEC.93.

Sec. 1.7. (a) The county election board shall arrange sample ballots in the form of a diagram showing: (1) the political party and independent tickets; (2) the offices to be filled; (3) the names of the candidates; and (4) the public questions; in the same order in which they wil…

Sec. 1.8. Each county election board shall have the ballots and all necessary furniture and appliances that go with the ballots at the polls delivered to the appropriate precinct not later than 6 p.m. of the day before election day. The county executive shall provide transportati…

Sec. 1.9. (a) Before the opening of the polls, the precinct election board shall compare the ballots with the sample ballots and determine whether the names, numbers, and letters are in agreement. The board then shall certify that the ballots and the sample ballots are in agreeme…

Sec. 10. If an election is a general or municipal election and a voter desires to vote for all the candidates of one (1) political party or group of petitioners, the voter may make a voting mark on or in a large circle enclosing the device and before the name under which the cand…

Sec. 10.5. (a) At a primary election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth longer than five (5) minutes. (b) At a general, municipal, or special election, a voter may not remain in the voting booth longer than four (4) minutes. (c) If a voter refuses to leave the voting boo…

exposure of face of ballot; exposure of poll clerk's initials Sec. 11. Before leaving the booth or compartment, a voter shall fold each of the voter's ballots separately so that: (1) no part of the face of a ballot is exposed; and (2) the initials of the poll clerks or assistant …

improper folding; voter to be directed to fold ballot properly Sec. 12. If a voter offers to vote a ballot folded so that it does not disclose the initials of the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks while also not disclosing the face of the ballot, the precinct election board sh…

compartment Sec. 13. After leaving the booth or compartment, a voter shall return the pencil to the poll clerk or assistant poll clerk and display the initials on the ballots to the inspector (or to the judge who is temporarily authorized to act for the inspector). [Pre-1986 Reco…

Sec. 14. Upon displaying the initials on the ballots to the inspector (or the judge who is temporarily authorized to act for the inspector), the voter shall: (1) deposit the ballots in the ballot box; or (2) deliver the ballots to the inspector, who shall deposit the ballots in t…

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-21 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.287. Repealed by P.L.64-2014, SEC.58.

Sec. 16. If a voter shows the voter's ballot or a part of the ballot to another person after the ballot has been marked so as to disclose any of the candidates voted for or how the voter voted on a public question, the ballot may not be deposited in a ballot box. A record of the …

returning ballot; procedure for handling ballot not cast by voter Sec. 17. (a) After voting, a voter shall leave the polls. (b) If a voter leaves the booth without casting a ballot, a precinct election official shall: (1) attempt to advise the voter not to leave the polls because…

ballot; record; disposition of ballot Sec. 18. A voter who by accident or mistake spoils, defaces, or mutilates the voter's ballot may, by returning the ballot to the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks and satisfying them that the spoiling, defacing, or mutilation was not inten…

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.289. Repealed by P.L.10-1988, SEC.238.

Sec. 2. (a) 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 instruction cards and either the: (A)…

instrument Sec. 3. At the opening of the polls, after the organization of and in the presence of the precinct election board, the inspector shall: (1) open the packages of ballots in a manner that preserves the seals intact; (2) deliver twenty-five (25) of each of the ballots to …

Sec. 4. Upon receipt of the ballots and pen under section 3 of this chapter, the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks immediately shall place their initials in ink on the back of each ballot. The initials must be in the clerks' ordinary handwriting or printing and without a disti…

sign poll list Sec. 5. Following the resolution of any challenge to a voter, as each successive voter calls for a ballot, the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks shall deliver to the voter the first initialed ballot. The inspector shall then deliver to the clerks another ballot,…