Title 3, ELECTIONS

Sec. 7. An agreement under this chapter must provide for an office to accept and process voter registration applications as provided in IC 3-7-18. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.31.

Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes procedures for voter registration by mail as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20505 and 52 U.S.C. 21083. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.26; P.L.81-2005, SEC.3; P.L.128-2015, SEC.81.

Sec. 2. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(1) and 52 U.S.C. 21083, a county voter registration office shall accept and use the mail voter registration form prescribed by the federal Election Assistance Commission under 52 U.S.C. 20508(a)(2). As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amende…

Sec. 3. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(2) and 52 U.S.C. 21083, a county voter registration office shall accept and use a mail voter registration form prescribed by the election division that complies with 52 U.S.C. 20508(b)(2), 52 U.S.C. 21083, and this article. As added by P.…

Sec. 4. (a) A mail registration form prescribed under section 3 of this chapter may only require information necessary to enable the county voter registration office to do the following: (1) Assess the eligibility of the applicant, including the eligibility of the applicant under…

Sec. 5. A mail registration form prescribed under section 3 of this chapter must meet the following requirements: (1) The form must include a statement that does the following: (A) Sets forth each eligibility requirement for registration (including citizenship). (B) Contains an a…

Sec. 6. (a) As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20505, the NVRA official shall make registration by mail forms available for distribution, with particular emphasis on organized voter registration programs. (b) The NVRA official complies with subsection (a) by ensuring that a downloadable ve…

Sec. 8. An individual who is eligible to register under this article may register by mail without appearing in person before a circuit court clerk or board of registration. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.41.

Sec. 9. A circuit court clerk or board of registration shall accept a registration by mail form for processing under this article whenever the form is presented by any of the following: (1) The United States Postal Service. (2) The individual registering by mail. (3) A person pre…

Sec. 1. This chapter provides for the distribution of mail registration forms in certain governmental and nongovernmental offices. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34.

Sec. 10. (a) Each state office that: (1) has significant contact with the public; and (2) is not otherwise designated as a voter registration site under this article; is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. (b) The commission shall determine if a state office has s…

Sec. 11. (a) Each office of a political subdivision that: (1) has significant contact with the public; and (2) is not otherwise designated as a voter registration site under this article; is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. (b) The county election board of the …

Sec. 12. (a) An office of the federal government may be designated as a distribution site for registration by mail forms. (b) The NVRA official may enter into an agreement on behalf of the commission with an agency of the federal government to designate an office as a distributio…

Sec. 13. (a) A United States Postal Service office may be designated as a distribution site for registration by mail forms. (b) The NVRA official may enter into an agreement on behalf of the commission with the United States Postal Service to designate an office as a distribution…

Sec. 14. (a) A private secondary school located in Indiana may be designated as a distribution site for registration by mail forms. (b) The NVRA official may enter into an agreement on behalf of the commission with the board of trustees of the private secondary school to designat…

Sec. 15. (a) A financial institution (as defined in IC 28-1-1-3) may be designated as a distribution site for registration by mail forms. (b) The NVRA official may enter into an agreement on behalf of the commission with the board of trustees of a financial institution to designa…

Sec. 16. An office with a distribution site for registration forms under this chapter is not required to do the following: (1) Accept registration forms when completed. (2) Mail or deliver the forms to a circuit court clerk or board of registration. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.3…

Sec. 17. Each office with a distribution site for registration forms under this chapter shall post a notice in a prominent location easily visible to members of the public. The notice must state substantially the following: "VOTER REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILABLE HERE This office has…

Sec. 2. Each license branch is a distribution site for registration by mail forms under IC 9-14.1-4. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. Each office of a circuit court clerk that does not provide voter registration services is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34.

Sec. 4. Each office of a township executive is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34.

Sec. 5. Each public library or county contractual public library established under IC 36-12 is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.52.

Sec. 6. Each state educational institution is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.11.

Sec. 7. Each public secondary school is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.81-2005, SEC.9.

Sec. 8. Each office of a county extension educator is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34.

Sec. 9. Each office of a city clerk, city clerk-treasurer, or town clerk-treasurer is a distribution site for registration by mail forms. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.33; P.L.81-2005, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a candidate for a school board office. As added by P.L.179-2011, SEC.5.

Sec. 2. (a) A candidate for a school board office must file a petition of nomination in accordance with this chapter and as required under IC 20-23 or IC 20-25. The petition of nomination, once filed, serves as the candidate's declaration of candidacy for a school board office. (…

Sec. 2.5. (a) A petition of nomination for a school board office must state all of the following: (1) The name of each candidate as: (A) the candidate wants the candidate's name to appear on the ballot; and (B) the candidate's name is permitted to appear on the ballot under IC 3-…

Sec. 3. A candidate for a school board office is not required to file a statement of organization for the candidate's principal committee unless the candidate has received contributions or made expenditures requiring the filing of a statement under IC 3-9-1-5.5. If a candidate fo…

Sec. 4. (a) A petition of nomination for a school board office must be filed: (1) not earlier than the first day voter registration begins following the primary as set forth in IC 3-7-13-10(c); and (2) not later than noon thirty (30) days from the date specified in subdivision (1…

Sec. 5. (a) If a school corporation is located entirely within one (1) county, a petition of nomination for the candidate to a school board office must be filed with the county voter registration office of the county. The county voter registration office of the county shall exami…

Sec. 6. (a) The circuit court clerk with whom the petition of nomination has been filed by a county voter registration office under section 5 of this chapter shall: (1) determine whether a sufficient number of signatures as required by section 2 of this chapter have been obtained…

Sec. 7. (a) A person may not be selected as a candidate by petition of nomination without giving written consent and having it filed with the public official with whom certificates and petitions of nomination are required to be filed. (b) Each candidate nominated by petition of n…

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies if a person: (1) files a petition of nomination under this chapter; (2) moves from the election district that the person sought to represent following the filing of the petition of nomination; (3) does not file a notice of withdrawal of candidacy …

Sec. 1. The registration affidavits or forms of each precinct are the registration record of all voters residing in and entitled to vote in the precinct. The registration record shall be compiled, amended, supplemented, and preserved as prescribed by this article. As added by P.L…

Sec. 12. Except for information declared confidential under this article, the affidavits or forms must be available at reasonable times during regular office hours for inspection, transcription, and duplication, including photocopy duplication and microfilming, as provided in IC …

Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to a county acting in accordance with section 21.1 or 22 of this chapter. (b) The county voter registration office shall keep all original affidavits or forms of registration securely arranged and maintained in the office. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 17. The registration record used at any municipal primary or municipal election is that part of the registration record of the county in which the municipality is located. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.37.

Sec. 18. When a registration is canceled for any reason prescribed in this chapter, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall have a proper entry made on the voter registration record indicating the date and the cause for cancellation. The person who canceled the aff…

Sec. 19. The original canceled affidavit or form shall be filed and preserved in the office of the clerk or board for the period required by this article and then transferred to the county commission of public records for disposal under IC 5-15-6-7. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.3…

Sec. 2. Each board of registration has custody of all registration facilities, equipment, supplies, forms, records (including the records of registered voters of the county), registration affidavits, and other property used in connection with the registration of voters of the cou…

Sec. 20.1. (a) The county voter registration office shall prepare an entry in the computerized system that accurately reflects the information set forth in the original affidavit of registration. However, the county voter registration office is required to enter a voter's voting …

Sec. 20.2. (a) The county voter registration office shall prepare an entry in the computerized system indicating: (1) whether the applicant was required to provide documentation under IC 3-7-33-4.5 or IC 3-7-33-4.7; and (2) if so, whether the required documentation has been provi…

Sec. 21.1. (a) The county voter registration office is not required to maintain duplicate paper copies of original registrations. (b) Notwithstanding IC 5-15, a county voter registration office may dispose of duplicate paper copies of original registrations made before January 1,…

Sec. 22. The county voter registration office may maintain the original affidavits of registration in a secure location outside the county voter registration office. As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.41; P.L.164-2006, SEC.20.