Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS

Sec. 40.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "proof of identification" refers to a document that satisfies all the following: (1) The document shows the name of the individual to whom the document was issued, and the name conforms to the name in the individual's voter reg…

Sec. 40.6. "Provisional ballot" refers to a ballot cast in accordance with the provisions of IC 3-11.7. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.5.

Sec. 40.7. "Provisional voter" refers to an individual who is entitled to cast a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.6.

Sec. 41. "Public question" means a constitutional amendment, proposition, or other issue submitted to the electorate at an election. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-1-2 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.

As added by P.L.239-2001, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.145.

As added by P.L.239-2001, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.145.

Sec. 41.7. "Registration agency" refers to any of the following: (1) The bureau of motor vehicles. (2) Any other agency at which individuals may register to vote under IC 3-7. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.7.

Sec. 42. "Regular party committee" means: (1) a central committee; or (2) a national committee of a political party. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-4-1-14 part; 3-4-1-17 part; 3-4-1-17.5 part; 3-4-1-20 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.6.…

Sec. 42.5. "Residence" means the place: (1) where a person has the person's true, fixed, and permanent home and principal establishment; and (2) to which the person has, whenever absent, the intention of returning. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.7.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-1-2 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.3-1987, SEC.570.

Sec. 44. "School board" means the fiscal body of a school corporation. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-8-1 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.

Sec. 45. "School board office" refers to an elected position on the school board of a school corporation. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-8-1 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.

Sec. 46. "School corporation" refers to a public school corporation established under IC 20. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-8-1 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.

Sec. 47. "School district" means the taxing district of a school corporation. [1986 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.

Sec. 47.5. "Signing the poll list" means: (1) a voter writing the voter's name on the certified list of registered voters for the precinct prepared in accordance with IC 3-7-29-1; or (2) a voter writing the voter's name on an electronic poll book using an electronic signature pad…

Sec. 48. "State office" refers to the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, and judge of the tax court. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-1-19 pa…

Sec. 48.5. "Testing authority" means an independent test authority or independent laboratory: (1) as described in the Voting System Standards issued by the Federal Election Commission on April 30, 2002; or (2) accredited under Section 231 of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 20971). As added by P.…

Sec. 49. "Town" refers to an incorporated town of any population. The term does not include cities. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-1-2 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.7.

Sec. 49.3. "Uniformed services" means any of the following: (1) The Army. (2) The Navy. (3) The Air Force. (4) The Marine Corps. (5) The Coast Guard. (6) The Space Force. (7) The commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (8) The commissioned corps of the National Oceanic a…

Sec. 49.6. "United States", as used in section 34.5 of this chapter, means any of the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.16.

Sec. 49.7. "Unknown or insufficient address" refers to an address on a mailing returned by the United States Postal Service with one (1) or more of substantially the following statements made on the mailing by the United States Postal Service or a person residing at the address t…

Sec. 49.8. "Vote center" means a polling place where a voter who resides in the county in which the vote center is located may vote without regard to the precinct in which the voter resides. As added by P.L.1-2011, SEC.1.

As added by P.L.164-2006, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.108-2008, SEC.1. Expired 12-31-2010 by P.L.108-2008, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Ballot label" means any of the following: (1) The printed strip or sheet of cardboard or paper, supplied for use on an electronic voting system, that contains the names of the candidates and the public questions on the ballot. (2) The material, supplied for use with a ba…

Sec. 5.3. "Board of elections and registration" refers to a board of elections and registration established under any of the following: (1) IC 3-6-5.2. (2) IC 3-6-5.4. (3) IC 3-6-5.6. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.1.

Sec. 5.5. "Bona fide political party" means: (1) a major political party; or (2) a political party that has: (A) nominated at least one (1) candidate for political office during the preceding five (5) years; (B) held a convention; or (C) raised money and filed the financial repor…

Sec. 5.7. "Breach of peace" means breaking or disturbing the public peace, order, or decorum by any riotous, forcible, or unlawful proceedings, including fighting or tumultuous conduct. As added by P.L.209-2021, SEC.1.

Sec. 5.9. "Candidacy document" refers to any of the following: (1) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate. (2) A declaration of candidacy. (3) A consent to the nomination. (4) A consent to become a candidate. (5) A certificate of candidate selection. (6) A consent fil…

Sec. 50. "Voter" means a person who is qualified and registered to vote in an election. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-1-2 part; 3-1-7-28 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. IC 3-5-2-50.1 "Voter identification number" Sec. 50.1. "Voter identification number" refers to …

Sec. 50.2. "Voter with disabilities" means a voter who has a permanent or temporary physical disability, as set forth in 52 U.S.C. 20107. As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.4.

Sec. 50.3. "Voter with print disabilities" means an individual who is unable to independently mark a paper ballot or ballot card due to blindness, low vision, or a physical disability that impairs manual dexterity. As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.3.

Sec. 50.4. "Voter's bill of rights" refers to the statement prescribed by the commission under IC 3-5-8. As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.9.

As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.221-2005, SEC.145.

Sec. 51. "Voting mark" means any of the following: (1) A cross mark or check mark (X or U) on a hand-counted paper ballot. (2) A shaded-in circle, oval, or square, or a connected arrow on an optical scan ballot card. (3) A highlighted area on a direct record electronic voting sys…

Sec. 52. "Voting method" means the use of: (1) paper ballots; (2) ballot card voting systems; (3) electronic voting systems; or (4) any combination of these; to register votes in a precinct. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.7.

Sec. 53. "Voting system" means, as provided in 52 U.S.C. 21081: (1) the total combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment (including the software, firmware, and documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment) that is used: (A) to …

Sec. 53.2. "VSTOP" refers to the voting system technical oversight program established by IC 3-11-16-2. As added by P.L.71-2019, SEC.6.

Sec. 53.5. "Web Content Guidelines" refers to version 2.1 of the recommendations for making web content accessible for individuals with disabilities published on June 5, 2018, by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium. As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.4.

Sec. 54. "Write-in candidate" means a candidate: (1) who has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate; and (2) whose declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate has been accepted by the appropriate authority under IC 3-8-2-5 and IC 3-8-2-6. As added by P.L.4-…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "candidate" means a person who: (1) has taken the action necessary to qualify under Indiana law for listing on the ballot at an election or to become a write-in candidate; (2) has publicly announced or declared candidacy for an el…

Sec. 7. "Candidate's committee" means: (1) the principal political committee that each candidate is required to have under IC 3-9-1; or (2) an exploratory committee established by a candidate who has not decided whether to become a candidate for a specific office. [Pre-1986 Recod…

Sec. 7.5. As used in IC 3-9, "caucus" refers to a caucus to fill a candidate vacancy under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2. The term does not include a caucus to fill a vacant office under IC 3-13-5 or IC 3-13-11. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.5.

Sec. 8. "Central committee" means a state committee, congressional district committee, county committee, city committee, or town committee of a political party. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-1-17 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.

As added by P.L.58-2005, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.

Sec. 9. "Chairman" refers to the chairman of a central committee as follows: (1) State chairman, chairman of a state committee. (2) District chairman, chairman of a congressional district committee. (3) County chairman, chairman of a county committee. (4) City chairman, chairman …

Sec. 1. Each political party whose nominee received at least ten percent (10%) of the votes cast in the state for secretary of state at the last election for that office may have precinct committeemen elected at the same time as a primary election in accordance with IC 3-10-1-4.5…

and vice committeemen Sec. 10.5. The county chairman of a major political party shall, upon the request of a person who is serving in an elected office (as defined in IC 3-5-2-17), provide to that person the name and address of the precinct committeeman and vice committeeman of t…

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-2-1 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.108.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.15; P.L.5-1989, SEC.5; P.L.9-1989, SEC.1; P.L.1-1990, SEC.5; P.L.16-1993, SEC.1. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.108.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.5-1989, SEC.120.