Sec. 24. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a voter who satisfies any of the following is entitled to vote by mail: (1) The voter has a specific, reasonable expectation of being absent from the county on election day during the entire twelve (12) hours that the polls are open. (2) The voter will […]
Sec. 24.5. As required by 52 U.S.C. 21081, an election board must establish a voter education program (specific to a paper ballot or optical scan ballot card provided as an absentee ballot under this chapter) to notify a voter of the effect of casting multiple votes for a single office. As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.145. […]
Sec. 25. (a) A voter who votes by absentee ballot because of: (1) illness or injury; or (2) caring for a confined person at a private residence; and who is within the county may vote before an absentee voter board or by mail. (b) If requested by a voter described in subsection (a) or by […]
Sec. 26. (a) This subsection applies to all counties, except for a county to which IC 3-6-5.2 or IC 3-6-5.6 applies. As an alternative to voting by mail, a voter is entitled to cast an absentee ballot before an absentee voter board at any of the following: (1) One (1) location of the office of […]
Sec. 26.1. Voting before an absentee voter board under section 26 of this chapter shall be referred to as “early voting” on all forms prescribed by the election division and in all communications with voters. As added by P.L.115-2022, SEC.8.
Sec. 26.2. (a) A county election board or board of elections and registration shall comply with IC 3-11-9-6 by providing an electronic voting system or marking device that produces a marked optical scan ballot for voting by absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk, the board of elections and registration, or a […]
Sec. 26.3. (a) A county election board may adopt a resolution to authorize the circuit court clerk to establish satellite offices in the county where voters may cast absentee ballots before an absentee voter board. (b) To be adopted under this section, a resolution must be adopted by the unanimous vote of the board’s entire […]
Sec. 26.4. (a) This section applies to voting under section 26, 26.2, or 26.3 of this chapter. (b) After voting, a voter shall leave the office or satellite office. (c) If a voter leaves the booth without casting a ballot, an absentee voter board member or the circuit court clerk’s office shall do both of […]
Sec. 26.5. (a) This section applies to: (1) a municipal election; (2) a primary conducted in a municipal election year; and (3) a special election conducted under IC 3-10-8 and that is not conducted at the same time as any other election. (b) Notwithstanding section 26 of this chapter or IC 3-11-18.1-4 in a vote […]
Sec. 26.7. (a) As used in this section, “facility” refers to the facility in which a voter may vote a ballot under section 26 or 26.3 of this chapter. (b) For purposes of this chapter, a facility is an “accessible facility” for elderly voters and voters with disabilities only if all the following apply: (1) […]
Sec. 27. (a) This section does not apply to a ballot mailed to a voter under this chapter. (b) Subject to IC 3-5-4-9, before a ballot is voted under section 25 of this chapter before an absentee voter board, it must bear the circuit court clerk’s official seal and signature or facsimile signature and be […]
Sec. 28. (a) A voter voting before an absentee voter board shall mark the voter’s ballot in the presence of the board, but not in such a manner that either of the members of the board can see for whom the voter voted, unless the voter requests the help of the board in marking a […]
Sec. 29. (a) The envelope required by section 28 of this chapter must bear upon its face a printed affidavit containing the voter’s affirmation under penalties of perjury that the following information is true: The voter must indicate the voter’s precinct and township (or ward and city or town) and indicate whether the voter is […]
Sec. 29.2. (a) This section applies to a voter casting an absentee ballot at: (1) the location of the office of the circuit court clerk designated by the circuit court clerk under IC 3-11-10-26(a)(1); (2) the office of the board of elections and registration under IC 3-11-10-26(b)(1); or (3) a satellite office established under IC […]
Sec. 29.5. Each day after absentee voting concludes in the circuit court clerk’s office or a satellite office, the county election board shall direct that the vote history be uploaded from each electronic poll list into the computerized list. As added by P.L.219-2013, SEC.50. Amended by P.L.109-2021, SEC.38.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-7 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.278-2019, SEC.73.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-18 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.225-2011, SEC.64. Repealed by P.L.109-2021, SEC.39.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-18 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.65; P.L.169-2015, SEC.125. Repealed by P.L.109-2021, SEC.40.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-22 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.110; P.L.225-2011, SEC.65. Repealed by P.L.109-2021, SEC.41.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-22-18 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.111. Repealed by P.L.225-2011, SEC.93.
