3-7-15-1. Purpose of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes voter registration procedures in public assistance agencies as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(2)(A). As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.44.
3-7-15-10. Duties of Employees if Applicant Registering to Vote After Twenty-Ninth Day Before Primary, General, Municipal, or Special Election
Sec. 10. 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 employee of the office who provides an individual with an application for assistance or services under section 3 of this chapter […]
3-7-15-11. Prohibited Acts
Sec. 11. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(5), an employee 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 pictures, photographs, or other likenesses of any currently elected federal, state, county, or local […]
3-7-15-12. Assistance in Completing Registration Form Required
Sec. 12. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(ii) and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(C), an office described in section 2 of 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 forms for assistance or services, unless the individual refuses […]
3-7-15-13. Written Acknowledgment of Application; Format
Sec. 13. 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 detachable part of the registration form prescribed under section 4 of this chapter; and […]
3-7-15-14. Submission of Application Not Required
Sec. 14. An applicant who completes a voter registration application under section 4 of 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.24. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.19.
3-7-15-15. Confidentiality of Information
Sec. 15. 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.24. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.50.
3-7-15-16. Duty of Office to Forward Registration Application
Sec. 16. 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 to the clerk or board not later than five (5) days after the date of acceptance and […]
3-7-15-17. Updating Voter Registration Record
Sec. 17. A signed application under section 4 of 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.24.
3-7-15-18. Notification to Applicant of Disposition
Sec. 18. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall, upon receiving a completed application under section 16 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)(2). As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.52.
3-7-15-2. Offices Providing Public Assistance for Purposes of Nvra
Sec. 2. The general assembly finds that the following offices in Indiana provide public assistance within the scope of NVRA: (1) Each county office established under IC 12-19-1-1 that administers: (A) the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) under IC 12-14; or (B) the Medicaid program under IC 12-15. (2) Each office of the […]
3-7-15-3. Duty to Distribute Registration Form
Sec. 3. As provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(i) and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(A), an office listed in section 2 of this chapter shall distribute a voter registration form prescribed under section 4 of this chapter to each applicant for public assistance whenever the applicant: (1) applies for service or assistance; (2) applies for recertification or renewal […]
3-7-15-4. Design of Registration Form
Sec. 4. The election division shall prescribe the design of the registration form for each office listed in section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.56; P.L.169-2015, SEC.19.
3-7-15-5. Requirements of Registration Form
Sec. 5. The registration form prescribed under section 4 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) The form must include a statement that does the following: (A) […]
3-7-15-6. Contents of Declination Form
Sec. 6. 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 be used for voter registration purposes.”. […]
3-7-15-7. Declination to Register
Sec. 7. An applicant who fails to check either box described in section 5(3) of this chapter or to sign a separate declination form under section 6 of this chapter shall be considered to have declined to register. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24.
3-7-15-8. Procedures for Registration
Sec. 8. To register under this chapter, an individual must do the following while on the premises of the office: (1) Complete the voter registration application prescribed under section 4 of this chapter. (2) Present the application to an employee of the office. As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24.
3-7-15-9. Duties of Employees in Providing Application
Sec. 9. An employee of the office who provides an individual with an application for assistance or services under section 3 of 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’s voter registration application will be used to register […]