SB 357 Summary

• Eliminates the use of electronic voting systems in Indiana after December 31, 2015, by adding expiration dates to relevant statutes governing their operation.

• Maintains authorization for ballot card voting systems and paper ballots as alternative voting methods after the electronic voting system phase-out date.

• Modifies definitions, procedures, and requirements related to electronic voting systems to specify they apply only "before January 1, 2016," including ballot labels, marking devices, and voting methods.

• Updates election administration statutes regarding absentee ballots, vote counting standards, recounts, and election contests to remove references to electronic voting systems after the expiration date.

• Effective July 1, 2013, with all electronic voting system provisions expiring January 1, 2016.