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IN HB1093
Bill
Status
1/5/2017
Primary Sponsor
Charles Burton
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AI Summary
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Eliminates the ability to cast both a straight party ticket vote and individual candidate votes on the same ballot; if a voter marks a straight party ticket, individual votes for candidates may not be counted.
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Allows voters who vote a straight party ticket to obtain a new ballot and vote for individual candidates instead, but they must request a new ballot before their original vote is cast.
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Requires ballot instructions to inform voters that if they vote a straight party ticket, votes for candidates of other parties, independent candidates, or write-in candidates will not be counted.
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Applies restrictions to at-large district offices (county council, city common council, town council, township board) requiring individual votes for each candidate rather than straight party votes.
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Takes effect July 1, 2017, and amends Indiana Code provisions governing election ballots and voting procedures for both paper ballots and electronic voting systems.
Legislative Description
Straight ticket voting. Provides that if a voter votes a straight party ticket, individual votes for candidates may not be counted. Provides procedures by which a voter who votes a straight party ticket may change the straight party vote to vote for individual candidates before the voter's vote is cast.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
1/5/2017