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IN HB1196

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/10/2017

Primary Sponsor

Carey Hamilton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends IC 3-11-10-26.3 to change the voting requirement for county election board resolutions establishing satellite early voting offices from unanimous to majority vote of the board's entire membership.

  • County election boards may authorize circuit court clerks to establish satellite offices where voters can cast absentee ballots before an absentee voter board.

  • Resolutions must specify the locations of satellite offices and the hours absentee voting may occur, and may include other provisions the board deems useful.

  • Satellite offices must comply with polling place accessibility requirements and follow substantially the same procedures as absentee voting in the circuit court clerk's office.

  • Resolutions adopted for primary elections must use the same satellite office locations and hours for subsequent general or municipal elections; resolutions expire January 1 of the year following adoption.

Legislative Description

Satellite offices. Allows a county election board to adopt a resolution by the majority vote of the board's entire membership in order to establish satellite locations for early voting. (Currently, a resolution to establish satellite voting locations must be adopted unanimously by the board.)

Last Action

Representative Hatfield added as coauthor

1/12/2017

Committee Referrals

Elections and Apportionment1/10/2017

Full Bill Text

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