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IN HB1241
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Richard Hamm
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AI Summary
House Bill 1241 Summary
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Permits votes cast by absentee ballot to be counted if the ballot was completed and received by the county election board before the voter's death.
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Requires rejection of absentee ballots from deceased voters if the ballot was forwarded to the county election board after the voter had died.
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Applies to both precinct election boards (IC 3-11-10-23) and absentee ballot counters (IC 3-11.5-4-17).
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Specifies that counting or rejecting a deceased voter's absentee ballot does not invalidate an election.
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Effective date: July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Absentee ballots cast before death. Permits the vote of a person who died after casting a ballot to be counted if the ballot was completed and placed in the mail to or otherwise received by the county election board before the voter became deceased.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
1/10/2017