HB 1329 Summary

• Requires voters casting absentee ballots by mail to include a photocopy of their proof of identification in the mailing envelope (but not in the ballot envelope).

• County election boards must provide instructions to voters informing them which types of identification qualify as proof of identification under Indiana law.

• If a voter's proof of identification does not qualify, the ballot must be treated as a provisional ballot rather than rejected outright.

• Copies of voter proof of identification are classified as confidential and must be destroyed after 22 months unless required to be preserved by court order or federal law.

• Effective July 1, 2017.