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IN SB0335
Bill
AI Summary
- Changes the voting requirement for county election board resolutions establishing satellite early voting locations from unanimous to majority vote
- Amends Indiana Code IC 3-11-10-26.3 to allow circuit court clerks to establish satellite offices where voters may cast absentee ballots
- Requires resolutions to specify satellite office locations and voting hours, and may include other provisions the board considers useful
- Satellite offices must comply with polling place accessibility requirements and follow substantially the same absentee ballot procedures as the circuit court clerk's office
- Resolutions expire January 1 of the year immediately following their adoption, with effective date of July 1, 2017
Legislative Description
Satellite voting. 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
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/9/2017
Committee Referrals
Elections1/9/2017
Full Bill Text
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