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IN SB0335

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2017

Primary Sponsor

Greg Taylor

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Origin

Senate

2017 Regular Session

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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