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IN HB1084
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/3/2018
Primary Sponsor
Richard Hamm
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AI Summary
- Absentee ballots cast by voters who subsequently die must be counted if the ballot would otherwise be valid
- Reverses prior Indiana law that required rejection of absentee ballots from deceased voters and return of those ballots as "defective"
- Amends IC 3-11-10-23 (precinct election board procedures) and IC 3-11.5-4-17 (absentee ballot counter procedures)
- Declares an emergency, making the law effective immediately upon passage rather than the standard July 1 effective date
- Introduced January 3, 2018 by Representative Hamm and referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Legislative Description
Absentee ballots cast before death. Requires that an absentee ballot marked and forwarded by a voter who subsequently dies be counted if the absentee ballot would otherwise be entitled to be counted if the voter had not died.
Last Action
Representative Pierce added as coauthor
1/23/2018
Committee Referrals
Elections and Apportionment1/3/2018
Full Bill Text
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