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IN SB0009
Bill
AI Summary
Summary of SB 9 - Residence of Individual in State Institution
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Individuals adjudged mentally ill and committed to mental health institutions may now choose their voting residence as either the institution address OR their address when not institutionalized, but not both.
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Removes the previous restriction that prevented such individuals from gaining residency in the precinct where their institution is located.
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Establishes that committed individuals have only one residence for election purposes under Indiana law.
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Effective date: January 1, 2019.
Legislative Description
Residence of individual in state institution. Provides that an individual committed to an institution for individuals with a mental illness may state either of the following, but not both, as the individual's residence for purposes of voting: (1) The address of the institution where the individual has been committed. (2) The address where the individual lives when the individual is not committed to an institution. (Under current law, such an individual does not gain residency in the precinct in which the institution to which the individual is committed is located.)
Last Action
Public Law 3
3/7/2018