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IN SB0304
Bill
Status
1/4/2018
Primary Sponsor
Karen Tallian
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AI Summary
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Amends Indiana Code to change polling place closing time from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on election day, effective January 1, 2019.
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Adds new definition of "close of the polls" referring to the time polls are set to close under IC 3-11-8-8.
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Updates absentee ballot procedures to reflect new 7 p.m. closing time, including deadlines for filing additional voter documentation and provisional ballot processing.
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Requires circuit court clerks and county election boards to accept delivery of absentee envelopes and voter documentation before the new 7 p.m. closing time.
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Changes county election board canvassing procedures to begin at 7 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. when counting votes and declaring election results.
Legislative Description
Voting hours. Provides that the polls close at 7 p.m. (Under current law, the polls must close at 6 p.m.)
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/4/2018