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IN HB1504

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/16/2019

Primary Sponsor

Pat Boy

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • All Indiana elections would be conducted by mail beginning in 2022, with ballots mailed to every registered voter at least 50 days before each election
  • Voters would have three options to cast ballots: return by mail, deposit in secure county lockboxes, or vote in person at vote centers on election day
  • County election boards must establish vote center plans by July 1, 2021, or the state election commission will adopt a plan for non-compliant counties
  • The interim study committee on elections must study the transition and recommend necessary legislation, with this study requirement expiring January 1, 2022
  • Multiple existing election code provisions governing in-person precinct voting would expire January 1, 2022, as they become obsolete under the mail voting system

Legislative Description

Vote by mail. Requires that all elections be conducted by mail beginning with elections in 2022. Provides for the January 1, 2022, expiration of several provisions of the election code that will be obsolete under a vote by mail system. Requires the interim study committee on elections to study the transition to a vote by mail system and propose necessary legislation to accomplish the transition.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

1/16/2019

Committee Referrals

Elections and Apportionment1/16/2019

Full Bill Text

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