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IN HB1166

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lorissa Sweet

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • All Indiana elections must use hand-marked paper ballots designed and made in Indiana, featuring distinctive watermarks and serial numbers, with mandatory hand counting beginning at 7 a.m. on election day and results announced the same evening

  • Early voting, vote centers, Internet voting, mass mail-in voting, ballot harvesting, and ballot drop boxes are prohibited; precincts are limited to 1,500 registered active voters

  • Absentee ballots are restricted to military members, individuals with disabilities, those required to work during poll hours, overseas voters, and voters 65 or older, with ballots due by noon on election day

  • Voter registration applications must include proof of citizenship and signature; digital IDs are not accepted for registration or voting; the statewide voter database must be reconciled monthly against federal databases including Social Security death records and noncitizen databases

  • Violations constitute a Class A misdemeanor with a 10-year loss of voting rights; the Attorney General must establish an Election Crimes Unit with statewide jurisdiction and a voter fraud hotline

Legislative Description

Elections.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

1/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Elections and Apportionment1/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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