Indiana Code 3-7-32-8. Applicability; deadline for filing application received by certain persons from voter; report of receipt of false, fictitious, or fraudulent application; county election board action
(1) An employee of a license branch:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-7-32-8
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration office as part of the license branch’s transmittal of other applications under Ind. Code § 3-7-14.
(2) An employee of a public assistance agency:
(A) acting in accordance with Ind. Code § 3-7-15; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration office as part of the agency’s transmittal of other applications under Ind. Code § 3-7-15.
(3) An employee of an agency serving persons with disabilities:
(A) acting in accordance with Ind. Code § 3-7-16; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration office as part of the agency’s transmittal of other applications under Ind. Code § 3-7-16.
(4) An employee of an office designated under Ind. Code § 3-7-18:
(A) acting in accordance with that chapter; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration office as part of the office’s transmittal of other applications under Ind. Code § 3-7-18.
(5) An employee of an office designated under Ind. Code § 3-7-19:
(A) acting in accordance with that chapter; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration office as part of the office’s transmittal of other applications under Ind. Code § 3-7-19.
(6) An employee of the office of the department of employment and training services:
(A) acting in accordance with Ind. Code § 3-7-20.5; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration office as part of the office’s transmittal of other applications under Ind. Code § 3-7-20.5.
(7) An employee of the United States Postal Service or a bonded courier company, acting in the individual’s capacity as an employee of the United States Postal Service or a bonded courier company.
(8) A member of the applicant’s household.
(9) An applicant’s attorney in fact under Ind. Code § 30-5-5-14.
(10) The election division acting in accordance with Ind. Code § 3-7-33-3.7.
(11) A state agency or county voter registration office receiving an application through the online voter registration system under Ind. Code § 3-7-26.7.
(12) A precinct election officer acting in the officer’s official capacity under Ind. Code § 3-6-6.
(13) A county voter registration officer acting in accordance with Ind. Code § 3-7.
(14) A law enforcement agency acting in accordance with Ind. Code § 3-7-18-2(b).
(b) A person who receives a completed application form shall file the application with the appropriate county voter registration office or the election division not later than:
(1) noon ten (10) days after the person who initially received the completed application from the voter registration applicant received the application; or
(2) the deadline set by state law for filing the application with the county voter registration office;
whichever occurs first. The ten (10) day filing requirement applies to the delivery of a mail registration form whether prescribed by the United States Election Assistance Commission or the election division.
(c) If a person receives a completed voter registration application that the person has reason to believe is materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent, the person shall deliver the application to the appropriate county election board not later than the deadline set forth in subsection (b), with a statement sworn or affirmed to under the penalties for perjury, setting forth the reasons why the person believes the application may be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent. The county election board shall act under Ind. Code § 3-6-5-31 to determine if a violation of election law has occurred.
As added by P.L.258-2013, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.64-2014, SEC.14; P.L.169-2015, SEC.38; P.L.227-2023, SEC.30.