§ 3-10-1-7.2 — Proof of identification; exception; failure to produce; challenge; provisional ballot

Indiana § 3-10-1-7.2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 10: PROVISIONS GOVERNING CERTAIN TYPES OF
• Ch. 1: Primary Elections in General Election Years

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2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), a
voter who desires to vote an official ballot at a primary election shall
provide proof of identification.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), before the voter proceeds
to vote in a primary election, a precinct election officer shall ask the
voter to provide proof of identification. The voter must produce the
proof of identification before being permitted to sign the poll list.
(c) If:
(1) the voter is unable or declines to present the proof of
identification; or
(2) a member of the precinct election board determines that the
proof of identification presented by the voter does not qualify as
proof of identification under IC 3-5-2.1-84;
a member of the precinct election board shall challenge the voter as
prescribed by IC 3-11-8.
(d) If the voter executes a challenged voter's affidavit under section
9 of this chapter or IC 3-11-8-22.1, the voter may:
(1) sign the poll list; and
(2) receive a provisional ballot.
(e) A voter who votes in person at a precinct polling place, vote
center, or satellite office established under IC 3-11-10-26.3 that is
located at a state licensed care facility where the voter resides is not
required to provide proof of identification before voting in a primary
election.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.109-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.67; P.L.53-2009, SEC.1; P.L.157-2019, SEC.9; P.L.186-2025, SEC.19.