§ 3-11-1.5-38.1 — Precinct boundaries; coordination with 2020 census data; review, errors, and corrections; adoption of new precinct establishment orders

Indiana § 3-11-1.5-38.1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND
• Ch. 1.5: Precincts

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1. (a) This section applies to the
boundaries of a precinct as established before January 1, 2021.
(b) As used in this chapter, "federal decennial census" has the
meaning set forth in IC 1-1-3.5-2(a).
(c) The office shall file with the election division the following
information for a precinct described in subsection (a):
(1) A list of the census blocks comprising the voting tabulation
districts used by the United States Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, in reporting the 2020 federal decennial
census of Indiana, as supplemented by the office.
(2) A file in a format prescribed by the election division depicting
the boundaries of the precinct as shown by maps included in the
GIS.
(d) After a filing occurs under subsection (c), the election division
shall immediately notify the county executive and the county election
board (or the board of elections and registration) of the county in which
the precinct is located.
(e) Not later than thirty (30) days after the date of the notice
described in subsection (d), the county executive shall notify the
election division if the filing described in subsection (c) contains errors
or is otherwise incorrect or incomplete. The notice must state one (1)
of the following:
(1) The county executive will submit to the election division, not
later than January 1, 2022, additional information for or
corrections to the filing, which will become the precinct
boundaries for the county for purposes of an election conducted
after January 1, 2022, and until a new precinct establishment
order for the county is adopted as provided in this chapter.
(2) The county executive will adopt a new precinct establishment
order for the county as provided in this chapter.
(f) The election division shall provide the office with the additional
information and corrections submitted by a county executive under
subsection (e)(1), and the office shall add the additional information
and corrections to the GIS.
(g) If a county executive does not file a notice under subsection (e),
the following apply:
(1) The precinct descriptions filed by the office under subsection
(c) become the precinct boundaries for the county for purposes of
an election conducted after January 1, 2022, and until a new
precinct establishment order for the county is adopted as provided
in this chapter.
(2) A registered voter of the county may not file an objection
under section 18 of this chapter to the precinct descriptions filed
by the office under subsection (c).
(h) This subsection applies to an order to establish precinct
boundaries approved under this chapter before January 1, 2021. Not
later than January 1, 2022, the county executive shall do the following:
(1) Correct any precinct boundaries that contain incorrect
information as the result of the enactment of any of the following:
(A) The 2021 Indiana congressional district plan.
(B) The 2021 senate district plan.
(C) The 2021 house district plan.
(2) File with the election division any corrections as described in
subdivision (1) on a form prescribed by the election division or
through the module on the computerized list established under IC 3-7-26.3 as described in section 12.1 of this chapter.
(i) This section does not prohibit the establishment of precincts in
a county using a precinct establishment order as provided in this
chapter.
(j) In addition to precinct boundaries, the name of a precinct as
included in the federal decennial census data becomes the official name
of the precinct.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.108-2021, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.227-2023, SEC.64.