Indiana § 3-11-10-26.3 Satellite offices; resolution; requirements; adoption by unanimous vote
of election board; expiration

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-11-10-26.3 — Satellite offices; resolution; requirements; adoption by unanimous vote of election board; expiration

Indiana § 3-11-10-26.3

Art. 11VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND

Ch. 10Voting by Absentee Ballot

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Ind. Code § 3-11-10-26.3 (2026).

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(a)A county election board may adopt a resolution to authorize the circuit court clerk to establish satellite offices in the county where voters may cast absentee ballots before an absentee voter board.

(b)To be adopted under this section, a resolution must be adopted by the unanimous vote of the board's entire membership.

(c)A resolution adopted under this section must do the following:

(1)State the locations of the satellite offices.

(2)State the hours at which absentee voting may occur at the satellite offices.

(d)The resolution may contain other provisions the board considers useful.

(e)If a resolution is adopted under this section for a primary election, the following apply:

(1)Except as provided in subdivision (2), the locations of the satellite offices and the hours at wh

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3. (a) A county election board may adopt
a resolution to authorize the circuit court clerk to establish satellite
offices in the county where voters may cast absentee ballots before an
absentee voter board.
(b) To be adopted under this section, a resolution must be adopted
by the unanimous vote of the board's entire membership.
(c) A resolution adopted under this section must do the following:
(1) State the locations of the satellite offices.
(2) State the hours at which absentee voting may occur at the
satellite offices.
(d) The resolution may contain other provisions the board considers
useful.
(e) If a resolution is adopted under this section for a primary
election, the following apply:
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2), the locations of the
satellite offices and the hours at which absentee voting may occur
at the satellite offices established for the primary election must be
used for the subsequent general or municipal election.
(2) The board may, by unanimous vote of the board's entire
membership, amend the resolution to modify, for the subsequent
general or municipal election:
(A) the locations of the satellite offices; and
(B) the hours at which absentee voting may occur at the satellite
offices.
A board in a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1 that amends a resolution under subdivision (2) shall also
amend its plan under IC 3-11-18.1-15 to conform to the amendment.
(f) If a resolution is adopted under this section, the procedure for
casting an absentee ballot at a satellite office must, except as provided
in this section, be substantially the same as the procedure for casting an
absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk under section 26
of this chapter.
(g) A voter casting an absentee ballot under this section is entitled
to cast the voter's ballot in accordance with IC 3-11-9.
(h) A satellite office established by a circuit court clerk under this
section must comply with the polling place accessibility requirements
of IC 3-11-8.
(i) A resolution adopted under this section expires January 1 of the
year immediately after the year in which the resolution is adopted.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.167-2001, SEC.8 and P.L.199-2001, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.66-2010, SEC.25; P.L.225-2011, SEC.63; P.L.194-2013, SEC.62; P.L.169-2015, SEC.123; P.L.153-2024, SEC.15.