§ 3-11-10-26.5 — Municipal and special elections; voting before absentee voter board during specific days and hours only

Indiana § 3-11-10-26.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND
• Ch. 10: Voting by Absentee Ballot

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5. (a) This section applies to:
(1) a municipal election;
(2) a primary conducted in a municipal election year; and
(3) a special election conducted under IC 3-10-8 and that is not
conducted at the same time as any other election.
(b) Notwithstanding section 26 of this chapter or IC 3-11-18.1-4 in
a vote center county, a county election board (or a town election board
acting under IC 3-10-7) may adopt a resolution or an amendment to a
county vote center plan by the unanimous vote of the board's entire
membership stating that voters are entitled to vote by absentee ballot
before an absentee voter board in the office of the circuit court clerk or
town election board during specific days and hours identified in the
resolution.
(c) If the election board adopts a resolution or an amendment under
subsection (b), the board must include written findings of fact in the
resolution or amendment stating:
(1) the number of absentee ballot applications anticipated or
previously received for the election;
(2) the expense to be incurred by providing absentee ballot voting
in the office during the entire period required under section 26 of
this chapter; and
(3) that voters would experience little or no inconvenience by
restricting absentee ballot voting in the office to the days and
hours specified in the resolution or amendment.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.108. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.63; P.L.219-2013, SEC.49; P.L.278-2019, SEC.96; P.L.109-2021, SEC.34.