§ 3-11-4-5.2 — Direct mailings including application for absentee ballot; required information about sender of communication

Indiana § 3-11-4-5.2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND
• Ch. 4: Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot

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2. (a) This section does not apply to a direct
mailing of one hundred (100) or less substantially similar pieces of
mail.
(b) A communication including an absentee ballot application form:
(1) approved or authorized for use in Indiana; and
(2) transmitted through the United States Postal Service;
must include the information required by this section.
(c) The communication must set forth the name and mailing address
of the person who mailed the communication and be presented in a
clear and conspicuous manner to give the recipient adequate notice of
the identity of the person who mailed the communication. A
communication does not comply with this requirement if the
information is difficult to read or is placed in a location which is easily
overlooked.
(d) The communication must satisfy both of the following:
(1) The communication must contain the information described
in subsection (c) in at least 12 point type size that is clearly
readable by the recipient of the mailing.
(2) The information must be printed with a reasonable degree of
color contrast between the background and the printed statement.
A communication complies with this subdivision if the
information is printed in black text on a white background or the
degree of color contrast between the background and the text of
the information is not less than the color contrast between the
background and the largest text included in the mailing.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.157-2019, SEC.11.