Indiana § 3-11-4-5.8 Voter with print disabilities; requesting voter registration application,
absentee ballot application; use of electronic mail or web publication

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-11-4-5.8 — Voter with print disabilities; requesting voter registration application, absentee ballot application; use of electronic mail or web publication

Indiana § 3-11-4-5.8

Art. 11VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND

Ch. 4Eligibility and Application for Absentee Ballot

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Ind. Code § 3-11-4-5.8 (2026).

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(a)A voter with print disabilities may use electronic mail or web publication to request:

(1)a voter registration application; and

(2)an absentee ballot application; from the election division, a county election board, a county board of elections and registration, or a county voter registration office.

(b)The election division, county election board, county board of elections and registration, or county voter registration office that receives an electronic mail from a voter with print disabilities requesting a voter registration application or absentee ballot application by electronic mail shall provide the requested application to the voter by electronic mail address if the electronic mail address permits the office to send the application not later than the end of the first busine

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8. (a) A voter with print disabilities may use
electronic mail or web publication to request:
(1) a voter registration application; and
(2) an absentee ballot application;
from the election division, a county election board, a county board of
elections and registration, or a county voter registration office.
(b) The election division, county election board, county board of
elections and registration, or county voter registration office that
receives an electronic mail from a voter with print disabilities
requesting a voter registration application or absentee ballot application
by electronic mail shall provide the requested application to the voter
by electronic mail address if the electronic mail address permits the
office to send the application not later than the end of the first business
day after the office receives the request from the voter.
(c) The election division, county election board, county board of
elections and registration, or county voter registration office shall
ensure that the procedures used to receive a request for a voter
registration application or an absentee ballot application under this
section and transmission of the application to a voter with print
disabilities protect:
(1) the security and integrity of the application request processes;
and
(2) the voter's identity and other personal data.
(d) The election division, county election board, county board of
elections and registration, or county voter registration office shall
include information concerning the use of electronic mail and web
publication with all informational and instructional materials that are
sent with a voter registration application or an absentee ballot
application to a voter with print disabilities.
(e) The secretary of state, with the approval of the election division,
shall develop a free access system that permits a voter with print
disabilities to determine whether the voter's absentee ballot has been
received by the appropriate county election board or board of elections
and registration, regardless of the manner in which the absentee ballot
was transmitted by the voter to the board. To the extent permitted by IC 3-7 and IC 5-14-3, the system must contain reasonable procedures to
protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal
information collected, stored, or otherwise used on the system.
(f) The secretary of state, with the approval of the election division,
shall develop a system that complies with the Web Content Guidelines.