§ 3-11-8-25.1 — Admittance of voter to polls; procedure; proof of identification; challenge of voter; cancellation and reregistration of voter who has moved

Indiana § 3-11-8-25.1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND
• Ch. 8: Voting Procedures Generally

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1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e),
a voter who desires to vote an official ballot at an election shall provide
proof of identification.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), before the voter proceeds
to vote in the election, a precinct election officer shall ask the voter to
provide proof of identification. One (1) of each of the precinct election
officers nominated by each county chairman of a major political party
of the county under IC 3-6-6-8 or IC 3-6-6-9 is entitled to ask the voter
to provide proof of identification. The voter shall produce the proof of
identification to each precinct officer requesting the proof of
identification before being permitted to sign the poll list.
(c) If:
(1) the voter is unable or declines to present the proof of
identification; or
(2) a member of the precinct election board determines that the
proof of identification provided by the voter does not qualify as
proof of identification under IC 3-5-2.1-84;
a member of the precinct election board shall challenge the voter as
prescribed by this chapter.
(d) If the voter executes a challenged voter's affidavit under section
22.1 of this chapter, the voter shall:
(1) sign the poll list; and
(2) receive a provisional ballot.
(e) A voter who votes in person at a precinct polling place, vote
center, or satellite office established under IC 3-11-10-26.3 that is
located at a state licensed care facility where the voter resides is not
required to provide proof of identification before voting in an election.
(f) After a voter has passed the challengers or has been sworn in, the
voter shall be instructed by a member of the precinct election board to
proceed to the location where the poll clerks are stationed. In a vote
center county using an electronic poll list, two (2) election officers who
are not members of the same political party must be present when a
voter signs in on the electronic poll list. The voter shall announce the
voter's name to the poll clerks or assistant poll clerks. A poll clerk, an
assistant poll clerk, or a member of the precinct election board shall
require the voter to write the following on the poll list or to provide the
following information for entry into the electronic poll list:
(1) The voter's name.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (k), the voter's current
residence address.
(g) The poll clerk, an assistant poll clerk, or a member of the
precinct election board shall:
(1) ask the voter to provide or update the voter's voter
identification number;
(2) tell the voter the number the voter may use as a voter
identification number; and
(3) explain to the voter that the voter is not required to provide or
update a voter identification number at the polls.
(h) The poll clerk, an assistant poll clerk, or a member of the
precinct election board shall ask the voter to provide proof of
identification.
(i) In case of doubt concerning a voter's identity, the precinct
election board shall compare the voter's signature with the signature on
the voter's registration record provided by the county voter registration
office under IC 3-7-29. If the board determines that the voter's
signature is authentic, the voter may then vote. If either poll clerk
doubts the voter's identity following comparison of the signatures, the
poll clerk shall challenge the voter in the manner prescribed by section
21 of this chapter.
(j) If:
(1) the poll clerk does not execute a challenger's affidavit; or
(2) the voter executes a challenged voter's affidavit under section
22.1 of this chapter or executed the affidavit before signing the
poll list;
the voter may then vote.
(k) The electronic poll book (or each line on a poll list sheet
provided to take a voter's current address) must include a box under the
heading "Address Unchanged". A voter whose address is unchanged
shall check the box instead of writing the voter's current address on the
poll list, or if an electronic poll book is used, the poll clerk shall check
the box after stating to the voter the address shown on the electronic
poll book and receiving an oral affirmation from the voter that the
voter's residence address shown on the poll list is the voter's current
residence address instead of writing the voter's current residence
address on the poll list or reentering the address in the electronic poll
book.
(l) If the voter indicates that the voter's current residence is located
within another county in Indiana, the voter is considered to have
directed the county voter registration office of the county where the
precinct is located to cancel the voter registration record within the
county. The precinct election board shall provide the voter with a voter
registration application for the voter to complete and file with the
county voter registration office of the county where the voter's current
residence address is located.
(m) If the voter indicates that the voter's current residence is located
outside Indiana, the voter is considered to have directed the county
voter registration office of the county where the precinct is located to
cancel the voter registration record within the county.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.135. Amended by P.L.2-2004, SEC.3; P.L.109-2005, SEC.4; P.L.164-2006, SEC.100; P.L.53-2009, SEC.2; P.L.219-2013, SEC.45; P.L.55-2014, SEC.4; P.L.64-2014, SEC.49; P.L.76-2014, SEC.37; P.L.109-2015, SEC.1; P.L.169-2015, SEC.115; P.L.74-2017, SEC.51; P.L.157-2019, SEC.18; P.L.186-2025, SEC.26.