Indiana § 3-11-8-3.4 County applications to Secretary of Health and Human Services to
make polling places accessible and provide information to voters with
disabilities

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-11-8-3.4 — County applications to Secretary of Health and Human Services to make polling places accessible and provide information to voters with disabilities

Indiana § 3-11-8-3.4

Art. 11VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND

Ch. 8Voting Procedures Generally

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Ind. Code § 3-11-8-3.4 (2026).

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(a)As authorized under 52 U.S.C. 21021, a county election board may apply on behalf of a county to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for payments under HAVA (52 U.S.C. 21021 through 52 U.S.C. 21025) to do the following:

(1)Make polling places (including the path of travel, entrances, exits, and voting areas of each polling place) more accessible to individuals with disabilities, including the blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for access and participation (including privacy and independence) as other voters.

(2)Provide individuals with disabilities and other individuals described in subdivision (1) with information about the accessibility of polling places, including outreach programs to inform the individuals about the availability o

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4. (a) As authorized under 52 U.S.C. 21021, a
county election board may apply on behalf of a county to the Secretary
of Health and Human Services for payments under HAVA (52 U.S.C.
21021 through 52 U.S.C. 21025) to do the following:
(1) Make polling places (including the path of travel, entrances,
exits, and voting areas of each polling place) more accessible to
individuals with disabilities, including the blind and visually
impaired, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for
access and participation (including privacy and independence) as
other voters.
(2) Provide individuals with disabilities and other individuals
described in subdivision (1) with information about the
accessibility of polling places, including outreach programs to
inform the individuals about the availability of accessible polling
places and training election officials, poll workers, and election
volunteers on how best to promote the access and participation of
individuals with disabilities in elections.
(b) If a county election board submits an application under
subsection (a), the application must:
(1) comply with 52 U.S.C. 21023; and
(2) be filed with the election division not later than the
submission of the application under subsection (a).
(c) If a county election board receives payments from the Secretary
of Health and Human Services under 52 U.S.C. 21021 through 52
U.S.C. 21025, the payments shall be deposited in the county general
fund and appropriated to the county election board for the purposes
described in the application. The county election board shall spend the
money for the purposes described in the application.
(d) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21025, the county election board shall
file a report with the Secretary of Health and Human Services
regarding the activities conducted with these funds and the
expenditures made with respect to the categories listed in subsection
(a)(1) and (a)(2). The county election board shall file a copy of the
report with the election division and the state board of accounts not
later than the date the report is submitted under this subsection.