§ 3-11-9-2 — Voters with disabilities or unable to read or write English; assistance; affidavit

Indiana § 3-11-9-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 11: VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND
• Ch. 9: Assistance to Certain Voters

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(a) A voter who:
(1) is a voter with disabilities; or
(2) is unable to read or write English;
may request assistance in voting before entering the voting booth and
designate a person (other than the voter's employer, an officer of the
voter's union, or an agent of the voter's employer or union) to assist the
voter in voting at an election, as required by 52 U.S.C. 10508.
(b) The person designated must execute a sworn affidavit on a form
provided by the absentee voter board or the precinct election board
stating that, to the best of the designated person's knowledge, the voter:
(1) is a voter with disabilities or is unable to read or write English;
and
(2) has requested the designated person to assist the voter in
voting under this section.
(c) The person designated may then accompany the voter into the
voting booth and assist the voter in marking the voter's paper ballot or
ballot card or in registering the voter's vote on the electronic voting
system.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-3-1 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.258; P.L.10-1988, SEC.112; P.L.4-1991, SEC.93; P.L.8-1992, SEC.25; P.L.3-1993, SEC.149; P.L.14-2004, SEC.120; P.L.221-2005, SEC.67; P.L.128-2015, SEC.180; P.L.169-2015, SEC.117.