§ 3-5-5-7 — Temporary residency; residency of students attending postsecondary educational institution

Indiana § 3-5-5-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 5: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 5: Standards for Determining Residency

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(a) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, a person
does not gain residency in a precinct in which the person is physically
present for:
(1) temporary employment;
(2) educational purposes, except as provided in subsection (b);
(3) preparing to purchase or occupy a residence; or
(4) other purposes;
without the intent of making a permanent home in the precinct.
(b) The following apply to a student attending a postsecondary
educational institution in Indiana:
(1) A student who applies to register to vote shall state the
student's residence address.
(2) A student has only one (1) residence for purposes of this title.
(3) A student may state the student's residence as either of the
following, but not both:
(A) The address where the student lives when the student
attends the postsecondary educational institution where the
student pursues the student's education.
(B) The address where the student lives when the student is not
attending the postsecondary educational institution where the
student pursues the student's education.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.18; P.L.164-2006, SEC.5; P.L.258-2013, SEC.10; P.L.169-2015, SEC.6.