Indiana § 3-5-8-2 Content of statement of bill of rights

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-5-8-2 — Content of statement of bill of rights

Indiana·Art. 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS·Ch. 8 The Voter's Bill of Rights

The statement required by section 1 of this chapter must contain the following:

(1)A statement of the qualifications that an individual must meet to vote in Indiana, including qualifications relating to registration.

(2)A statement describing the circumstances that permit a voter who has moved from the precinct where the voter is registered to return to that precinct to vote.

(3)A statement that an individual who meets the qualifications and circumstances listed in subdivisions (1) and (2) may vote in the election.

(4)A statement describing how a voter who is challenged at the polls may be permitted to vote.

(5)The date of the election and the hours during which the polls will be open, as required by 52 U.S.C. 21082.

(6)Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and ho

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The statement required by section 1 of this
chapter must contain the following:
(1) A statement of the qualifications that an individual must meet
to vote in Indiana, including qualifications relating to registration.
(2) A statement describing the circumstances that permit a voter
who has moved from the precinct where the voter is registered to
return to that precinct to vote.
(3) A statement that an individual who meets the qualifications
and circumstances listed in subdivisions (1) and (2) may vote in
the election.
(4) A statement describing how a voter who is challenged at the
polls may be permitted to vote.
(5) The date of the election and the hours during which the polls
will be open, as required by 52 U.S.C. 21082.
(6) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and
how to cast a provisional ballot, as required by 52 U.S.C. 21082.
(7) Instructions for:
(A) mail-in registrants and first time voters under IC 3-7-33-4.5
and 52 U.S.C. 21083, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21082; and
(B) in-person registrants and first time voters under IC 3-7-33-4.7.
(8) General information on voting rights under applicable federal
and state laws, including the right of an individual to cast a
provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the
appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been
violated, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21082.
(9) General information on federal and state laws regarding
prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation, as required
under 52 U.S.C. 21082.
(10) A statement informing the voter what assistance is available
to assist the voter at the polls.
(11) A statement informing the voter what circumstances will
spoil the voter's ballot and the procedures available for the voter
to request a new ballot.
(12) A statement describing which voters will be permitted to
vote at the closing of the polls.
(13) Other information that the commission considers important
for a voter to know.