§ 3-7-14-9 — Duties of employees providing application; transmittal of completed application

Indiana § 3-7-14-9

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 7: VOTER REGISTRATION
• Ch. 14: Registration Procedures at License Branches

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(a) An employee of the bureau of motor vehicles
commission who provides an individual with a driver's license or
identification card application shall do the following:
(1) Inform each individual who applies for a driver's license or an
identification card that the information the individual provides on
the individual's application will be used to register the individual
to vote unless:
(A) the individual is not eligible to vote;
(B) the individual declines to register to vote or fails to
complete the voter registration part of the application; or
(C) the individual answers "no" to either question described by
IC 3-7-22-5(3) or IC 3-7-22-5(4).
(2) Provide each individual who indicates a desire to register or
transfer registration with assistance in filling out the voter
registration application if requested to do so by the individual.
(3) Check the completed voter registration form for legibility and
completeness.
(4) Inform the individual that the individual will receive a mailing
from the county voter registration office of the county where the
individual resides concerning the disposition of the voter
registration application.
(5) Inform each individual who submits a change of address for
a driver's license or identification card that the information serves
as notice of a change of address for voter registration unless the
applicant states in writing on the form that the change of address
is not for voter registration purposes.
(b) The bureau of motor vehicles commission shall:
(1) transmit a voter registration form to the election division for
transmittal to the appropriate county voter registration office in
accordance with IC 3-7-26.3; and
(2) notify the election division if the applicant of the voter
registration form being transmitted applied for or was issued a
temporary credential listed under IC 9-24-11-5(c) or IC 9-24-16-3(f).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.9-2004, SEC.5; P.L.14-2004, SEC.20; P.L.164-2006, SEC.8; P.L.72-2025, SEC.1.