§ 3-7-29-1 — Applicability; list of registered voters; required information; false information Level 6 felony

(a) Except as provided in subsection (f), this
section does not apply to a county that:
(1) has adopted an order under section 6(a)(1) of this chapter; or
(2) is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1.
(b) Not later than ten (10) days before the election at which the
registration record is to be used, the county voter registration office
shall prepare certified copies of the list of registered voters for each
precinct in the county.
(c) The lists must contain the following information concerning
each registered voter:
(1) The full name of the voter.
(2) The address of the voter.
(3) The assigned voter identification number.
(4) Whether the voter is required to provide additional
identification before voting either in person or by absentee ballot.
(5) The date of birth of the voter, including an indication whether
the voter is less than eighteen (18) years of age for a poll list used
in a primary election.
(6) The scanned signature of the voter.
(7) Whether the voter is required to provide an affirmation of the
voter's residence.
(8) A bar code that allows the county voter registration office to
efficiently record whether the voter has signed the poll list.
(9) For a poll list used in a primary election, a letter abbreviation
of the name of the major political party whose ballot the voter has
requested.
(10) A space for a poll clerk to indicate when a voter has cast an
absentee ballot.
(11) A space for a poll clerk to indicate when a voter has cast a
provisional ballot.
(12) For a voter required to submit additional documentation
required under IC 3-7-33-4.5 or IC 3-7-33-4.7, a space for a poll
clerk to insert letters serving as an abbreviation for the type of
documentation provided by the voter.
(d) The names shall be arranged in the same order as they are in the
registration record of the precinct.
(e) The poll list must also contain a statement at the top of each
page indicating that an individual who knowingly makes a false
statement:
(1) by signing a poll list; or
(2) on a poll list concerning the individual's name, voter
identification number, or residence address;
commits a Level 6 felony as provided by IC 3-14-2-11.
(f) This subsection applies to a county that has adopted an order
under section 6(a)(1) of this chapter or is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1. The precinct election board shall post in a location within
the precinct or vote center a notice that:
(1) is clearly visible to an individual (or to an individual providing
assistance under IC 3-11-9) who is providing information to a
precinct election officer using an electronic poll book; and
(2) indicates that an individual commits a Level 6 felony under IC 3-14-2-11, if the individual knowingly makes a false statement to
a precinct election officer concerning:
(A) the individual's name;
(B) the individual's voter identification number; or
(C) the individual's residence address.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.43; P.L.81-2005, SEC.14; P.L.271-2013, SEC.2; P.L.258-2013, SEC.46; P.L.64-2014, SEC.11; P.L.169-2015, SEC.30; P.L.65-2024, SEC.12.