§ 3-7-32-8 — Applicability; deadline for filing application received by certain persons from voter; report of receipt of false, fictitious, or fraudulent application; county election board action

Indiana § 3-7-32-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 7: VOTER REGISTRATION
• Ch. 32: Registration Forms; Completion by Voters

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(a) This section does not apply to a voter
registration application received by any of the following:
(1) An employee of a license branch:
(A) acting in accordance with IC 3-7-14; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration
office as part of the license branch's transmittal of other
applications under IC 3-7-14.
(2) An employee of a public assistance agency:
(A) acting in accordance with IC 3-7-15; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration
office as part of the agency's transmittal of other applications
under IC 3-7-15.
(3) An employee of an agency serving persons with disabilities:
(A) acting in accordance with IC 3-7-16; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration
office as part of the agency's transmittal of other applications
under IC 3-7-16.
(4) An employee of an office designated under IC 3-7-18:
(A) acting in accordance with that chapter; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration
office as part of the office's transmittal of other applications
under IC 3-7-18.
(5) An employee of an office designated under IC 3-7-19:
(A) acting in accordance with that chapter; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration
office as part of the office's transmittal of other applications
under IC 3-7-19.
(6) An employee of the office of the department of employment
and training services:
(A) acting in accordance with IC 3-7-20.5; or
(B) who voluntarily:
(i) receives an application for voter registration by mail; and
(ii) forwards the application to a county voter registration
office as part of the office's transmittal of other applications
under IC 3-7-20.5.
(7) An employee of the United States Postal Service or a bonded
courier company, acting in the individual's capacity as an
employee of the United States Postal Service or a bonded courier
company.
(8) A member of the applicant's household.
(9) An applicant's attorney in fact under IC 30-5-5-14.
(10) The election division acting in accordance with IC 3-7-33-3.7.
(11) A state agency or county voter registration office receiving
an application through the online voter registration system under
IC 3-7-26.7.
(12) A precinct election officer acting in the officer's official
capacity under IC 3-6-6.
(13) A county voter registration officer acting in accordance with
IC 3-7.
(14) A law enforcement agency acting in accordance with IC 3-7-18-2(b).
(b) A person who receives a completed application form shall file
the application with the appropriate county voter registration office or
the election division not later than:
(1) noon ten (10) days after the person who initially received the
completed application from the voter registration applicant
received the application; or
(2) the deadline set by state law for filing the application with the
county voter registration office;
whichever occurs first. The ten (10) day filing requirement applies to
the delivery of a mail registration form whether prescribed by the
United States Election Assistance Commission or the election division.
(c) If a person receives a completed voter registration application
that the person has reason to believe is materially false, fictitious, or
fraudulent, the person shall deliver the application to the appropriate
county election board not later than the deadline set forth in subsection
(b), with a statement sworn or affirmed to under the penalties for
perjury, setting forth the reasons why the person believes the
application may be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent. The
county election board shall act under IC 3-6-5-31 to determine if a
violation of election law has occurred.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.258-2013, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.64-2014, SEC.14; P.L.169-2015, SEC.38; P.L.227-2023, SEC.30.