Indiana § 3-7-36-14 Registration of absent uniformed services voters beginning on the
seventh day before election

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-7-36-14 — Registration of absent uniformed services voters beginning on the seventh day before election

Indiana § 3-7-36-14

Art. 7VOTER REGISTRATION

Ch. 36Special Registration Procedures for Military Voters and

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Ind. Code § 3-7-36-14 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to a person described in subsection (b) who applies to register to vote during the period:

(1)beginning on the seventh day before election day; and

(2)ending at noon election day.

(b)An absent uniformed services voter who is absent from Indiana during the registration period applicable to the voter under this chapter and who otherwise would be entitled to register to vote under Indiana law may, upon returning to Indiana during the period described in subsection (a) following discharge from service or reassignment, register to vote by doing the following:

(1)Showing either of the following to the county voter registration office:

(A)A discharge from service, dated not earlier than the beginning of the registration period that ended on the eighth day before elec

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(a) This section applies to a person described
in subsection (b) who applies to register to vote during the period:
(1) beginning on the seventh day before election day; and
(2) ending at noon election day.
(b) An absent uniformed services voter who is absent from Indiana
during the registration period applicable to the voter under this chapter
and who otherwise would be entitled to register to vote under Indiana
law may, upon returning to Indiana during the period described in
subsection (a) following discharge from service or reassignment,
register to vote by doing the following:
(1) Showing either of the following to the county voter
registration office:
(A) A discharge from service, dated not earlier than the
beginning of the registration period that ended on the eighth
day before election day, of:
(i) the voter;
(ii) the voter's spouse; or
(iii) the individual of whom the voter is a dependent.
(B) A copy of the government movement orders, with a
reporting date not earlier than the beginning of the registration
period that ended on the eighth day before election day, of:
(i) the voter;
(ii) the voter's spouse; or
(iii) the individual of whom the voter is a dependent.
(2) Completing a registration affidavit.
(c) A voter who registers under this section may vote at the
upcoming election only by absentee ballot at the office of the circuit
court clerk at the time the voter registers under this section or at any
time after the voter registers under this section and before noon on
election day. A voter who wants to vote under this subsection must do
both of the following:
(1) Complete an application for an absentee ballot.
(2) Sign an affidavit that the voter has not voted at any other
precinct in the election.
The voter may vote at subsequent elections as otherwise provided in
this title.
(d) If the voter votes by absentee ballot under this section, the
circuit court clerk shall do the following:
(1) Certify in writing that the voter registered under this section.
(2) Attach the certification to the voter's absentee ballot envelope.
(e) If the county has a board of registration, the board of registration
shall promptly deliver the voter's registration affidavit to the circuit
court clerk to permit the voter to vote under subsection (c).
(f) If the voter chooses not to vote under subsection (c), the county
voter registration office shall register the voter on the first day of the
next registration period.