§ 3-7-36-5 — Delivery of affidavit to voter after receipt of application; effectiveness of registration

Indiana § 3-7-36-5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 7: VOTER REGISTRATION
• Ch. 36: Special Registration Procedures for Military Voters and

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(a) This section does not apply to a voter who
files a combined absentee registration form and absentee ballot request.
(b) When a county voter registration office receives an application
for registration from an absent uniformed services voter or an overseas
voter, the office shall promptly mail or deliver to the applicant the
affidavit prescribed by this title for the registration of a voter. The
county voter registration office shall transmit the voter registration
application to the applicant by electronic mail or fax if:
(1) requested by the applicant; and
(2) the applicant provides an electronic mail address or a fax
number that permits the county voter registration office to send an
application not later than the end of the first business day after the
county voter registration office receives the communication from
the voter.
If the electronic mail address or the fax number provided by the voter
does not permit the county voter registration office to send the voter an
application not later than the end of the first business day after the
county voter registration office receives the communication, the county
voter registration office shall send the application to the voter by
United States mail.
(c) When the properly executed and certified affidavit is returned to
the voter registration office and approved under this article, the
applicant becomes a registered voter in the precinct of residence.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.25; P.L.66-2010, SEC.2.