§ 3-7-39-7 — Change of address within same precinct as former residence; exception

Indiana § 3-7-39-7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 7: VOTER REGISTRATION
• Ch. 39: Address Changes by Voter on Registration Records

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(a) This section applies to a voter who changes
residence to an address in the same precinct where the voter's former
residence was located, except for a voter who changes residence from
a location within a municipality to a location outside of the
municipality but within the same precinct.
(b) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20507(e)(1), a voter described in
subsection (a) may vote at the precinct polling place after the voter
makes an oral or a written affirmation of the change of address before
a member of the precinct election board.
(c) A person entitled to make a written affirmation under subsection
(b) may make an oral affirmation. The person must make the oral
affirmation before the poll clerks of the precinct. After the person
makes an oral affirmation under this subsection, the poll clerks shall:
(1) reduce the substance of the affirmation to writing at an
appropriate location on the poll list; and
(2) initial the affirmation.
(d) This subsection applies to a county that has adopted an order
under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1.
A voter described in subsection (a) may make a written affirmation of
the voter's change of residence on election day using the affidavit
prescribed by the election division under IC 3-10-11-6. If the voter
makes an oral affirmation under this subsection, the poll clerks shall
reduce the substance of the affirmation to writing using the affidavit
prescribed by the commission under IC 3-10-11-6 and initial the
affirmation.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.64-2014, SEC.25; P.L.128-2015, SEC.128; P.L.169-2015, SEC.44; P.L.157-2019, SEC.8.