HB 1430-2_ Filed 04/08/2003, 09:41 Lawson

SENATE MOTION


MR. PRESIDENT:

    I move
that Engrossed House Bill 1430 be amended to read as follows:

SOURCE: Page 3, line 39; (03)MO143003.3. -->     Page 3, between lines 39 and 40, begin a new paragraph and insert the following:
SOURCE: IC 3-7-26-2; (03)MO143003.7. -->     "SECTION 7. IC 3-7-26-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.199-2001, SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 2. (a) The election division shall develop and maintain a statewide voter registration file.
    (b) Subject to section 20 of this chapter, not later than July 1, 2004, the election division shall maintain the statewide voter registration file so that the file is accessible by the election division and county voter registration offices through a secure connection over the Internet.
     (c) The statewide voter registration file must contain at least the following information for each voter:
        (1) The voter's voting history for at least the previous ten (10) years, if available, including the political party ballot requested by the voter at any primary election during the period.
        (2) The source of the voter's registration application.
        (3) A listing of all previous jurisdictions in which the voter was registered to vote.
        (4) Information concerning the documentation submitted by the voter to comply with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301 through 15545).
        (5) An electronic mail address if supplied by the voter.
        (6) Documentation of all changes to the registration made by the voter.
        (7) Documentation concerning all notices sent to the voter by the county voter registration office.

     (d) The statewide voter registration file must include at least the following:
        (1) Absentee ballot management features that:
            (A) manage absentee ballots based on the type, eligibility, and status of the absentee voter;
            (B) permit the printing of absentee labels by group, date, or by individual for use by a voter voting in person at the county election board office;
            (C) permit the documentation of the date that each absentee ballot is issued and returned;
            (D) permit the printing of absentee ballot applications with voter registration information for the absentee ballot applicant;
            (E) use bar code technology; and
            (F) interface with a ballot on demand system.
        (2) Full document imaging features, including:
            (A) electronic file folders that store multiple documents for each voter;
            (B) a single scan that captures both a document and signature;
            (C) back up of critical documents on optical media for archival purposes;
            (D) the annotation of document images;
            (E) backfile image conversion; and
            (F) storage of multi-media files, such as photographs and audio messages.
        (3) Election and poll worker management features that:
            (A) include petition verification, audit, and management functions, such as:
                (i) calculations of the minimum number of valid signatures by registered voters for a petition of nomination in an election district;
                (ii) reports listing the valid and invalid signatures on each petition of nomination; and
                (iii) reports listing daily counts of valid and invalid signatures on petitions of nomination;
            (B) track contact information for individuals who have submitted petitions for processing by the county voter registration office;
            (C) verify petition signatures against voter registration signatures by displaying digitized signatures for comparison;
            (D) track service and performance records for past, current, and potential poll workers and contain contact information for those poll workers;
            (E) report poll worker vacancies to permit vacancies to be filled before election day;
            (F) include print-on-demand services;
            (G) track poll worker pay, including mileage, and whether poll workers served for only part of an election day; and
            (H) permit a circuit court clerk to transmit reports or statements to the election division under IC 3-6-5, IC 3-7,

or IC 3-12-5.
        (4) Security features, including:
            (A) daily backup following business hours; and
            (B) off-site data housing and disaster contingency plans.
        (5) Signature digitizing features that:
            (A) permit signatures to be cropped and stored from voter registration and other forms;
            (B) permit signatures to be viewed within absentee, petition, or voter registration modules within the system; and
            (C) generate audit trail reports concerning transfer logs, work file reports, missing voter signatures, and signatures without voters.
        (6) Street file management features that:
            (A) include an integral street file with automatic assignment to election districts and jurisdictions based on residence address location;
            (B) permit changing street names throughout a county or for specific areas within a county;
            (C) include tools to identify and correct errors in the geographic assignment of jurisdictions;
            (D) permit interfacing with geographic information systems;
            (E) permit comprehensive changes to reflect changes in legislative district or precinct boundary lines;
            (F) permit the accommodation of multiple place names within a ZIP code; and
            (G) permit the tracking and management of data concerning polling place locations.
        (7) Voter registration management features that:
            (A) automatically assign voter identification numbers in accordance with this title;
            (B) calculate the number of registered voters by precinct or any election district;
            (C) permit expedited web based inquiries concerning polling place locations;
            (D) track and report all NVRA and voter list maintenance transactions performed within the system;
            (E) permit tracking regarding the political party ballot requested by voters voting in a primary;
            (F) generate a variety of reports in paper, compact disc, or floppy disc format, such as walking lists, call lists, lists of voters by precinct, lists of voters by name, date of birth or date of registration, and lists of voters by other household data;
            (G) identify voters who are currently less than eighteen

(18) years of age;
            (H) permit electronic processing of voter registration information received as files from other state and federal agencies;
            (I) provide flexible query functions for management and statistical reports;
            (J) support sophisticated mailing equipment for reduced postage costs; and
            (K) contain full audit controls and management reports to track and manage the work of county voter registration office employees.
        (8) A help desk support feature, staffed by individuals who can provide assistance to county voter registration offices regarding the proper operation of the system.
        (9) Other features as determined by the election division.
    (e) This subsection applies to a county with a county voter registration office described in IC 3-5-2-16.2(1) or IC 3-5-2-16.2(2). The statewide voter registration file must permit a county election board to view data concerning voters of the county to:
        (1) administer absentee balloting; or
        (2) determine whether an individual who wishes to file as a candidate is a voter of the county.
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    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to EHB 1430 as printed April 2, 2003).
                                 

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Senator LAWSON C


MO143003/DI 102     2003