February 20, 2004
ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL No. 132
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DIGEST OF SB 132
(Updated February 19, 2004 9:46 am - DI 75)
Citations Affected: IC 3-6; IC 3-14.
Synopsis: Absentee ballots and vote fraud. Provides that the Lake
County circuit court clerk, rather than the director of the board of
elections and registration performs all the duties of the circuit court
clerk relating to absentee ballots. Provides that if a person is convicted
of a vote fraud crime, the sentencing court must order the termination
of the person's public employment if the person is a public employee
and must prohibit the person's public employment for five years.
Effective: July 1, 2004.
January 6, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Civic Affairs.
January 26, 2004, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
February 3, 2004, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
February 4, 2004, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0. Re-engrossed.
HOUSE ACTION
February 6, 2004, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and
Apportionment.
February 19, 2004, reported _ Do Pass; recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means.
February 20, 2004
Second Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2004)
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ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL No. 132
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
elections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 3-6-5.2-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.26-2000,
SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2004]: Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the
board has all of the powers and duties given in this title (and powers
and duties concerning elections or voter registration given in other
titles of the Indiana Code) to the following:
(1) The county election board.
(2) The board of registration.
(3) The circuit court clerk.
(4) The county executive.
(b) The board shall perform all the duties of the county executive under
this title and perform the election duties of the county executive under
other titles of the Indiana Code.
(c) The circuit court clerk shall perform all the duties of the
circuit court clerk relating to absentee ballots under this title.
SECTION 2. IC 3-14-2-31.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2004]: Sec. 31.1. In addition to any sentence imposed under
IC 35-50, the court shall order both of the following after a person
is convicted of a crime under this chapter:
(1) Termination of the person's employment if the person is
employed by the state, a political subdivision, or a body
corporate and politic.
(2) That for five (5) years after the date of sentencing, the
person is prohibited from employment by the state, a political
subdivision, or a body corporate and politic.