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.





Antich, Lawson C, Mrvan
(HOUSE SPONSORS _ SMITH V, LUTZ J)




    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) Except as provided in subsection (c), the director appointed under section 7 of this chapter shall perform all the duties of the circuit court clerk under this title and perform the election or voter registration duties of the circuit court clerk under other titles of the Indiana Code.
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.