SB 411-1_ Filed 02/19/2004, 12:19
Adopted 2/19/2004
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COMMITTEE REPORT
YES:
7
NO:
5
MR. SPEAKER:
Your Committee on Elections and Apportionment , to which was referred Senate
Bill 411 , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back
to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
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Page 3, line 12, after "person" insert " ,".
Page 6, line 24, delete "together below the names of the offices".
Page 6, line 25, delete "specified in IC 3-11-13-11" and insert
" provided in IC 3-11-13".
Page 7, line 24, delete "under the names of the offices in the order"
and insert " as provided in IC 3-11-13.".
Page 7, delete line 25.
Page 8, line 34, delete ":" and insert " any of the following:".
Page 8, line 35, delete "an" and insert " An".
Page 8, line 35, delete "; or" and insert " .".
Page 8, line 36, delete "an" and insert " An".
Page 8, delete lines 37 through 40, begin a new line block indented
and insert:
" (3) A voting machine.
(4) A punch card ballot voting system.".
Page 10, line 14, after "name."" insert ".".
Page 12, delete lines 15 through 37, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
" (i) Except as provided by section 3.5 of this chapter, the
nominees of a political party or group of petitioners shall be listed
on the ballots in the same format that nominees are required to
be listed under IC 3-11-2-5.".
Page 14, delete lines 19 through 22, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
SOURCE: IC 3-11-12-3.5; (04)AM041104.21. -->
"SECTION 21. IC 3-11-12-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]:
Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies instead of
section 3(i) of this chapter if the county election board adopts a
resolution by the unanimous vote of the entire membership of the
board to make this section applicable to the ballot in the county.
(b) Below the name of the office and the statement required by
section 3(h) of this chapter, the names of the candidates for each
office must be grouped together in the following order:
(1) The major political party whose candidate received the
highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state
at the last election is listed first.
(2) The major political party whose candidate received the
second highest number of votes in the county for secretary
of state is listed second.
(3) All other political parties listed in the order that the
parties' candidates for secretary of state finished in the last
election are listed after the party listed in subdivision (2).
(4) If a political party did not have a candidate for secretary
of state in the last election or a nominee is an independent
candidate or ticket, the party or candidate is listed after the
parties described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).
(5) If more than one (1) political party or independent
candidate or ticket described in subdivision (4) qualifies to be
on the ballot, the parties, candidates, or tickets are listed in
the order in which the party filed its petition of nomination
under IC 3-8-6-12.
(6) The name of a write-in candidate may not be listed on the
ballot label.
(c) A resolution adopted under this section expires January 1
after the election to which the resolution is applicable.".
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Page 14, line 39, delete "," and insert " and".
Page 15, delete lines 23 through 42, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
" (g) Except as provided by section 11.5 of this chapter, the
nominees of a political party or group of petitioners shall be listed
on the ballots in the same format that nominees are required to
be listed under IC 3-11-2-5.".
Page 16, delete lines 1 through 6.
Page 17, delete lines 34 through 37.
Page 17, line 38, delete "(p)" and insert " (o)".
Page 18, line 3, delete "(q)" and insert " (p)".
Page 18, between lines 9 and 10, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 3-11-13-11.5; (04)AM041104.23. -->
"SECTION 23. IC 3-11-13-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]:
Sec. 11.5. (a) This section applies instead of
section 11(g) of this chapter if the county election board adopts a
resolution by the unanimous vote of the entire membership of the
board to make this section applicable to the ballot in the county.
(b) Below the name of the office and the statement required by
section 11(f) of this chapter, the names of the candidates for each
office must be grouped together in the following order:
(1) The major political party whose candidate received the
highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state
at the last election is listed first.
(2) The major political party whose candidate received the
second highest number of votes in the county for secretary
of state is listed second.
(3) All other political parties listed in the order that the
parties' candidates for secretary of state finished in the last
election are listed after the party listed in subdivision (2).
(4) If a political party did not have a candidate for secretary
of state in the last election or a nominee is an independent
candidate or ticket, the party or candidate is listed after the
parties described in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).
(5) If more than one (1) political party or independent
candidate or ticket described in subdivision (4) qualifies to be
on the ballot, the parties, candidates, or tickets are listed in
the order in which the party filed its petition of nomination
under IC 3-8-6-12.
(6) The name of a write-in candidate may not be listed on the
ballot label.
(c) A resolution adopted under this section expires January 1
after the election to which the resolution is applicable.".
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Page 21, line 42, delete ",".
Page 21, line 42, after "and" and insert "
must be".
Page 22, delete lines 19 through 22.
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to SB 411 as printed January 23, 2004.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
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AM041104/DI 75 2004