April 1, 2005





ENGROSSED SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 10

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DIGEST OF SJ 10 (Updated March 31, 2005 3:37 pm - DI 75)



Citations Affected: Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.

Synopsis: Military and overseas voters. Provides that the general assembly may extend the right to vote to an individual who: (1) is the child of an individual who is a registered Indiana voter on active military duty or is an employee of the United States government; and (2) currently resides outside the United States; if the individual meets all the constitutional qualifications for a voter other than residence in an Indiana precinct. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.

Effective: This proposed amendment must be agreed to by two consecutive general assemblies and ratified by a majority of the state's voters voting on the question to be effective.





Lawson C
(HOUSE SPONSORS _ RICHARDSON, THOMAS)




    January 24, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Civic Affairs.
    February 7, 2005, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
    February 10, 2005, read second time, ordered engrossed.
    February 11, 2005, engrossed.
    February 15, 2005, read third time, passed. Yeas 47, nays 0.

HOUSE ACTION

    March 7, 2005, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment.
    March 31, 2005, amended, reported _ Do Pass.







April 1, 2005

First Regular Session 114th General Assembly (2005)


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ENGROSSED SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 10




    A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 2, Section 2, of the Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning elections.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: ; (05)SJ0010.3.1. -->     SECTION 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the State of Indiana is proposed and agreed to by this, the One Hundred Fourteenth General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and is referred to the next General Assembly for reconsideration and agreement.
SOURCE: CON 2; (05)SJ0010.3.2. -->     SECTION 2. ARTICLE 2, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Section 2. (a) A citizen of the United States who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who has been a resident of a precinct thirty (30) days immediately preceding an election may vote in that precinct at the election.
    (b) A citizen may not be disenfranchised under subsection (a), if the citizen is entitled to vote in a precinct under subsection (c), subsection (d), or federal law.
    (c) The General Assembly may provide that a citizen who ceases to be a resident of a precinct before an election may vote in a precinct where the citizen previously resided if, on the date of the election, the citizen's name appears on the registration rolls for the precinct.
     (d) The General Assembly may provide that a citizen who:
        (1) is:
            (A) on active military duty or is an employee of the United States government; and
            (B) the child of an individual who is a registered voter of Indiana; and
        (2) currently resides outside the United States;
may vote in a precinct if the citizen meets all the qualifications in subsection (a) other than residence in a precinct in Indiana.


ESJ 10 _ SJ 9607/DI 75

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