SB 132-2_ Filed 01/22/2007, 10:21 Kenley
Adopted 1/22/2007

SENATE MOTION


MADAM PRESIDENT:

    I move
that Senate Bill 132 be amended to read as follows:

SOURCE: Page 1, line 1; (07)MO013203.1. -->     Page 1, delete lines 1 through 8, begin a new paragraph and insert:
SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-20-1.8; (07)MO013203.1. -->     "SECTION 1. IC 6-1.1-20-1.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.8. As used in this chapter, "county voter registration office" means the following:
        (1) A board of registration established under IC 3-7-12 or by a county executive acting under IC 3-7-12.
        (2) A board of elections and registration established under IC 3-6-5.2 or IC 3-6-5.4.
        (3) The office of the circuit court clerk of a county in which a board has not been established as described in subdivision (1) or (2).

SOURCE: IC 6-1.1-20-1.9; (07)MO013203.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 6-1.1-20-1.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.9. As used in this chapter, "registered voter" means the following:
        (1) In the case of a petition under section 3.1 of this chapter to initiate a petition and remonstrance process, an individual who is registered to vote in the political subdivision on the date the proper officers of the political subdivision publish notice under section 3.1(2) of this chapter of a preliminary determination by the political subdivision to issue bonds or enter into a lease.
        (2) In the case of:
            (A) a petition under section 3.2 of this chapter in favor of the proposed debt service or lease payments; or
            (B) a remonstrance under section 3.2 of this chapter against the proposed debt service or lease payments;
        an individual who is registered to vote in the political subdivision on the date that is thirty (30) days after the notice of the applicability of the petition and remonstrance process

is published under section 3.2(1) of this chapter.".

SOURCE: Page 3, line 7; (07)MO013203.3. -->     Page 3, line 7, delete "clerk," and insert " voter registration office,".
    Page 3, line 7, after "auditor" delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 3, line 8, delete "clerk's" and insert " voter registration office's".
    Page 3, line 10, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 3, line 30, after "subdivision." insert " A person who signs a petition as a registered voter must indicate the address at which the person is registered to vote.".
    Page 3, line 35, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 3, line 37, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 3, line 40, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 3, line 41, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 3, line 41, after "shall" insert " not more than fifteen (15) business days after receiving a petition".
    Page 4, line 1, delete "five (5)" and insert " ten (10)".
    Page 4, line 2, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 4, line 6, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 4, line 11, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 4, line 11, after "shall" insert " not more than ten (10) business days after receiving the statement from the county auditor under subdivision (8)".
    Page 4, line 19, delete "valid." and insert " valid, and there is a presumption that the individual is entitled to sign the petition under this section. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in determining whether an individual is a registered voter, the county voter registration office shall apply the requirements and procedures used under IC 3 to determine whether a person is a registered voter for purposes of voting in an election governed by IC 3. However, an individual is not required to comply with the provisions concerning providing proof of identification to be considered a registered voter for purposes of this chapter. A person is entitled to sign a petition only one (1) time in a particular petition and remonstrance process under this chapter, regardless of whether the person owns more than one (1) parcel of real property within the subdivision and regardless of whether the person is both a registered voter in the political subdivision and the owner of real property within the political subdivision. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a petition is presented to the county voter registration office within thirty-five (35) days of an election, the county voter registration office may defer acting on the petition, and the time requirements under this section for action by the county voter registration office do not begin to run until five (5) days after the date of the election.".
    Page 4, line 20, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 4, line 28, delete "twenty-five (25)" and insert " thirty-five

(35)".
    Page 5, line 32, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 5, line 34, delete "clerk," and insert " voter registration office,".
    Page 5, line 34, after "auditor" delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 5, line 35, delete "clerk's" and insert " voter registration office's".
    Page 5, line 38, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 6, line 19, after "subdivision." insert " A person who signs a petition or remonstrance as a registered voter must indicate the address at which the person is registered to vote.".
    Page 6, line 22, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 6, line 25, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 6, line 29, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 6, line 33, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 6, line 35, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 6, line 35, after "shall" insert " not more than fifteen (15) business days after receiving a petition or remonstrance".
    Page 6, line 36, delete "five (5)" and insert " ten (10)".
    Page 6, line 39, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 6, line 42, delete "clerk," and insert " voter registration office,".
    Page 7, line 6, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 7, line 6, after "shall" insert " not more than ten (10) business days after receiving the statement from the county auditor under subdivision (5)".
    Page 7, line 21, delete "valid." and insert " valid, and there is a presumption that the individual is entitled to sign the petition or remonstrance under this section. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in determining whether an individual is a registered voter, the county voter registration office shall apply the requirements and procedures used under IC 3 to determine whether a person is a registered voter for purposes of voting in an election governed by IC 3. However, an individual is not required to comply with the provisions concerning providing proof of identification to be considered a registered voter for purposes of this chapter. A person is entitled to sign a petition or remonstrance only one (1) time in a particular petition and remonstrance process under this chapter, regardless of whether the person owns more than one (1) parcel of real property within the subdivision and regardless of whether the person is both a registered voter in the political subdivision and the owner of real property within the political subdivision. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a petition or remonstrance is presented to the county voter registration office within thirty-five (35) days of an election, the county voter registration office may defer acting on the petition

or remonstrance, and the time requirements under this section for action by the county voter registration office do not begin to run until five (5) days after the date of the election.".
    Page 7, line 22, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 7, line 25, delete "twenty-five (25)" and insert " thirty-five (35)".
    Page 7, line 28, delete "clerk" and insert " voter registration office".
    Page 8, line 3, delete "clerk's" and insert " voter registration office's".
    Page 36, between lines 18 and 19, begin a new paragraph and insert:

SOURCE: ; (07)MO013203.27. -->     "SECTION 27. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The state board of accounts shall before July 1, 2007, design and prepare the forms and instructions to be used under IC 6-1.1-20-3.1 and IC 6-1.1-20-3.2, both as amended by this act.
    (b) This SECTION expires December 31, 2007.
".
    Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
    (Reference is to SB 132 as reprinted January 17, 2007.)

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Senator KENLEY


MO013203/DI 73
2007