YES:
MR. SPEAKER:
Your Committee on Elections and Apportionment , to which was referred Senate
Bill 14 , 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:
the chute. The poll clerks inspector shall record the names of the
voters in the chute and these do the following:
(1) Determine who the last voter is in the line. The inspector
may not determine that a voter is not in line only because the
voter is located outside the building in which voting is
occurring.
(2) Beginning with the last voter in line, give each voter in the
line an object determined by the county election board to
signify that the voter was in line at the close of the polls.
These voters may vote unless otherwise prevented according to law.
(b) (c) This subsection applies if a court order (or other order) has
been issued to extend the hours that the polls are open under section 8
of this chapter. As provided in 42 U.S.C. 15482, the inspector shall
identify the voters who would not otherwise be eligible to vote after the
closing of the polls under subsection (a) and shall provide a provisional
ballot to the voters in accordance with IC 3-11.7.
of each voter subject to IC 3-7-33-4.5 who:
(1) filed the documentation required by IC 3-7-33-4.5 with the
county voter registration office after the printing of the certified
list under IC 3-7-29 or the poll list under IC 3-11-3; and
(2) as a result, is entitled to have the voter's absentee ballot
counted if the ballot otherwise complies with this title.
(d) If the county election board is notified not later than 3 p.m. on
election day by the county voter registration office that a voter subject
to IC 3-7-33-4.5 and not identified in the list certified under subsection
(c) has filed documentation with the office that complies with
IC 3-7-33-4.5, the county election board shall transmit a supplemental
certified list to the appropriate precinct election board. If the board
determines that the supplemental list may not be received before the
closing of the polls, the board shall:
(1) attempt to contact the precinct election board to inform the
board regarding the content of the supplemental list; and
(2) file a copy of the supplemental list for that precinct as part of
the permanent records of the board.
(e) This subsection applies to a special write-in absentee ballot
described in:
(1) 42 U.S.C. 1973ff for federal offices; and
(2) IC 3-11-4-12(a) for state offices.
If the county election board receives both a special write-in absentee
ballot and the regular absentee ballot described by IC 3-11-4-12 from
the same voter, the county election board shall reject the special
write-in ballot and deliver only the regular absentee ballot to the
precinct election board.
at a central location; and
(2) shall adjust the vote totals for each precinct based on the
count of absentee ballots under subdivision (1).
(d) This section does not require a county election board to
count absentee ballots not described in subsection (a) at a central
location under this section or IC 3-11.5.
a day designated for casting absentee ballots in the clerk's office
before the time on that day designated for casting absentee ballots
in the clerk's office to end.
(f) Notwithstanding subsection (e), in a county with a population of
less than twenty thousand (20,000), the absentee voter board in the
office of the circuit court clerk, with the approval of the county election
board, may reduce the number of hours available to cast absentee
ballots under this section to a minimum of four (4) hours on each of the
two (2) Saturdays preceding election day.
(g) As provided by 42 U.S.C. 15481, a voter casting an absentee
ballot under this section must be:
(1) permitted to verify in a private and independent manner the
votes selected by the voter before the ballot is cast and counted;
(2) provided with the opportunity to change the ballot or correct
any error in a private and independent manner before the ballot is
cast and counted, including the opportunity to receive a
replacement ballot if the voter is otherwise unable to change or
correct the ballot; and
(3) notified before the ballot is cast regarding the effect of casting
multiple votes for the office and provided an opportunity to
correct the ballot before the ballot is cast and counted.
(h) As provided by 42 U.S.C. 15481, when an absentee ballot is
provided under this section, the board must also provide the voter with:
(1) information concerning the effect of casting multiple votes for
an office; and
(2) instructions on how to correct the ballot before the ballot is
cast and counted, including the issuance of replacement ballots.
(i) If:
(1) the voter is unable or declines to present the proof of
identification; or
(2) a member of the board determines that the proof of
identification provided by the voter does not qualify as proof of
identification under IC 3-5-2-40.5;
the voter shall be permitted to cast an absentee ballot and the voter's
absentee ballot shall be treated as a provisional ballot.
(j) A voter casting an absentee ballot under this section is
entitled to receive assistance in casting the voter's ballot in
accordance with IC 3-11-9.
(k) Notwithstanding subsection (c) or (d), when the time arrives
that has been designated as the time at which voting under this
section ends, the absentee voter board shall do the following:
(1) Permit all voters who:
(A) are in the act of voting; or
(B) have begun the procedure for casting an absentee
ballot under this section but who have not voted;
to vote.
(2) Require all voters who are waiting to vote but have not
begun the procedure for casting an absentee ballot under this
section to line up in single file. One (1) member of the board
shall do the following:
(A) Determine who the last voter is in the line. The board
member may not determine that a voter is not in line only
because the voter is located outside the building in which
voting is occurring.
(B) Beginning with the last voter in line, give each voter in
the line an object determined by the county election board
to signify that the voter was in line at the close of the polls.
These voters may vote under this section unless otherwise
prevented according to law.
(l) All locations where a voter is entitled to vote under this
section must comply with the polling place accessibility
requirements of IC 3-11-8. However, if the office of the circuit
court clerk is unable to comply with this subsection even by
implementing temporary measures under IC 3-11-8-1.2(c), the
office of the circuit court clerk is not required to comply with this
subsection before January 1, 2019.".
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when the time arrives that has been designated as the time at which
voting under this section ends, the absentee voter board shall do
the following:
(1) Permit all voters who:
(A) are in the act of voting; or
(B) have begun the procedure for casting an absentee
ballot under this section but who have not voted;
to vote.
(2) Require all voters who are waiting to vote but have not
begun the procedure for casting an absentee ballot under this
section to line up in single file. One (1) member of the board
shall do the following:
(A) Determine who the last voter is in the line. The board
member may not determine that a voter is not in line only
because the voter is located outside the building in which
voting is occurring.
(B) Beginning with the last voter in line, give each voter in
the line an object determined by the county election board
to signify that the voter was in line at the close of the polls.
These voters may vote under this section unless otherwise
and when so amended that said bill do pass.