Reprinted
February 24, 2009
SENATE BILL No. 534
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DIGEST OF SB 534
(Updated February 23, 2009 6:56 pm - DI 102)
Citations Affected: IC 3-7; IC 9-24.
Synopsis: Online voter registration. Permits, after June 30, 2010, an
individual who possesses a current and valid Indiana driver's license or
identification card to: (1) submit a voter registration application; or (2)
update information in the individual's existing voter registration record;
online by use of a secure Internet web site. Establishes procedures for
the bureau of motor vehicles and a county voter registration office to
process an application or information submitted to the web site.
Provides that an eligible applicant who submits a complete application
online not later than midnight on the twenty-ninth day before an
election shall be registered to vote in the election.
Effective: July 1, 2009.
Lawson C
, Charbonneau
January 15, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections.
February 16, 2009, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
February 23, 2009, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
Reprinted
February 24, 2009
First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)
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SENATE BILL No. 534
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
elections.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 3-7-26.7; (09)SB0534.2.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 3-7-26.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2009]:
Chapter 26.7. Online Voter Registration
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who:
(1) is eligible to register to vote under IC 3-7-13; and
(2) possesses a current and valid:
(A) Indiana driver's license issued under IC 9-24; or
(B) Indiana identification card for nondrivers issued under
IC 9-24-16.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means an individual
who submits an application as provided in this chapter.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "bureau" refers to the bureau of
motor vehicles created by IC 9-14-1-1.
Sec. 4. After June 30, 2010, an individual described in section 1
of this chapter may submit a voter registration application to a
county voter registration office using the procedures set forth in
this chapter.
Sec. 5. (a) The secretary of state, with the consent of the
co-directors of the election division, shall establish a secure
Internet web site to permit individuals described in section 1 of this
chapter to submit applications under this chapter.
(b) The secure web site established under subsection (a) must
allow an individual described in section 1 of this chapter to submit:
(1) an application:
(A) for registration as a first time voter in Indiana; or
(B) to change the individual's name, address, or other
information set forth in the individual's existing voter
registration record; and
(2) information to establish that the applicant is eligible under
section 1 of this chapter to register online.
Sec. 6. (a) When an applicant submits an application described
in section 5(b)(1) of this chapter by use of the secure Internet web
site established under this chapter, the bureau shall compare the
information submitted by the applicant with the information
maintained in the bureau's data base listing individuals who
possess a current and valid Indiana:
(1) driver's license; or
(2) identification card for nondrivers.
(b) If the bureau confirms that the applicant possesses a current
and valid:
(1) Indiana driver's license issued under IC 9-24; or
(2) Indiana identification card for nondrivers issued under
IC 9-24-16;
the completed application and information compiled by the bureau
(including the digital signature of the applicant) shall be submitted
to the county voter registration office in the county in which the
applicant currently resides using the computerized statewide voter
registration list maintained under IC 3-7-26.3.
Sec. 7. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the county
voter registration office shall process the application under IC 3-7.
SOURCE: IC 3-7-32-2; (09)SB0534.2.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 3-7-32-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.164-2006,
SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 2. A registration application must be signed:
(1) in indelible ink or indelible pencil; or
(2) with an electronic signature in a manner authorized under:
(A) IC 3-7-26.3 if submitted to a license branch under
IC 3-7-14; or
(B) IC 3-7-26.7 (online voter registration).
SOURCE: IC 3-7-33-3.5; (09)SB0534.2.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 3-7-33-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2009]: Sec. 3.5. (a) This section applies to a voter registration
application submitted online in accordance with IC 3-7-26.7.
(b) An eligible applicant who submits a complete application
online in accordance with IC 3-7-26.7 not later than midnight on
the twenty-ninth day before the election shall be registered to vote
in the election.
SOURCE: IC 9-24-2.5-1; (09)SB0534.2.4. -->
SECTION 4. IC 9-24-2.5-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 1. This chapter
prescribes the procedures to be followed by the commission in
processing voter registration applications under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3,
and IC 3-7-14, and IC 3-7-26.7.
SOURCE: IC 9-24-2.5-4; (09)SB0534.2.5. -->
SECTION 5. IC 9-24-2.5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.164-2006,
SECTION 137, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 4. (a) As required under 42 U.S.C.
1973gg-3(e)(1), the manager or designated license branch employee
shall transmit a copy of the completed voter registration portion of each
application for a driver's license or an identification card for nondrivers
issued under this article to the county voter registration office of the
county in which the individual's residential address (as indicated on the
application) is located.
(b) The voter registration application shall be transmitted to the
county voter registration office in an electronic format and on an
expedited basis (as defined by IC 3-5-2-23.2) using the computerized
list established under IC 3-7-26.3.
Except in the case of applications
submitted online under IC 3-7-26.7, the paper copy of the application
shall be transmitted under subsection (a) to the county voter
registration office not later than five (5) days after the application is
accepted at the license branch.