SB 526 IN

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Requires a county election board to test certain voting machines to ensure that an absentee ballot can be retracted before tabulation of the ballot if the ballot is required to be rejected. Requires the public test of a voting system to test whether a rejected ballot is retracted. Voids a March 25, 2022, advisory opinion adopted by the Indiana election commission. Provides that, to be approved by the Indiana election commission for use in Indiana, a voting system must meet certain standards of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines adopted by the United States Election Assistance Commission on February 10, 2021. Allows a county to continue to use an optical scan ballot card voting system or an electronic voting system if certain matters concerning the voting system were approved before October 1, 2025. Allows a voting system to include a retraction feature concerning certain votes cast on absentee ballots.

• Mike Gaskill Republican · author
• Stacey Donato Republican · author
• Timothy Wesco Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 16, 2025 Authored by Senator Gaskill · upper
2. Jan 16, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections · upper
3. Feb 10, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
4. Feb 13, 2025 Senator Donato added as second author · upper
5. Feb 17, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
6. Feb 17, 2025 Amendment #1 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote · upper
7. Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
8. Feb 20, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Wesco · upper
9. Feb 20, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 213: yeas 47, nays 1 · upper
10. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
11. Mar 27, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
12. Mar 31, 2025 Amendment #3 (Wesco) prevailed; voice vote · lower
13. Mar 31, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
14. Apr 1, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 349: yeas 90, nays 0 · lower
15. Apr 2, 2025 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
16. Apr 14, 2025 Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Donato · upper
17. Apr 14, 2025 Motion to dissent filed · upper
18. Apr 14, 2025 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
19. Apr 14, 2025 Senate conferees appointed: Gaskill and Spencer · upper
20. Apr 15, 2025 House advisors appointed: Pierce K, Pressel, Boy, Errington and Pryor · lower
21. Apr 15, 2025 House conferees appointed: Wesco and Jackson C · lower
22. Apr 16, 2025 Senator Schmitt added as advisor · upper
23. Apr 23, 2025 Senator Schmitt added as conferee · upper
24. Apr 23, 2025 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
25. Apr 23, 2025 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
26. Apr 23, 2025 Representative Pierce K removed as advisor · lower
27. Apr 23, 2025 Representative Jackson C removed as conferee · lower
28. Apr 23, 2025 Representative Pierce K added as conferee · lower
29. Apr 23, 2025 Senator Schmitt removed as advisor · upper
30. Apr 23, 2025 Senator Spencer removed as conferee · upper
31. Apr 24, 2025 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 512: yeas 40, nays 10 · upper
32. Apr 29, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
33. Apr 24, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
34. May 6, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
35. May 6, 2025 Public Law 212 · upper
36. Apr 25, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
37. Apr 24, 2025 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 552: yeas 65, nays 26 · lower