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HB 1477 IN

Processing absentee ballots.

IN · session 2021 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2021

Latest action (Jan 14, 2021) First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

Summary

Provides that absentee ballots may be scanned, but not tabulated, before election day. Provides that a person who knowingly provides any other person with information concerning the number of votes a candidate received for an office or cast to approve or reject a public question on absentee ballots under the statute permitting scanning of absentee ballots before the closing of the polls commits a Level 6 felony. Provides that every county may use machines instead of absentee ballot counters to open absentee ballot envelopes. (Currently such use of machines is permitted only in Marion County.)

Sponsor (1)
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (3)
  1. Jan 14, 2021 Coauthored by Representative Clere · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Engleman · lower
  3. Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment · lower
Subjects
ELECTIONS generallyELECTIONS, Absent VotersELECTIONS, Voters and Voting; Registration

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 13, 2021 · PDF

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