CHAPTER 14. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES AT LICENSE BRANCHES
IC 3-7-14
Chapter 14. Registration Procedures at License Branches
IC 3-7-14-1
Purpose of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter prescribes voter registration procedures in
Indiana's motor vehicle authority as provided in 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23.
IC 3-7-14-2
Applicability of definitions
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the definitions in
IC 9-13-2 apply to this chapter.
(b) A reference to the "commission" in this chapter is a reference
to the Indiana election commission unless otherwise stated.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004,
SEC.18.
IC 3-7-14-3
Bureau of motor vehicles commission as authority
Sec. 3. The bureau of motor vehicles commission is the state's
motor vehicle authority for purposes of NVRA.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23.
IC 3-7-14-4
Application for voter registration
Sec. 4. An application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's
license, permit, or identification card serves as an application for
voter registration:
(1) under this article; and
(2) as provided in 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(a)(1);
unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23.
IC 3-7-14-5
Voter registration application form provided with application for
driver's license
Sec. 5. As provided in 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)(1), the bureau of
motor vehicles commission shall include a voter registration
application form as a part of the application for a driver's license
prescribed under IC 9-24.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004,
SEC.19.
IC 3-7-14-6
Design of registration form
Sec. 6. The commission shall prescribe the design of the
registration form required under section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.17.
IC 3-7-14-7
Requirements of registration form
Sec. 7. As provided in 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)(2), the registration
form described in section 5 of this chapter must meet the following
requirements:
(1) The form may not require information that duplicates
information required in the driver's license application part of
the form, except as set forth in subdivision (3).
(2) The form may require only the minimum amount of
information necessary to do the following:
(A) Prevent duplication of voter registrations.
(B) Permit the circuit court clerk or board of registration to:
(i) assess the eligibility of the applicant; and
(ii) administer the election and voter registration system.
(3) The form must include a statement that does the following:
(A) Sets forth each eligibility requirement for registration
(including citizenship).
(B) Contains an attestation that the applicant meets each of
the eligibility requirements.
(C) Requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of
perjury.
(4) The form must include the following, in print that is
identical to the print used in the attestation part of the
application:
(A) Information setting forth the penalties provided by law
for submission of a false voter registration application.
(B) A statement that, if an applicant declines to register to
vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register will
remain confidential and will be used only for voter
registration purposes.
(C) A statement that if an applicant does register to vote, the
office at which the applicant submits a voter registration
application will remain confidential and will be used only
for voter registration purposes.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23.
IC 3-7-14-8
Procedures for registration
Sec. 8. To register under this chapter, an individual must do the
following while on the premises of the license branch:
(1) Complete the voter registration application under section 4
of this chapter.
(2) Present the application to an employee of the license branch.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23.
IC 3-7-14-9
Duties of employees providing application; transmittal of
completed application
Sec. 9. (a) An employee of the bureau of motor vehicles
commission who provides an individual with a driver's license or
identification card application shall do the following:
(1) Inform each individual who applies for a driver's license or
an identification card that the information the individual
provides on the individual's application will be used to register
the individual to vote unless:
(A) the individual is not eligible to vote;
(B) the individual declines to register to vote or fails to
complete the voter registration part of the application; or
(C) the individual answers "no" to either question described
by IC 3-7-22-5(3) or IC 3-7-22-5(4).
(2) Provide each individual who indicates a desire to register or
transfer registration with assistance in filling out the voter
registration application if requested to do so by the individual.
(3) Check the completed voter registration form for legibility
and completeness.
(4) Inform the individual that the individual will receive a
mailing from the county voter registration office of the county
where the individual resides concerning the disposition of the
voter registration application.
(5) Inform each individual who submits a change of address for
a driver's license or identification card that the information
serves as notice of a change of address for voter registration
unless the applicant states in writing on the form that the change
of address is not for voter registration purposes.
(b) The bureau of motor vehicles commission shall transmit a
voter registration form to the election division for transmittal to the
appropriate county voter registration office in accordance with
IC 3-7-26.3.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.9-2004, SEC.5;
P.L.14-2004, SEC.20; P.L.164-2006, SEC.8.
IC 3-7-14-10
Duties of employees if applicant registering to vote after
twenty-ninth day before primary, general, municipal, or special
election
Sec. 10. If an individual is registering to vote after the
twenty-ninth day before the date that a primary, general, municipal,
or special election is scheduled in the precinct where the voter
resides, the employee of the bureau of motor vehicles commission
who provides an individual with a driver's license or an identification
card application shall do the following:
(1) Inform the individual that license branch registration will
not permit the individual to vote in the next election.
(2) Inform the individual of other procedures the individual may
follow to vote in the next election.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004,
SEC.21.
IC 3-7-14-11
Written acknowledgment of application; format
Sec. 11. Whenever an applicant completes a voter registration
application under section 4 of this chapter, the bureau of motor
vehicles commission shall provide the applicant with a written
acknowledgment that the applicant has completed a voter registration
application at a license branch. The acknowledgment:
(1) may be:
(A) a detachable part; or
(B) an electronic version;
of the registration form prescribed under section 4 of this
chapter; and
(2) must set forth the name and residential address of the
applicant and the date that the application was completed.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004,
SEC.22; P.L.164-2006, SEC.9.
IC 3-7-14-12
Submission of application; application to be forwarded
Sec. 12. (a) An applicant who completes a voter registration
application under section 4 of this chapter is not required to submit
the application to a county voter registration office.
(b) The bureau of motor vehicles commission shall forward the
voter registration part of the application to the election division for
transmittal to the appropriate county voter registration office on an
expedited basis in accordance with IC 3-7-26.3, IC 9-24-2.5, and 42
U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)(2)(E).
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.22;
P.L.2-1996, SEC.18; P.L.14-2004, SEC.23; P.L.164-2006, SEC.10.
IC 3-7-14-13
Confidentiality of information
Sec. 13. Voter registration information received or maintained by
the bureau of motor vehicles commission under this chapter is
confidential and may be used only for voter registration purposes as
provided in this article, 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(b), and 42 U.S.C.
1973gg-6(a)(6).
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004,
SEC.24.
IC 3-7-14-14
Updating voter registration record
Sec. 14. Except as provided in section 15 of this chapter, an
application under section 4 of this chapter authorizes a county voter
registration office to update the voter registration record of the
applicant:
(1) under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(a)(2) unless the applicant fails to
sign the voter registration application; or
(2) in a manner authorized under IC 3-7-26.3.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004,
SEC.25; P.L.164-2006, SEC.11.
IC 3-7-14-15
Updating voter registration record; exceptions
Sec. 15. As provided in 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(d), a circuit court
clerk or board of registration may update the address in the voter
registration of an applicant, unless the applicant indicates on an
application to obtain or renew a motor vehicle driver's license (or any
other change of address form submitted to the clerk or board by the
bureau of motor vehicles commission) that the change of address of
the applicant is not for voter registration purposes.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23. Amended by P.L.14-2004,
SEC.26.
IC 3-7-14-16
Notification to applicant of disposition
Sec. 16. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall, upon
receiving a completed application under section 12 of this chapter,
notify the applicant of the disposition of the application in the
manner prescribed under IC 3-7-33 and as required under 42 U.S.C.
1973gg-6(a)(2).
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23.
IC 3-7-14-17
Prohibited acts
Sec. 17. As provided in 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-5(a)(5), an employee
or a volunteer of the office shall not do any of the following:
(1) Seek to influence an applicant's political preference or party
registration.
(2) Display any political preference or party allegiance,
including any pictures, photographs, or other likenesses of any
currently elected federal, state, county, or local official.
(3) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action the
purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from
registering to vote.
(4) Make any statement to an applicant or take any action
whose purpose or effect is to lead the applicant to believe that
a decision whether or not to register has any bearing on the
availability of services or benefits.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.23.