CHAPTER 34. REGISTRATION FORMS; SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR PROCESSING INCOMPLETE OR INCORRECTLY FILED APPLICATIONS
IC 3-7-34
Chapter 34. Registration Forms; Special Procedures for
Processing Incomplete or Incorrectly Filed Applications
IC 3-7-34-1
Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies when a county voter registration
office receives a registration form that is not properly completed
under:
(1) IC 3-7 or 42 U.S.C. 15483; or
(2) is filed in an incorrect county.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.209-2003,
SEC.53; P.L.81-2005, SEC.19.
IC 3-7-34-1.7
"Registration form"
Sec. 1.7. As used in this chapter, "registration form" includes an
application for registration or a request to transfer the voter's
registration to another address.
As added by P.L.81-2005, SEC.20.
IC 3-7-34-2
Duties of clerk or board where registration incomplete
Sec. 2. (a) This section applies when a county voter registration
office receives a registration form that is not fully and properly
completed so that the county voter registration office can determine
if the applicant is eligible to register under this article or fails to
answer either of the questions set forth in IC 3-7-22-5(3) or
IC 3-7-22-5(4).
(b) As required by 42 U.S.C. 15483, the county voter registration
office shall promptly make:
(1) one (1) effort to contact the voter by mail if possible; and
(2) one (1) effort to contact the voter by telephone if a
telephone number is listed.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.209-2003,
SEC.54; P.L.81-2005, SEC.21.
IC 3-7-34-3
Processing incomplete voter registration application
Sec. 3. (a) This subsection applies to a registration form that is
incomplete as a result of the failure of the applicant to answer either
of the questions set forth in IC 3-7-22-5(3) or IC 3-7-22-5(4). If the
county voter registration office obtains a written statement from the
applicant:
(1) answering either or both of the questions that were not
answered on the original form; and
(2) not later than the twenty-ninth day before the date of the
next election following the date the form was filed;
the county voter registration office shall process the form under this
article.
(b) This subsection applies to a registration application that is
incomplete for a reason other than the failure of the applicant to
answer either of the questions set forth in IC 3-7-22-5(3) or
IC 3-7-22-5(4). If the county voter registration office obtains
information under section 2(b)(1) of this chapter that permits the
county voter registration office to complete the registration form, the
county voter registration office shall process the form under this
article. If the county voter registration office obtains information
under section 2(b)(2) of this chapter from the voter that permits the
county voter registration office to complete the registration form, the
county voter registration office shall document the information and
process the form under this article.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.209-2003,
SEC.55; P.L.81-2005, SEC.22.
IC 3-7-34-4
Certification of incomplete forms to board; rejection
Sec. 4. Not later than the date the county is required to prepare a
certified list of voters under IC 3-7-29-1, the county voter registration
office shall certify to the county election board a list of the
registration forms that remain incomplete after the effort made under
section 2 of this chapter and that do not permit the county voter
registration office to determine if the applicant is eligible to register
under this article. Upon certification, the county voter registration
office shall reject the applications.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.81-2005,
SEC.23.
IC 3-7-34-5
Effort to be made to obtain missing information
Sec. 5. (a) If a registration form contains all of the information
required to be supplied by the voter, but does not include the
information required to be supplied by the bureau of motor vehicles
commission or a voter registration agency, the county voter
registration office shall promptly make one (1) effort to contact the
officer, commission, or agency to obtain the information.
(b) If the information is not obtained from the officer,
commission, or agency under subsection (a) not later than seven (7)
days after the county voter registration office provides the notice, the
county voter registration office shall notify the NVRA official. The
NVRA official shall contact the officer, commission, or agency to
request that the information be provided to the county voter
registration office or that the officer, commission, or agency file a
statement with the county voter registration office indicating why the
information is not available.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.63;
P.L.209-2003, SEC.56; P.L.164-2006, SEC.29.
IC 3-7-34-6
Processing of forms
Sec. 6. If the county voter registration office obtains the
information under section 5 of this chapter required to complete the
form, the county voter registration office shall process the form
under this article. If the county voter registration office cannot obtain
the information under section 5 of this chapter and the form is
otherwise complete, the county voter registration office shall process
the form under this chapter.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.81-2005,
SEC.24.
IC 3-7-34-7
Certification of processed incomplete forms; notice to supply
omitted information
Sec. 7. (a) The county voter registration office shall certify to the
NVRA official on an expedited basis a list of the registration forms
that have been processed under section 6 of this chapter but do not
contain information required to be supplied by the bureau of motor
vehicles commission or a voter registration agency.
(b) The NVRA official shall notify the commission or agency that
the commission or agency is required to supply the omitted
information on an expedited basis to the county voter registration
office following receipt of notice from the NVRA official.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.64;
P.L.81-2005, SEC.25.
IC 3-7-34-8
Notice of noncompliance
Sec. 8. The county election board shall notify the NVRA official
if an officer, a commission, or an agency does not comply with
section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.65.
IC 3-7-34-9
Forwarding forms to proper county
Sec. 9. (a) This section applies when a county voter registration
office receives a registration form for a voter whose address is:
(1) located in Indiana; and
(2) not located in the county where the county voter registration
office is located.
(b) The county voter registration office shall deliver or mail the
registration form described in subsection (a) on an expedited basis to
the county voter registration office of the county in which the voter
resides. To comply with this subsection, the county voter registration
office may forward an optically scanned image of the voter
registration form to the county voter registration office of the county
in which the voter resides and subsequently forward the original
copy of the form to the county voter registration office.
(c) The county voter registration office of the county in which the
voter resides shall process the registration form and register the voter
under this article if the registration:
(1) was received by the original county voter registration office
or accepted by the bureau of motor vehicles or a voter
registration agency during the registration period specified
under IC 3-7-13-10; or
(2) is a registration by mail form received in compliance with
IC 3-7-33-4.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.66;
P.L.81-2005, SEC.26.
IC 3-7-34-10
Election division to forward forms to county voter registration
office
Sec. 10. Whenever the election division receives authorization to
cancel a registration for a resident of a county in Indiana, the election
division shall forward the cancellation on an expedited basis to the
county voter registration office. To comply with this section, the
election division may forward an optically scanned image of the
cancellation to the county voter registration office and subsequently
forward the original copy of the cancellation to the county voter
registration office.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.67;
P.L.3-1997, SEC.94; P.L.81-2005, SEC.27.
IC 3-7-34-11
Clerk to forward forms to county board
Sec. 11. (a) This section applies to a county with a board of
registration.
(b) If the circuit court clerk receives a registration form for a
resident of the county, the clerk shall promptly forward the form to
the board of registration.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44.
IC 3-7-34-12
Reproduction of incompatible forms
Sec. 12. If the registration form is not compatible with the
county's voter registration files of original voter registration
affidavits, the county voter registration office may reproduce the
form for the county's system and retain the original form to document
the registration.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.209-2003,
SEC.57; P.L.164-2006, SEC.30.
IC 3-7-34-13
Forms received after preparation of list
Sec. 13. (a) If a registration form complies with section 9(c) of
this chapter and is received after the certified list has been prepared
under IC 3-7-29, the county voter registration office shall:
(1) process the form in accordance with IC 3-7-33-5; and
(2) if the registration application is approved, issue a certificate
of error under IC 3-7-48.
(b) If a registration form does not comply with section 9(c) of this
chapter, the county voter registration office shall process the form in
accordance with IC 3-7-13-12.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.44. Amended by P.L.81-2005,
SEC.28.