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March 24, 2009
ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL No. 254
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DIGEST OF SB 254
(Updated March 23, 2009 2:31 pm - DI 75)
Citations Affected: IC 3-5; IC 3-7.
Synopsis: Voter ID and voter registration. Provides that an
identification document issued by the Department of Defense, a branch
of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, or the National Guard
that has an indefinite expiration date is an acceptable proof of
identification for voting. Provides that identification issued by an
approved Indiana postsecondary educational institution that has no
expiration date or an indefinite expiration date is sufficient proof of
identification to vote. Provides that an identification document issued
by the Peace Corps is sufficient proof of identification to vote. Provides
that certain individuals under the supervision of the criminal justice
system may not be employed by a county board of voter registration.
Effective: July 1, 2009.
January 7, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections.
February 16, 2009, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
February 19, 2009, read second time, ordered engrossed.
February 20, 2009, engrossed.
February 24, 2009, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0.
HOUSE ACTION
March 2, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment.
March 19, 2009, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
March 23, 2009, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
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March 24, 2009
First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)
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ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL No. 254
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 3-5-2-40.5; (09)ES0254.2.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 3-5-2-40.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.109-2005,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 40.5.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
"proof of identification" refers to a document that satisfies all the
following:
(1) The document shows the name of the individual to whom the
document was issued, and the name conforms to the name in the
individual's voter registration record.
(2) The document shows a photograph of the individual to whom
the document was issued.
(3) The document includes an expiration date, and the document:
(A) is not expired; or
(B) expired after the date of the most recent general election.
(4) The document was issued by the United States or the state of
Indiana.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), a document issued by the
United States Department of Defense, a branch of the uniformed
services, the Merchant Marine, or the Indiana National Guard
that:
(1) otherwise complies with the requirements of subsection
(a); and
(2) states that the document has an indefinite expiration date;
is sufficient proof of identification for purposes of this title.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), a document that:
(1) is issued by an approved postsecondary educational
institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a));
(2) otherwise complies with subsection (a); and
(3) has no expiration date or states that the document has an
indefinite expiration date;
is sufficient proof of identification for purposes of this title.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), a document issued by the
Peace Corps that otherwise complies with the requirements of
subsection (a) is sufficient proof of identification for purposes of
this title.
SOURCE: IC 3-7-12-19; (09)ES0254.2.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 3-7-12-19 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 19.
(a) Subject to
subsection (c), a board of registration may employ all necessary
assistants.
(b) The number of employees shall be divided equally between the
major political parties of the county.
(c) A person who is:
(1) on probation;
(2) on parole;
(3) subject to home detention under IC 35-38-2.5;
(4) placed in a community corrections program under
IC 35-38-2.6;
(5) in a community transition program under IC 11-10-11.5;
(6) participating in a postconviction forensic diversion
program under IC 11-12-3.7;
(7) being supervised by a reentry court;
(8) serving a sentence in a minimum security assignment
under IC 35-38-3-6; or
(9) serving an intermittent sentence;
may not be an employee of, or otherwise perform work for, a
board of registration.