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October 9, 2008
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita Reports on Voter File & Process for Verifying Voter Registrations [view]
October 2, 2008
IN. Secretary of State Todd Rokita Continues Middle East Election Oversight Trip with Visit to Afghanistan [view]
Sept. 30, 2008
Rokita Visits Hoosiers on the Front Lines in Iraq to Encourage Military Voting [view]

 

 Secretary Rokita

Todd Rokita was elected as Indiana’s 59th Secretary of State in 2002.  Since then he has redefined and modernized the Secretary of State’s office to provide Hoosier investors, businesses, and voters better service and to promote Indiana’s economic prosperity. more info »

INvotes : Election Division

HAVA | Help America Vote Act of 2002
HAVA Helps Hoosiers Vote
Dear Hoosier voter,

HAVA is a significant piece of federal legislation designed to protect the individual's right to vote, and to safeguard our precious democracy. Before HAVA was enacted, and during the years since, we have worked diligently to improve our election processes.

By January 1, 2006, - the HAVA implementation deadline - I am proud to say that Indiana had established itself as a leader in election reform among the 50 states.

On Election Day, please exercise your right to vote, and know that your vote counts!

Todd Rokita
Indiana Secretary of State




About the Help America Vote Act
HAVA Media Kit | HAVA Staff
  • After the controversial 2000 presidential election, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to improve elections and modernize voting equipment. This landmark legislation expanded the federal government’s role in elections through mandates and standards and marked the first time the federal government would provide funding to the states for election reforms.
  • The law, which received bipartisan support in Congress, mandates a number of reforms but leaves it to the states to decide how to implement them. HAVA’s most significant requirements include: new voting equipment to replace punch card and lever machines, statewide voter registration systems and provisional ballots. The law also provides the states with money to conduct voter education campaigns and poll-worker training programs.
  • The deadline for implementing most of the law’s mandates was January 1, 2006, but, largely because of delays at the federal level, many states did not complete the reforms until the 2006 primary elections this year. Indiana, however, completed many of the deliverables that other states have fallen short of, markedly the Statewide Voter Registration System.
HAVA Information
HAVA Outreach Library
These publications are also available from the office free of charge by contacting Julia Bauler, HAVA Education and Outreach Director, 317-232-6541 or jbauler@sos.in.gov.
View archived publications here.
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