CHAPTER 28. COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION; PROVIDING RECORDS TO CANDIDATES AND PARTIES
IC 3-7-28
Chapter 28. County Voter Registration; Providing Records toCandidates and Parties
IC 3-7-28-1
Purpose of chapter
Sec. 1. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shallprovide a copy of voter registration memoranda as described inIC 3-7-27-8 to certain county chairmen and candidates as providedin this chapter.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-2
Forwarding of copies of applications upon request
Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply to confidential informationincluded on a voter registration application.
(b) Copies of all registration applications executed under thisarticle during that part of a registration period ending sixty-five (65)days before a primary, general, or municipal election shall beforwarded not later than sixty (60) days before the election to thefollowing upon request:
(1) Each of the county chairmen of the major political parties ofthe county.
(2) The chairman of the following:
(A) A bona fide political party that has at least one (1)candidate on the ballot of the election.
(B) An independent candidate's committee if the candidateis on the ballot at the election.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-3
Forwarding of copies of memoranda upon request
Sec. 3. Copies of all memoranda executed under this article duringthat part of a registration period beginning sixty-five (65) days beforea primary, general, or municipal election and ending twenty-nine (29)days before the election shall be forwarded daily and withinforty-eight (48) hours of the date on which the memoranda wereoriginally made to the following upon request:
(1) Each of the county chairmen of the major political parties ofthe county.
(2) The chairman of the following:
(A) A bona fide political party that has at least one (1)candidate on the ballot of the election.
(B) An independent candidate's committee if the candidateis on the ballot at the election.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-4
List furnished to county chairmen of major political parties
Sec. 4. After the county election board receives a written request
from the county chairman of a major political party, one (1) copy ofthe registered voter list prepared for the inspector of each precinctunder IC 3-7-29-1 shall be furnished to the county chairman makingthe request. The copy shall be furnished to the county chairman assoon as the lists are prepared.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.86.
IC 3-7-28-5
List furnished upon request
Sec. 5. Upon written request and as soon as the list required bysection 4 of this chapter is prepared, a copy of the list shall befurnished to the following:
(1) The county chairman of any political party that has at leastone (1) candidate on the ballot in the next election.
(2) The committee of a candidate whose name will appear onthe ballot in the next election.
(3) The county chairman of any other bona fide political party.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.66-2003, SEC.7.
IC 3-7-28-6
Bona fide political parties; procedures to qualify
Sec. 6. To qualify as a bona fide political party under section 5 ofthis chapter, a political party must file a certification with the clerkof the circuit court of the county that the political party is a bona fidepolitical party together with verifiable factual representations tosupport the certification.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-7
Lists; additional copies
Sec. 7. Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3-3(f), additional copies of theregistration lists prepared for the inspectors of each precinct shall bekept open to the public for inspection and copying in the samemanner as other public records under IC 5-14-3 at the office of thecircuit court clerk or board of registration as soon as the registrationlists are completed.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38. Amended by P.L.261-2003,SEC.1.
IC 3-7-28-8
Voters receiving voter list maintenance notices; list furnished uponrequest
Sec. 8. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall senda list of voters who are mailed voter list maintenance notices underthis article to the following upon request:
(1) The county chairmen of the major political parties of thecounty.
(2) The chairman of the following:
(A) A bona fide political party of the county.
(B) An independent candidate's committee, if the
independent candidate is on the ballot for the next electionto be conducted in the county.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-9
Master list showing cancellation of registration
Sec. 9. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shall,following the mailing of voter list maintenance notices under thisarticle and the cancellation of a voter's registration under this article,prepare a master list of precincts showing all persons whoseregistrations have been canceled.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-10
Master list showing cancellation of registration; furnishing copies
Sec. 10. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shallfurnish copies of the master list, as described in section 9 of thischapter, to the following upon request:
(1) The county chairmen of the major political parties of thecounty.
(2) The chairman of the following:
(A) A bona fide political party of the county.
(B) An independent candidate's committee if the candidateis on the ballot for the next general election to be conductedin the county.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-11
Master list showing cancellation of registration; time requirements
Sec. 11. The master list copies shall be prepared and furnished notlater than fifteen (15) days after a voter's registration has beencanceled under the voter list maintenance program.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-12
Deceased persons; notice
Sec. 12. Not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of the reportsof deceased individuals required under this article, each circuit courtclerk or board of registration shall send a list of the deceased personswhose registrations have been canceled to the following uponrequest:
(1) The county chairman of each major political party of thecounty.
(2) The chairman of the following:
(A) A bona fide political party of the county.
(B) An independent candidate's committee, if the candidateis on the ballot for the next election to be conducted in thecounty.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-13
Disfranchised persons; notice
Sec. 13. Not later than thirty (30) days after preparation of a listof disfranchised voters under this article, the circuit court clerk orboard of registration shall send a notice to the following uponrequest:
(1) The county chairmen of the major political parties of thecounty.
(2) The chairman of the following:
(A) A bona fide political party of the county.
(B) An independent candidate's committee, if the candidateis on the ballot for the next general election to be conductedin the county.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.
IC 3-7-28-14
Canceled registrations; notice
Sec. 14. The circuit court clerk or board of registration shallprovide a list of the names and addresses of all voters whoseregistrations have been canceled under this article not later than sixty(60) days before election day to the following upon request:
(1) The county chairmen of the major political parties of thecounty.
(2) The chairman of the following:
(A) A bona fide political party of the county.
(B) An independent candidate's committee participating ina primary, general, or municipal election.
After that date, upon request the clerk or board shall reportcancellations daily and within forty-eight (48) hours after the day onwhich the cancellations were made, until election day.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.38.