Indiana § 3-11-10-8.5 - Scanning absentee ballot application before attachment to ballot envelope; exceptions
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§ 3-11-10-8.5. Scanning absentee ballot application before attachment to ballot envelope; exceptions
Sec. 8.5. (a) This section does not apply to an application for an absentee ballot from a voter:
(1) participating in the address confidentiality program under IC 5-26.5-2; or
(2) requesting to cast an absentee ballot in the office of the circuit court clerk, the office of the board of elections and registration, or a satellite office.
(b) Before a voter's application for an absentee ballot is attached to the ballot envelope, the application must be scanned or otherwise copied for public inspection.
As added by P.L.169-2015, SEC.118. Amended by P.L.109-2021, SEC.28.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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