Indiana § 3-11-4-5.2 - Direct mailings including application for absentee ballot; required information about sender of communication
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§ 3-11-4-5.2. Direct mailings including application for absentee ballot; required information about sender of communication
Sec. 5.2. (a) This section does not apply to a direct mailing of one hundred (100) or less substantially similar pieces of mail.
(b) A communication including an absentee ballot application form:
(1) approved or authorized for use in Indiana; and
(2) transmitted through the United States Postal Service;
must include the information required by this section.
(c) The communication must set forth the name and mailing address of the person who mailed the communication and be presented in a clear and conspicuous manner to give the recipient adequate notice of the identity of the person who mailed the communication. A communication does not comply with this requirement if the information is difficult to read or is placed in a location which is easily overlooked.
(d) The communication must satisfy both of the following:
(1) The communication must contain the information described in subsection (c) in at least 12 point type size that is clearly readable by the recipient of the mailing.
(2) The information must be printed with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and the printed statement. A communication complies with this subdivision if the information is printed in black text on a white background or the degree of color contrast between the background and the text of the information is not less than the color contrast between the background and the largest text included in the mailing.
As added by P.L.157-2019, SEC.11.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-11-4-5.2 ("Direct mailings including application for absentee ballot; required information about sender of communication") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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