Indiana § 3-14-3-20.5 - Conspiracy to secure fraudulent registration or absentee ballot application

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-14-3-20.5 — Conspiracy to secure fraudulent registration or absentee ballot application, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3-14-3-20.5. Conspiracy to secure fraudulent registration or absentee ballot application

Sec. 20.5. (a) This section does not apply to activity subject to 18 U.S.C. 1341.

(b) An individual who knowingly:

(1) conspires to obtain property the individual would be entitled to receive as compensation for serving as an elected official by securing false or fraudulent absentee ballot applications or voter registration applications; and

(2) for the purpose of executing the conspiracy:

(A) causes the applications to be sent or delivered by a private or commercial carrier operating entirely within Indiana; or

(B) takes or receives from the private or commercial carrier the false or fraudulent applications, or causes the applications to be delivered by the carrier to another person;

commits a Level 6 felony.

As added by P.L.103-2005, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.158-2013, SEC.45.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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