Indiana § 3-7-18-2 - Duties of additional agencies in distributing voter registration forms
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§ 3-7-18-2. Duties of additional agencies in distributing voter registration forms
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(A)(i) and 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(A), an agency designated under IC 3-7-19 (board of registration offices), IC 3-7-20.5 (unemployment compensation offices and law enforcement offices), and IC 3-7-21 (additional designated voter registration offices) shall distribute a voter registration form prescribed under this chapter to each person applying for assistance from the agency whenever the applicant:
(1) applies for service or assistance;
(2) applies for recertification or renewal of services or assistance; or
(3) submits a change of address form relating to the service or assistance;
unless the applicant declines in writing to register to vote.
(b) A law enforcement agency is not required to distribute the voter registration form described under subsection (a) unless a person is applying for a license to carry a handgun under IC 35-47-2-3.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.26; P.L.81-2005, SEC.2; P.L.128-2015, SEC.68; P.L.107-2019, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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