Indiana § 3-7-27-6 - Ensuring accuracy; implementation of programs; records; computerized registration information; fees; use of information

§ 3-7-27-6. Ensuring accuracy; implementation of programs; records; computerized registration information; fees; use of information

Sec. 6. (a) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20507(i), a county voter registration office shall retain records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of the voter registration list. These records include the following:

(1) Lists of names and addresses of voters who were sent notices under the voter list maintenance program.

(2) Information concerning whether a voter has responded to a notice described by subdivision (1) as of the date the inspection of the record is made.

(b) The county voter registration office shall retain the records described by this section for at least two (2) years. Except for records concerning declinations to register to vote or that indicate the identity of a voter registration agency where a person registered, the county voter registration office shall make the records available for public inspection and photocopying at a reasonable cost as provided in IC 5-14-3.

(c) In accordance with IC 5-14-3-3(h) and notwithstanding any other statute, a county voter registration office shall, with regard to voter registration information concerning voters of the county on a computerized system, act in accordance with a nondiscriminatory uniform policy adopted by the county election board. The policy must:

(1) apply to all records maintained in the computerized list, including election administration records and absentee activity reports; and

(2) either:

(A) permit a person to duplicate or obtain a duplicate copy of a computer disc or other similar record system that contains this voter registration information; or

(B) not permit the person to duplicate or obtain a duplicate copy of the information.

Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3-8, the county election board may adopt a nondiscriminatory uniform fee for the production of this electronic record.

(d) A person who requests computerized voter registration information under subsection (c) must provide a written statement that the person will not:

(1) use the information to solicit merchandise, goods, services, or subscriptions; or

(2) sell, loan, give away, or otherwise deliver the information obtained by the request to any other person;

for a purpose other than political activities or political fundraising activities.

(e) Publication of information obtained under subsection (d) in a news broadcast or newspaper is not prohibited.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.37. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.82; P.L.209-2003, SEC.36; P.L.225-2011, SEC.14; P.L.258-2013, SEC.39; P.L.128-2015, SEC.106; P.L.153-2024, SEC.7.