Indiana § 3-7-39-7 - Change of address within same precinct as former residence; exception
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§ 3-7-39-7. Change of address within same precinct as former residence; exception
Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a voter who changes residence to an address in the same precinct where the voter's former residence was located, except for a voter who changes residence from a location within a municipality to a location outside of the municipality but within the same precinct.
(b) As required under 52 U.S.C. 20507(e)(1), a voter described in subsection (a) may vote at the precinct polling place after the voter makes an oral or a written affirmation of the change of address before a member of the precinct election board.
(c) A person entitled to make a written affirmation under subsection (b) may make an oral affirmation. The person must make the oral affirmation before the poll clerks of the precinct. After the person makes an oral affirmation under this subsection, the poll clerks shall:
(1) reduce the substance of the affirmation to writing at an appropriate location on the poll list; and
(2) initial the affirmation.
(d) This subsection applies to a county that has adopted an order under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or is a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1. A voter described in subsection (a) may make a written affirmation of the voter's change of residence on election day using the affidavit prescribed by the election division under IC 3-10-11-6. If the voter makes an oral affirmation under this subsection, the poll clerks shall reduce the substance of the affirmation to writing using the affidavit prescribed by the commission under IC 3-10-11-6 and initial the affirmation.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.49. Amended by P.L.64-2014, SEC.25; P.L.128-2015, SEC.128; P.L.169-2015, SEC.44; P.L.157-2019, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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