Indiana House Bill 1505 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-30 - Representative Payne Z added as coauthor
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Elections matters. Prohibits the Indiana election commission from doing any of the following: (1) Instituting, increasing, or expanding vote by mail or absentee vote by mail. (2) Changing the time, place, or manner of holding an election. Prohibits a person from providing an absentee ballot application to an individual with the individual's driver's license number, identification card number, unique identifying number assigned to the voter's registration record, or last four digits of the individual's Social Security number already printed on the form. Requires an applicant for an absentee ballot application to include: (1) the applicant's driver's license number or identification card number; and (2) a photocopy of the document from which the applicant provides the license number or identification card number. Requires the secretary of state to conduct an audit of all computer equipment used at each general election, beginning with the 2022 general election. Prohibits the governor from changing, during a declared disaster emergency, the time, place, or manner of holding an election. Makes conforming changes.

Elections matters.

Rep. Mike Speedy [R]

Rep. Zach Payne [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-30	House	Representative Payne Z added as coauthor
2023-01-17	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2023-01-17	House	Authored by Representative Speedy

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1505/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1505/#1.INTR