Indiana Senate Bill 178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Enrolled on March 4 2020 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-11 - House advisors appointed: Bosma, Lehman, Steuerwald, Boy, Moseley and Pfaff
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Various election matters. Requires the election division instead of the Indiana election commission to prescribe a uniform generic seal for use on certain ballots when the circuit court clerk is a candidate on the ballot. Provides that a candidate for the office of attorney general may not have been disbarred in Indiana or suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least 30 days without automatic reinstatement at any time during the period of five years before taking office. Provides that if the individual who holds the office of attorney general is disbarred in Indiana or suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least 30 days, the individual forfeits the office and a vacancy in the office exists. Requires certification by the county chairman of a candidate in a political party primary or town convention if the candidate cast a nonpartisan ballot at the most recent primary election in which the candidate voted beginning in January, 2021. Updates municipal primary dates. Prohibits the printing of an independent or political party device on a ballot under specified circumstances. Specifies ballot placement of names when there are both at-large and district candidates. Specifies that language in a public question not contain beginning and ending quotation marks. Adds references to the Porter County election board. Adds references to instances in which an absentee ballot may be recast. Adds references to vote centers. Specifies a procedure for folding ballots when voting in front of an absentee voter board. Specifies a comparison of signature upon receipt of an absentee ballot and time frame. Sets forth a procedure if a county election board does not unanimously determine that an absentee ballot signature is genuine. States that the position of an absentee ballot counter or a provisional ballot counter is not a lucrative office for purposes of the state Constitution. Authorizes the secretary of state to establish a pilot program during the May, 2020 primary for testing of a voting system. Requires precinct returns to be sent to the director of the board of elections and registration if the counting location is outside the county. Allows a member of the Indiana election commission to appoint a proxy, and specifies the process and limitations. Adds a Level 6 felony for inducing or procuring another person to vote or refrain from voting for or against a candidate or public question at: (1) a caucus; or (2) the appointment of a candidate by a political party chairman or central committee officer; by giving, offering, or promising a person money or other property. Changes certification of a question on a referendum from 60 days to 74 days. Repeals language concerning absentee ballots (moving some language to central voting statutes) and repeals certain absentee voter boards.

Various election matters.

Sen. Greg Walker [R]

Sen. Ronald Grooms [R]

Rep. Timothy Wesco [R]

Rep. Ethan Manning [R]

2020-03-03 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 82 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2020-03-02 - House - House - Amendment #1 (Wesco) prevailed (Y: 84 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-13 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-23 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-11	House	House advisors appointed: Bosma, Lehman, Steuerwald, Boy, Moseley and Pfaff
2020-03-11	House	House conferees appointed: Wesco and Dvorak
2020-03-10	Senate	Senator Crane removed as third author
2020-03-10	Senate	Senator Ford Jon removed as second author
2020-03-10	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Ford Jon and Breaux
2020-03-10	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Messmer and Randolph Lonnie M
2020-03-05	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2020-03-05	Senate	Motion to dissent filed
2020-03-04	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2020-03-03	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 285: yeas 83, nays 13
2020-03-02	House	Representative Manning added as cosponsor
2020-03-02	House	Representative Judy removed as cosponsor
2020-03-02	House	Amendment #1 (Wesco) prevailed; Roll Call 244: yeas 84, nays 9
2020-03-02	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2020-02-27	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-02-17	House	Referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures pursuant to House Rule 84
2020-02-17	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-02-10	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2020-02-04	Senate	Referred to the House
2020-02-03	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Judy
2020-02-03	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Wesco
2020-02-03	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 116: yeas 47, nays 0
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Grooms added as coauthor
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Crane added as third author
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as second author
2020-01-30	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-01-27	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2020-01-06	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
2020-01-06	Senate	Authored by Senator Walker

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/178/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/8/7/8/68789a53/SB0178.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/9/8/e/298edfcd/SB0178.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/5/f/f/55ff1f4a/SB0178.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/7/3/4/e73406f1/SB0178.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/7/c/1/37c1003e/SB0178.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/4/6/4/44648506/SB0178.03.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/8/2/1/0821b75a/SB0178.04.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/d/d/a/6ddaf7c6/SB0178.04.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/f/9/d/3f9d76b6/SB0178.05.ENGH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/3/6/0/e360fed6/SB0178.01.INTR.02.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/4/6/f/746f462c/SB0178.116_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/2/9/d/729df743/SB0178.02.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/3/a/9/23a93e3f/SB0178.03.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/f/9/8/9f9846f4/SB0178.244_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/b/1/8/ab1821f4/SB0178.285_H.pdf