Voter registration., the official text

First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)

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  SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 137

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 3-7-14-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.164-2006,
SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) An employee of the bureau of motor
vehicles commission who provides an individual with a driver's license
or identification card application shall do the following:

      (1) Inform each individual who applies for a driver's license or an
      identification card that the information the individual provides on
      the individual's application will be used to register the individual
      to vote unless:

         (A) the individual is not eligible to vote;
         (B) the individual declines to register to vote or fails to
         complete the voter registration part of the application; or
         (C) the individual answers "no" to either question described by
         IC 3-7-22-5(3) or IC 3-7-22-5(4).
      (2) Provide each individual who indicates a desire to register or
      transfer registration with assistance in filling out the voter
      registration application if requested to do so by the individual.
      (3) Check the completed voter registration form for legibility and
      completeness.
      (4) Inform the individual that the individual will receive a mailing
      from the county voter registration office of the county where the
      individual resides concerning the disposition of the voter

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      registration application.
      (5) Inform each individual who submits a change of address for
      a driver's license or identification card that the information serves
      as notice of a change of address for voter registration unless the
      applicant states in writing on the form that the change of address
      is not for voter registration purposes.
   (b) The bureau of motor vehicles commission shall:
      (1) transmit a voter registration form to the election division for
      transmittal to the appropriate county voter registration office in
      accordance with IC 3-7-26.3; and
      (2) notify the election division if the applicant of the voter
      registration form being transmitted applied for or was issued
      a temporary credential listed under IC 9-24-11-5(c) or
      IC 9-24-16-3(f).

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President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Governor of the State of Indiana

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