Establishment of Free Access System for Provisional Voter to Determine Whether Vote Is Counted; Entry of Information Into Computerized List; Confidentiality; Written Instructions

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Sec. 3. (a) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21082, a county election board shall establish a free access system such as a toll-free telephone number or an Internet web site that enables a provisional voter to determine:

(1) whether the individual's provisional ballot was counted; and

(2) if the provisional ballot was not counted, the reason the provisional ballot was not counted.

(b) The county election board shall enter the following into the computerized list:

(1) The name of the individual.

(2) The address of the individual.

(3) Whether the individual's provisional ballot was counted.

(4) If the individual's provisional ballot was not counted, the reason the provisional ballot was not counted.

(c) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21082, the county election board shall establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used on the free access system established by the board under subsection (a).

(d) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21082, the county election board shall restrict access to the free access system established under subsection (a) to the individual voter who cast the provisional ballot. This subsection does not restrict access to election materials available under IC 3-10-1-31.1.

(e) The county election board shall prescribe written instructions to inform a provisional voter how the provisional voter can determine whether the provisional voter's ballot has been counted.

As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.179. Amended by P.L.141-2011, SEC.2; P.L.64-2014, SEC.67; P.L.128-2015, SEC.206; P.L.278-2019, SEC.135.


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