HB 1222

  • Indiana House Bill
  • 2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Jan 28, 2020
  • Passed Senate Mar 03, 2020
  • Governor

Miscellaneous election law matters.

Abstract

Allows an individual who is an unopposed candidate for township office to be appointed and serve as a precinct election officer at any vote center if certain conditions are met. Abolishes city and town conventions for nomination of candidates for municipal offices, beginning January 1, 2021. Abolishes town election boards. Provides that a local public question may not be placed on the ballot in a year after a presidential election year. Provides that a school referendum tax levy or a school safety referendum tax levy may be reimposed or extended in 2021, 2025, or 2027 if the school corporation would have been permitted to reimpose or extend the levy under statutes as in effect before January 1, 2020. Provides that if a precinct is divided to assign some of the territory of the precinct to a municipality because of an annexation, any part of the divided precinct may form a separate precinct that does not comply with the requirement that a precinct may not be established with fewer than 600 active voters. Authorizes a county executive to request from the Indiana election commission a waiver of the requirement that a precinct must have at least 600 active voters. Provides that in order for a precinct committeeman or a precinct vice committeeman (exercising the precinct committeeman's proxy) to participate in a caucus to fill a vacancy, the committeeman or vice committeeman must be entitled to vote for the office for which a successor is to be selected in the caucus. Provides that an individual who is at least 16 years of age but younger than 18 years of age may perform certain functions relating to absentee voting if the individual satisfies certain criteria. Provides that the adoption, rescission, or amendment of a vote center plan does not require the unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board if: (1) a majority vote of the entire membership of the board votes to adopt, rescind, or amend the vote center plan; and (2) at least two of the members of the board voting to adopt, rescind, or amend the vote center plan are members of different political parties. Establishes a procedure for processing the absentee ballot of a voter who fails to complete the casting of the voter's absentee ballot before an absentee voter board. Establishes a procedure for a member of the state recount commission to appoint a proxy. Establishes an administrative procedure to remove a township board member who is no longer a resident of the township. Makes conforming changes.

Bill Sponsors (5)

Votes


Actions


Mar 10, 2020

House

Representative Moseley removed as conferee

House

Representative Boy removed as advisor

House

Representative Boy added as conferee

Mar 05, 2020

Senate

Senate advisors appointed: Gaskill and Breaux

Senate

Senate conferees appointed: Walker and Ford J.D.

House

House advisors appointed: Manning, Vermilion, Steuerwald, Austin, Boy and Pfaff

House

House conferees appointed: Wesco and Moseley

House

House dissented from Senate amendments

Mar 04, 2020

House

Motion to dissent filed

Senate

Returned to the House with amendments

Mar 03, 2020

Senate

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 300: yeas 37, nays 13

Mar 02, 2020

Senate

Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed

Senate

Amendment #14 (Walker) prevailed; voice vote

Feb 27, 2020

Senate

Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

Senate

Amendment #1 (Niemeyer) prevailed; voice vote

Senate

Amendment #13 (Walker) prevailed; voice vote

Senate

Amendment #4 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote

Senate

Placed back on second reading

Feb 20, 2020

Senate

Senator Crane added as third sponsor

Senate

Senator Gaskill added as second sponsor

Feb 18, 2020

Senate

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Feb 11, 2020

Senate

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
elections

Jan 29, 2020

House

Referred to the Senate

Jan 28, 2020

House

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 96: yeas 71, nays 27

House

Representative Boy added as coauthor

House

Senate sponsor: Senator Walker

Jan 27, 2020

House

Second reading: ordered engrossed

Jan 23, 2020

House

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Jan 13, 2020

House

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
elections and apportionment

House

Authored by Representative Wesco

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced House Bill (H) PDF
House Bill (S) PDF
House Bill (S) PDF
Engrossed House Bill (S) PDF
Engrossed House Bill (H) PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note: HB1222.05.ENGS.FN001 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1222.05.ENGS.FN002 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1222.04.ENGS.FN001 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.04.ENGS.AMS014 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1222.03.COMS.FN001 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS001 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS002 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS003 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS004 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS005 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS006 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS007 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS008 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS009 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS010 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS011 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS012 PDF
Floor Amendment: HB1222.03.COMS.AMS013 PDF
Committee Report: HB1222.02.COMH.CRS001 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1222.02.COMH.FN001 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1222.02.COMH.FN002 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1222.02.COMH.FN003 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS08 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS09 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS10 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS11 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS12 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS13 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS16 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS18 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS19 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.02.COMH.AMS20 PDF
Committee Report: HB1222.01.INTR.CRH001 PDF
Fiscal Note: HB1222.01.INTR.FN001 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.01.INTR.AMH01 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.01.INTR.AMH03 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.01.INTR.AMH05 PDF
Committee Amendment: HB1222.01.INTR.AMH07 PDF

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