The statement required by section 1 of this chapter must contain the following:
- (1) A statement of the qualifications that an individual must meet to vote in Indiana, including qualifications relating to registration.
- (2) A statement describing the circumstances that permit a voter who has moved from the precinct where the voter is registered to return to that precinct to vote.
- (3) A statement that an individual who meets the qualifications and circumstances listed in subdivisions (1) and (2) may vote in the election.
- (4) A statement describing how a voter who is challenged at the polls may be permitted to vote.
- (5) The date of the election and the hours during which the polls will be open, as required by 52 U.S.C. 21082.
- (6) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and how to cast a provisional ballot, as required by 52 U.S.C. 21082.
(7) Instructions for:
- (A) mail-in registrants and first time voters under IC 3-7-33-4.5 and 52 U.S.C. 21083, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21082; and
- (B) in-person registrants and first time voters under IC 3-7-33-4.7 .
- (8) General information on voting rights under applicable federal and state laws, including the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been violated, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21082.
- (9) General information on federal and state laws regarding prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21082.
- (10) A statement informing the voter what assistance is available to assist the voter at the polls.
- (11) A statement informing the voter what circumstances will spoil the voter's ballot and the procedures available for the voter to request a new ballot.
- (12) A statement describing which voters will be permitted to vote at the closing of the polls.
- (13) Other information that the commission considers important for a voter to know.
As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.5; P.L.230-2005, SEC.4; P.L.128-2015, SEC.7; P.L.65-2024, SEC.2.