SB0201: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Senate Bill (S)
• Current Chamber: senate
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: Closed primary elections.

Legislators

Actions (6 total)

• Feb 10, 2025, 10:39 AM: Senators Doriot and Byrne added as coauthors
• Feb 10, 2025, 10:39 AM: Senator Donato added as third author
• Feb 10, 2025, 10:39 AM: Senator Freeman added as second author
• Feb 4, 2025, 9:13 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:20 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:20 AM: Authored by Senator Gaskill

Digest

Allows an individual to affiliate with a political party while registering to vote. Requires the text: "Would you like to choose your political party? If you wish to vote in a primary election, you must first choose your political party affiliation and may only vote that party's ballot in the primary election." and a blank space for the applicant to list a party affiliation to be included on a voter registration form. Provides that a voter may only vote at a primary election if the voter has affiliated with a political party not later than 119 days before the date of the primary election. Requires a voter to vote at the primary election held by the political party with which the voter is affiliated. Provides an exception to allow an individual who: (1) has moved to Indiana later than 119 days before the date of the primary election from another state; and (2) is 17 years of age but will be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next general, municipal, or special election; to register to vote and affiliate with a political party later than 119 days before the primary election, and vote at a primary election. Allows a voter to change party affiliation less than 119 days before the primary election and vote in a primary election if the voter has moved to a new election district less than 119 days before the primary election and the voter transfers the voter's registration record. Requires a county voter registration office to automatically affiliate certain voters with a political party and to allow all voters to affiliate or change political party affiliation. Allows a voter to affiliate with a political party when transferring the voter's registration record. Requires a voter who casts a provisional ballot to make an affidavit identifying the voter's political party affiliation.