A Republican-authored Senate bill that adds identification requirements to vote by mail and limits who can alter how elections are held will head to the House floor for a full vote, but with significant changes.
Two of the bill s provisions which would have prevented the election commission and governor from ever expanding vote-by-mail or changing the time, place or manner of an election were removed entirely by a bi-partisan vote.
And the bill s requirements that voters provide an identification number when applying for an absentee ballot now only applies to online applications.
Senate Bill 353 comes a year after Gov. Eric Holcomb and the bipartisan Indiana Election Commission moved the 2020 primary from May 5 to June 2 due to the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic. The commission also unanimously agreed to eliminate eligibility requirements to vote by mail in the primary, opening the option up to all voters.
Indiana bill would require voter to provide ID when applying online for absentee ballot Elizabeth DePompei, Indianapolis Star
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A Republican-authored Senate bill that adds identification requirements to vote by mail and limits who can alter how elections are held will head to the House floor for a full vote, but with significant changes.
Two of the bill s provisions which would have prevented the election commission and governor from ever expanding vote-by-mail or changing the time, place or manner of an election were removed entirely by a bi-partisan vote.
And the bill s requirements that voters provide an identification number when applying for an absentee ballot now only applies to online applications.