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.
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