Duties of employees in providing application

Sec. 9. An employee of the office who provides an individual with an application for assistance or services under section 3 of this chapter shall do the following:

(1) Inform each individual who applies for assistance or services that the information the individual provides on the individual's voter registration application will be used to register the individual to vote unless:

(A) the individual is not eligible to vote; or

(B) the individual:

(i) declines to register to vote;

(ii) fails to complete the voter registration part of the application; or

(iii) answers "no" to either question described by IC 3-7-22-5(3) or IC 3-7-22-5(4).

(2) Provide each individual who indicates a desire to register or transfer registration with assistance in filling out the voter registration application unless the individual refuses assistance, as provided in 52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(4)(ii).

(3) Check the completed voter registration form for legibility and completeness.

(4) Deliver the completed registration form to the office administrator (or the employee designated by the administrator to be responsible for voter registration services) for transmittal to the appropriate county voter registration office.

(5) Inform the individual that the individual will receive a mailing from the county voter registration office of the county where the individual resides concerning the disposition of the voter registration application.

As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.9-2004, SEC.6; P.L.128-2015, SEC.47.