Sec. 3. (a) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21082, a county election board shall establish a free access system such as a toll free telephone number or a website that enables a provisional voter to determine:
(1) whether the individual's provisional ballot was counted; and
(2) if the provisional ballot was not counted, the reason the provisional ballot was not counted.
A county election board may use a module of the computerized list under IC 3-7-26.3 to comply with this subsection.
(b) The county election board shall enter the following into the computerized list:
(1) The name of the individual.
(2) The address of the individual.
(3) The day and time the county election board will meet to determine the validity of a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7-5.
(4) Whether the individual's provisional ballot was counted.
(5) If the individual's provisional ballot was not counted, the reason the provisional ballot was not counted.
An individual who casts a provisional ballot may access the information described in this subsection pertaining to the provisional ballot of the individual through a module of the computerized list under IC 3-7-26.3.
(c) Not later than the earlier of:
(1) twenty-four (24) hours before the date the county election board meets under IC 3-11.7-5 to determine the validity of a provisional ballot cast by an individual; or
(2) three (3) days after the election;
the provisional ballot information described in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(3) must be entered to the computerized list. The provisional ballot information described in subsection (b)(4) and (b)(5) must be entered into the computerized list not later than the date the county election board certifies the election results of the county under IC 3-12-4-9.
(d) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21082, the county election board shall establish and maintain reasonable procedures to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used on the free access system established by the board under subsection (a).
(e) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21082, the county election board shall restrict access to the free access system established under subsection (a) to the individual voter who cast the provisional ballot. This subsection does not restrict access to election materials available under IC 3-10-1-31.1.
(f) The county election board shall prescribe written instructions to inform a provisional voter how the provisional voter can determine whether the provisional voter's ballot has been counted.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.179. Amended by P.L.141-2011, SEC.2; P.L.64-2014, SEC.67; P.L.128-2015, SEC.206; P.L.278-2019, SEC.135; P.L.115-2022, SEC.12; P.L.9-2024, SEC.25.
