HB 1680 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Various elections matters.

Summary
Modifies the definition of "auxiliary party organization". Specifies that the definition of "contribution" includes certain donations of property through a payment platform that acts as a conduit. Requires each county to submit to the secretary of state (secretary) information concerning the county's information technology provider. Repeals a provision that allows the Indiana election commission (commission) to issue advisory opinions. Provides that an advisory opinion issued by the commission before July 1, 2025, is void. Permits a pollbook holder, challenger, or watcher to enter, leave, and reenter multiple polling places at any time on election day. Requires the county voter registration official to send a notice requesting proof of citizenship to an individual who uses an identification number from a temporary credential as part of the individual's voter registration application. Provides that an applicant may not list on the voter registration form a post office box or a commercially available mailing box as the residence address of the applicant. Prohibits, with some exceptions, an individual from printing or setting forth information on any part of a voter registration form that will be mailed to another individual. Requires a person who receives a completed petition for nomination of a candidate and has reason to believe that the petition is materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent to deliver the petition to a county election board. Requires the county election board to take certain actions to determine if a violation of election law has occurred. Provides that certain paid political advertising or campaign material does not falsely represent that the candidate is or has been an officeholder. Requires the reporting of certain information if a contribution is made through a payment platform that acts as a conduit. Allows a voter who resides in any precinct to challenge a voter or person who offers to vote at a primary election. Provides that an absentee ballot affidavit that does not contain an accurate date of signature is insufficient and must be rejected. Permits the secretary to conduct a procedure audit of a primary or general election after the election occurs. Requires the secretary to issue orders concerning procedure audits. Specifies the deadlines by which procedure audits must be completed. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to circulate or publish material in an election without printing a certain statement on the envelope of an absentee ballot application that a person sends to an individual.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled House Bill (H) House Bill (S) · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill text was reorganized from an enrolled House Bill format to a standard House Bill format, with significant content reordering and deletion of the original digest. The substantive policy content regarding election security, IT provider reporting, pollbook holder movement, and watcher rights appears to remain consistent in the new version, though the digest summary was replaced with a different digest text.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on Indiana election procedures, but the document structure changed from enrolled act format to standard bill format, and the digest content was replaced with different summary text.
TECHNICAL

Document format changed from 'Enrolled House Bill' to 'House Bill' with reorganized page structure and line numbering.

Digest content was replaced with a different digest summary that includes additional provisions about voter registration challenges, petition verification, and procedure audits not clearly visible in the original digest.

REQUIREMENT

New Section 1 requires counties to submit IT provider names and contact information to the secretary of state.

Pollbook holders and challengers can now enter, leave, and reenter multiple polling places at any time on election day.

Watchers now have expanded rights to witness vote calling, receive vote summaries, and accompany inspectors in delivering election returns.

DEFINITION

Original definitions for 'auxiliary party organization' and 'contribution' were removed from the visible text.

TIMELINE

Effective date remains July 1, 2025 for all substantive provisions.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025 · House Feb 11, 2025

How they voted

348
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 50
Apr 10, 2025
D Democratic10
8 Nay 2
80% Nay
R Republican40
34 Yea 6
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 523: yeas 65, nays 25
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 501: yeas 36, nays 9
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 384: yeas 34, nays 8
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Amended
Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #4 (Gaskill) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Amended
Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 343: yeas 15, nays 33
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 147: yeas 65, nays 25
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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