Allows an individual who is an unopposed candidate for township office to be appointed and serve as a precinct election officer at any vote center if certain conditions are met. Abolishes city and town conventions for nomination of candidates for municipal offices, beginning January 1, 2021. Abolishes town election boards. Provides that a local public question may not be placed on the ballot in a year after a presidential election year. Provides that a school referendum tax levy or a school safety referendum tax levy may be reimposed or extended in 2021, 2025, or 2027 if the school corporation would have been permitted to reimpose or extend the levy under statutes as in effect before January 1, 2020. Provides that if a precinct is divided to assign some of the territory of the precinct to a municipality because of an annexation, any part of the divided precinct may form a separate precinct that does not comply with the requirement that a precinct may not be established with fewer than 600 active voters. Authorizes a county executive to request from the Indiana election commission a waiver of the requirement that a precinct must have at least 600 active voters. Provides that in order for a precinct committeeman or a precinct vice committeeman (exercising the precinct committeeman's proxy) to participate in a caucus to fill a vacancy, the committeeman or vice committeeman must be entitled to vote for the office for which a successor is to be selected in the caucus. Provides that an individual who is at least 16 years of age but younger than 18 years of age may perform certain functions relating to absentee voting if the individual satisfies certain criteria. Provides that the adoption, rescission, or amendment of a vote center plan does not require the unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board if: (1) a majority vote of the entire membership of the board votes to adopt, rescind, or amend the vote center plan; and (2) at least two of the members of the board voting to adopt, rescind, or amend the vote center plan are members of different political parties. Establishes a procedure for processing the absentee ballot of a voter who fails to complete the casting of the voter's absentee ballot before an absentee voter board. Establishes a procedure for a member of the state recount commission to appoint a proxy. Establishes an administrative procedure to remove a township board member who is no longer a resident of the township. Makes conforming changes.
Sen. Mike Gaskill
Sponsored bills
A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Victoria Spartz upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate.
A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Senator Mark Stoops upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
Repeals the following boards and commissions: (1) Public highway private enterprise review board. (2) Lake Michigan marina and shoreline development commission. Repeals the following advisory councils and advisory boards: (1) Interstate rail passenger advisory council. (2) Orange County development advisory board. Repeals the high speed rail development fund (fund) and requires the budget agency to transfer any unencumbered money in the fund to the state general fund. Provides that money in the industrial service fund may be used to provide money for the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Compact. Repeals language concerning responsibilities of the circuit court clerk (clerk) with respect to: (1) the clerk's receipt of the registry of certain alcohol permits; (2) notification to the clerk of a hearing regarding the fitness of an applicant seeking certain alcohol permits; and (3) the clerk's issuance of hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses. Provides that a newspaper may not charge an indigent person a fee for publishing a legal notice that is greater than the governmental rate. Exempts certain work done by the employees of a conservancy district established for the purpose of water or sewage treatment from certain requirements that apply to public works contracts. Makes conforming changes.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana's women veterans.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Trooper Peter "Bo" Stephan and urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to name a portion of State Road 25 the "Trooper Peter "Bo" Stephan Memorial Highway".
A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Bob Vollmer upon his retirement from the Department of Natural Resources.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Judge John G. Baker upon his retirement from the Indiana Court of Appeals.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing FFA and all of its work to advance the quality of agricultural education both locally and nationally.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the 21st Century Scholars Program for 30 years of helping Hoosiers afford a college education.