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type: "Bill"
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title: "Election matters."
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description: "Allows (current law requires) the secretary of state and election division to assist a prosecuting attorney in prosecuting certain actions and allow the use of an attorney retained by the secretary of state or election division. Requires boards of elections and registration to attend election security meetings called by the election division. Requires the election division to instruct specified election officials on best practices in answering voters' questions on how to vote, including providing instructions on straight ticket voting. Requires the inclusion of language on a ballot or voting system to tell the voter that the voter is not required to vote a straight party ticket. Changes the time frame in which a voter list maintenance program must be conducted for certain special elections and in an election year other than a year in which a general election is conducted. Removes language that required NVRA officials to obtain voter registration information from certain states. Removes authorization for NVRA officials to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Kansas Secretary of State to compare voter registration data and voids the memorandum of understanding. Establishes the Indiana data enhancement association to be administered by the NVRA official for the administration of voter list maintenance programs and sets forth requirements. Requires a county voter registration office to determine whether an individual authorized the cancellation of any previous voter registration when the individual registered to vote in another state. Sets forth parameters for when a county voter registration office may rely on information provided by certain entities concerning voter registration from another state. Requires that a report by a county sheriff to the county voter registration office concerning individuals placed in a county correctional facility occur at least once a quarter. States that certain requirements for provisional ballots do not apply to provisional ballots cast: (1) under a court order extending the hours that the polls were open; (2) by a voter who is not on the poll list but indicates that the voter applied to register at a voter registration agency; (3) by a voter after the voter was challenged due to proof of identification; and (4) by a voter who was challenged solely due to failure to provide additional documentation. Requires a court to take evidence to determine whether a county election board filed written notice with the secretary of state and the election division concerning a petition to extend voting hours."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2020"
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identifier: "SB 334"
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citation: "Indiana SB 334 (2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ELECTIONS", "State and Local Boards", "ELECTIONS", "Voters and Voting; Registration", "SECRETARY OF STATE"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Greg Walker", "Ronald Grooms", "Timothy Wesco"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 43
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2020-01-13"
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last_action: "2020-03-21"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4d5a1b4-1f30-4307-b9bd-180325580245"
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source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/334"
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source_hash: "d5086ce3c7fbc0065cf53403912aa1f81062680670d0c38eafa1cc1128bf15da"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 334 (2020) — Election matters.
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Allows (current law requires) the secretary of state and election division to assist a prosecuting attorney in prosecuting certain actions and allow the use of an attorney retained by the secretary of state or election division. Requires boards of elections and registration to attend election security meetings called by the election division. Requires the election division to instruct specified election officials on best practices in answering voters' questions on how to vote, including providing instructions on straight ticket voting. Requires the inclusion of language on a ballot or voting system to tell the voter that the voter is not required to vote a straight party ticket. Changes the time frame in which a voter list maintenance program must be conducted for certain special elections and in an election year other than a year in which a general election is conducted. Removes language that required NVRA officials to obtain voter registration information from certain states. Removes authorization for NVRA officials to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Kansas Secretary of State to compare voter registration data and voids the memorandum of understanding. Establishes the Indiana data enhancement association to be administered by the NVRA official for the administration of voter list maintenance programs and sets forth requirements. Requires a county voter registration office to determine whether an individual authorized the cancellation of any previous voter registration when the individual registered to vote in another state. Sets forth parameters for when a county voter registration office may rely on information provided by certain entities concerning voter registration from another state. Requires that a report by a county sheriff to the county voter registration office concerning individuals placed in a county correctional facility occur at least once a quarter. States that certain requirements for provisional ballots do not apply to provisional ballots cast: (1) under a court order extending the hours that the polls were open; (2) by a voter who is not on the poll list but indicates that the voter applied to register at a voter registration agency; (3) by a voter after the voter was challenged due to proof of identification; and (4) by a voter who was challenged solely due to failure to provide additional documentation. Requires a court to take evidence to determine whether a county election board filed written notice with the secretary of state and the election division concerning a petition to extend voting hours.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.04.ENRH)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.01.INTR)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.02.COMS)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2020/bills/SB0334/versions/SB0334.03.COMH)
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## Votes
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- SB 334 - Walker - 3rd Reading — **40–7** (pass) · upper
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- SB 334 - Wesco - 3rd Reading — **63–29** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Greg Walker — primary (person)
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- Ronald Grooms — primary (person)
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- Timothy Wesco — primary (person)
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- Chris Judy — cosponsor (person)
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- Jim Lucas — cosponsor (person)
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- John Crane — coauthor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-01-13** Authored by Senator Walker
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- **2020-01-13** First reading: referred to Committee on Elections `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2020-01-27** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2020-01-30** Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 97: yeas 10, nays 40 `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-01-30** Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-01-30** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-01-30** Senator Grooms added as second author
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- **2020-01-30** Senator Ford Jon added as third author
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- **2020-01-30** Senator Crane added as coauthor
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- **2020-02-03** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 128: yeas 40, nays 7 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2020-02-03** House sponsor: Representative Wesco
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- **2020-02-03** Cosponsors: Representatives Judy and Lucas
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- **2020-02-04** Referred to the House
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- **2020-02-11** First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2020-02-24** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2020-02-27** Amendment #1 (Moseley) failed; Roll Call 227: yeas 28, nays 62 `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-02-27** Amendment #4 (Boy) failed; Roll Call 228: yeas 29, nays 63 `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-02-27** Amendment #5 (Boy) failed; Roll Call 229: yeas 28, nays 63 `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-02-27** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2020-02-27** Amendment #6 (Moseley) failed; Roll Call 226: yeas 29, nays 62 `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-03-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 63, nays 29 `reading-3, passage`
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- **2020-03-03** Returned to the Senate with amendments `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-03-05** Motion to dissent filed
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- **2020-03-05** Senate dissented from House amendments `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-03-05** Senator Ford Jon removed as third author
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- **2020-03-09** Senate conferees appointed: Walker and Breaux
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- **2020-03-09** Senate advisors appointed: Grooms, Ford Jon and Ford J.D.
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- **2020-03-09** House conferees appointed: Wesco and Moseley
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- **2020-03-09** House advisors appointed: Lucas, Torr, Boy and Pfaff
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- **2020-03-10** Representative Pfaff removed as advisor
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- **2020-03-10** Representative Moseley removed as conferee
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- **2020-03-10** Representative Pfaff added as conferee
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- **2020-03-11** Senator Ford Jon removed as advisor
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- **2020-03-11** Senator Breaux removed as conferee
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- **2020-03-11** Senator Ford Jon added as conferee
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- **2020-03-11** Dissent rescinded
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- **2020-03-11** Motion to concur filed
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- **2020-03-11** Rules Suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 391: yeas 39, nays 10 `amendment-failure`
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- **2020-03-12** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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- **2020-03-16** Signed by the Speaker
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- **2020-03-18** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2020-03-21** Public Law 141
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- **2020-03-21** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c4d5a1b4-1f30-4307-b9bd-180325580245`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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