Section 3-11-4-5.8 - Voter with print disabilities; requesting voter registration application, absentee ballot application; use of electronic mail, fax, or web publication(a) A voter with print disabilities may use electronic mail, fax, or web publication to request: (1) a voter registration application; and(2) an absentee ballot application; from the election division, a county election board, a county board of elections and registration, or a county voter registration office.
(b) The election division, county election board, county board of elections and registration, or county voter registration office that receives an electronic mail or fax from a voter with print disabilities requesting a voter registration application or absentee ballot application by electronic mail or fax shall provide the requested application to the voter by: (1) electronic mail address or fax number if the electronic mail address or fax number permits the office to send the application not later than the end of the first business day after the office receives the request from the voter; or(2) United States Postal Service mail if the electronic mail address or fax number provided by the voter to the office does not permit the office to send the application in the time frame specified in subdivision (1).(c) The election division, county election board, county board of elections and registration, or county voter registration office shall ensure that the procedures used to receive a request for a voter registration application or an absentee ballot application under this section and transmission of the application to a voter with print disabilities protect: (1) the security and integrity of the application request processes; and(2) the voter's identity and other personal data.(d) The election division, county election board, county board of elections and registration, or county voter registration office shall include information concerning the use of electronic mail, fax, and web publication with all informational and instructional materials that are sent with a voter registration application or an absentee ballot application to a voter with print disabilities.(e) The secretary of state, with the approval of the election division, shall develop a free access system that permits a voter with print disabilities to determine whether the voter's absentee ballot has been received by the appropriate county election board or board of elections and registration, regardless of the manner in which the absentee ballot was transmitted by the voter to the board. To the extent permitted by IC 3-7 and IC 5-14-3, the system must contain reasonable procedures to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected, stored, or otherwise used on the system.(f) The secretary of state, with the approval of the election division, shall develop a system that complies with the Web Content Guidelines.Added by P.L. 109-2021,SEC. 21, eff. 7/1/2021.