2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0199: Conduct of primary elections.

Legislative Summary

Conduct of primary elections. Provides that two or more candidates of a political party may sign a written statement indicating their desire to name a watcher to be present at a county primary election. (Current law requires that 26% or more of all candidates of a political party must sign a written statement to indicate a desire to name a watcher.) Allows a county chairman of a political party to appoint a watcher to each precinct in which the political party has a candidate on the ballot if two or more candidates do not sign a written statement to request a watcher.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Authored by Senator Gaskill
Senate
1/8/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
Senate
1/14/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
1/16/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
1/21/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 10: yeas 49, nays 0
Senate
1/21/2025
House sponsor: Representative Wesco
Senate
1/21/2025
Cosponsor: Representative King
Senate
1/21/2025
Senator Rogers added as second author
Senate
1/22/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 285: yeas 90, nays 0
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Returned to the Senate without amendments
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/24/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
4/1/2025
Signed by the Governor
Senate
4/1/2025
Public Law 11
Senate

Amendments

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #1

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #1

3/12/2025Not Adopted

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #1

House Elections and Apportionment Amendment #1

3/12/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading
3/20/2025
90
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
1/21/2025
49
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/1/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/21/202581.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/13/2025103.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/14/2025102.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/202583.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/24/202548.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/20/202548.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/17/202548.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/13/202548.5 KB
Misc
Misc3/12/202523.2 KB
Misc
Misc3/12/202573.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/21/202548.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/16/202548.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/14/202548.2 KB
Misc
Misc1/14/202548.4 KB
Misc
Misc1/13/202520.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/7/202548.0 KB