IC 3-7-43
Chapter 43. Removal From Registration Records Due to Request
of Voter
IC 3-7-43-1
Removal of name
Sec. 1. As provided by 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(a)(3)(A), a circuit
court clerk or board of registration may remove the name of a voter
from the official list of registered voters at the voter's request.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53.
IC 3-7-43-2
Writing required
Sec. 2. A request from a voter under this chapter must be in
writing and may be on a form prescribed by the commission or other
forms provided by the circuit court clerk or board of registration
(including jury notices) if the voter signs the request for removal.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.75.
IC 3-7-43-3
Time for request; cancellation of previous registrations;
forwarding notices to appropriate county voter registration office
Sec. 3. (a) A request from a voter under this chapter may be made
when the voter registers in another county in Indiana or in a
jurisdiction outside of Indiana. A registration form under this section
must be signed by the voter or, if not signed by the voter, after the
NVRA official notifies the county voter registration office that the
jurisdiction where the voter has registered has provided the election
division with written notice of the voter's registration in the
jurisdiction and request for cancellation of previous registrations.
(b) The election division shall forward a copy of the notice to the
appropriate county voter registration office.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.76;
P.L.209-2003, SEC.72.
IC 3-7-43-4
Cancellation of registration; move to another county
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies only to a person who has:
(1) moved from the county where the person is registered to
another county in Indiana; and
(2) executed an affidavit under IC 3-10-11.
(b) Execution by a person of the affidavit constitutes authorization
by the person to cancel the person's registration in the county of the
person's former residence.
(c) The circuit court clerk or the board of registration of the
county of the person's former residence shall mail the original
affidavit of registration and the affidavit executed under IC 3-10-11
within thirty (30) days after the beginning of the next registration
period to the clerk or board in the county in which the person
currently resides, as shown by the affidavit.
(d) Upon receiving the affidavits sent under subsection (c), the
clerk or board of the county in which the person currently resides
shall transfer the person's registration to the proper precinct
registration record in the county.
(e) Upon mailing the person's affidavits to another county under
this section, the person's registration in the county of the person's
former residence shall be canceled.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53.
IC 3-7-43-5
Cancellation of registration; move to another state
Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a person who has:
(1) moved from Indiana to another state; and
(2) executed an affidavit under IC 3-10-10.
(b) Execution by a person of the affidavit under IC 3-10-10
constitutes authorization by the person to cancel the person's
registration in the county of the person's former residence.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53.
IC 3-7-43-6
Cancellation of registration at voter's request; time to process
request
Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a voter who requests a
cancellation of voter registration under IC 3-7-39-6.
(b) The county voter registration office of the county in which a
voter registers shall send the authorization of cancellation to the
county voter registration office on an expedited basis, as required by
IC 3-7-26.3.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.209-2003,
SEC.73; P.L.164-2006, SEC.42.
IC 3-7-43-7
Removal and cancellation of affidavit
Sec. 7. The county voter registration office shall cancel the
affidavit of registration and enter the date and other information
concerning the cancellation in the computerized list under
IC 3-7-26.3.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.209-2003,
SEC.74; P.L.164-2006, SEC.43.
IC 3-7-43-8
Cancellation to be sent to proper jurisdiction if registration
contains out-of-state address
Sec. 8. (a) If either of the addresses given by a person under
IC 3-7-39 is outside Indiana, the county voter registration office shall
send the authorization of cancellation to the election division on an
expedited basis.
(b) The election division shall promptly send the authorization to
the voter registration office of the political subdivision that has
jurisdiction over the address.
As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.53. Amended by P.L.3-1997,
SEC.107; P.L.209-2003, SEC.75; P.L.164-2006, SEC.44.