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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1218

HB 1218Session 2026HouseIn committee

Straight ticket voting.

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Removes a voter's option to vote for all candidates of a political party or an independent ticket at one time (straight ticket voting) in a general or municipal election. Repeals superseded statutes relating to straight ticket voting.

Latest development · Jan 20, 2026

Representative Criswell added as coauthor

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Latest passage
Date unavailable
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

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Elections & Government

Source subjects

ELECTIONS; Political Parties

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

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Primary sponsorEdward Clere
coauthorCarey Hamilton
coauthorCory Criswell
coauthorWendy Dant Chesser

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View full action timeline4 actions⌄
  1. Jan 20, 2026

    Representative Criswell added as coauthor

    House
  2. Jan 5, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  3. Jan 5, 2026

    Authored by Representative Clere

    House
  4. Jan 5, 2026

    Coauthored by Representatives Dant Chesser, Hamilton

    House

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Source data last updated Apr 17, 2026.