State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1377
Repeals provisions that prohibit counting straight party votes for candidates for election to an at-large district to which more than one person may be elected. Removes a provision requiring particular ballot placement when more than one candidate may be elected to an office. Provides that if a voter votes a straight party ticket and also selects one or more individual candidates for an office to which more than one person may be elected, the: (1) individual votes shall be counted unless the total number of individual votes is greater than the number of persons to be elected to the office; (2) straight party votes for the office shall not be counted; and (3) straight party votes for other offices on the ballot shall be counted. Makes conforming amendments. Specifies how a vote is counted with a straight ticket on a paper ballot.
Latest development · Mar 4, 2026
Signed by the Governor
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Signed by the Governor
Public Law 99
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 383: yeas 69, nays 27
Returned to the House with amendments
Motion to concur filed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 260: yeas 39, nays 9
Senator Alexander added as second sponsor
Amendment #1 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #3 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
Referred to the Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 82: yeas 71, nays 20
Senate sponsor: Senator Johnson T
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Representatives Lawson, Prescott added as coauthors
Amendment #1 (Payne) prevailed; voice vote
Representative Wesco added as coauthor
Committee report: do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Authored by Representative Payne
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