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Ind. Code § 3-14-2-1

Fraudulent application for registration or absentee ballot; fraudulent voting; payment for obtaining signatures for placing public question or candidate on ballot

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Sykes v. United States (2011)

Most recently applied in Sykes v. United States (June 2011)

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10

Sec. 1. A person who knowingly does any of the following commits a Level 6 felony:

(1) Conspires with an individual for the purpose of encouraging the individual to submit a false application for registration.

(2) Conspires with an individual for the purpose of encouraging the individual to vote illegally.

(3) Pays or offers to pay an individual any property for doing any of the following:

(A) Applying for an absentee ballot.

(B) Casting an absentee ballot.

(C) Registering to vote.

(D) Voting.

(4) Accepts the payment of any property for doing any of the following:

(A) Applying for an absentee ballot.

(B) Casting an absentee ballot.

(C) Registering to vote.

(D) Voting.

(5) Pays or offers to pay an individual any property based on the number of signatures obtained to place a candidate or public question on a ballot. This subdivision does not prohibit payment for gathering signatures not based, either directly or indirectly, on the number of signatures obtained to place a candidate or public question on a ballot.

(6) Pays or offers to pay an individual any property based on the number of absentee ballot applications or voter registration applications obtained by the individual. This subdivision does not prohibit payment for gathering absentee ballot applications or voter registration applications not based, either directly or indirectly, on the number of applications obtained.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.