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SB112 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Senator Daryl Schmitt
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the impact of this change on voter turnout or election processes, nor does it specify consequences for incorrect or fraudulent addresses.

Changing How Candidates Withdraw from Elections

This law changes how candidates can update their addresses when they withdraw from an election by signing a single document.

What This Bill Does

  • When a person files to stop being a candidate and lists an address different from what's in their voter registration record, signing the notice of withdrawal means asking for their voter registration address to be updated.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Candidates who want to withdraw from an election
  • County voter registration offices that handle these requests

Terms To Know

voter registration record
The official file kept by the government with information about where a person is registered to vote.
notice of withdrawal
A document that a candidate signs when they want to stop being in an election.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what happens if the address on the notice is incorrect or fraudulent.
  • It's unclear how this change will affect voter turnout or election processes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Public Law 12

  3. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-18 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. 2026-02-11 House

    Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. 2026-02-10 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 234: yeas 72, nays 24

  8. 2026-02-09 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. 2026-02-05 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. 2026-01-28 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

  11. 2026-01-23 Senate

    Referred to the House

  12. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 48: yeas 45, nays 0

  13. 2026-01-22 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Culp

  14. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Cosponsor: Representative Pierce K

  15. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  16. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Senator Gaskill added as second author

  17. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  18. 2025-12-09 Senate

    Authored by Senator Schmitt

  19. 2025-12-09 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
Candidacy documents.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

Candidacy documents.

Provides that when an individual files a notice of withdrawal listing an address different from the address on the individual's voter registration record, the individual's signature on the notice of withdrawal constitutes a request to the county voter registration office that the address on the individual's voter registration record be the same as the address on the notice of withdrawal.