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SB12 • 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 Labor
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Blake Doriot
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 enforcement mechanisms or potential penalties, leaving these aspects unclear.

Indiana Bill Prohibiting Ranked Choice Voting

This law stops using a system where voters rank their choices in an election.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes Indiana's laws about how elections are run by adding rules against ranked choice voting.
  • Makes it illegal for any part of Indiana to hold elections using ranked choice voting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who vote in Indiana
  • Election officials and workers in Indiana

Terms To Know

Ranked Choice Voting
A way of voting where people can rank candidates from first to last choice, instead of picking just one candidate.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen if someone tries to use ranked choice voting anyway.
  • It is unclear how this law will be enforced or what penalties might apply for breaking it.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

SB0012.02.COMS.AMS001

Filed Senate Bill (H) • Senator Andrea Hunley

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Plain English: This amendment changes how voter registration works in Indiana by allowing voters to register online.

  • Allows eligible voters to register to vote through an online system.
  • The exact details of the online registration process are not provided, so it's unclear how this will be implemented or what security measures will be in place.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  2. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  3. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Public Law 5

  4. 2026-02-23 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. 2026-02-18 House

    Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. 2026-02-17 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 259: yeas 58, nays 30

  8. 2026-02-16 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. 2026-02-12 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  10. 2026-01-28 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

  11. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Referred to the House

  12. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 34: yeas 38, nays 9

  13. 2026-01-20 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Wesco

  14. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Cosponsors: Representatives Lawson, Bartels

  15. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Senator Alexander added as coauthor

  16. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  17. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  18. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Senators Brown L, Johnson T, Koch, Tomes added as coauthors

  19. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senator Young M added as coauthor

  20. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senators Buck, Raatz, Freeman, Dernulc added as coauthors

  21. 2026-01-13 Senate

    Senators Holdman, Goode, Glick, Leising added as coauthors

  22. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  23. 2026-01-12 Senate

    Senator Clark added as coauthor

  24. 2025-12-10 Senate

    Senator Baldwin added as coauthor

  25. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Authored by Senators Doriot, Garten, Gaskill

  26. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Coauthored by Senators Rogers, Byrne

  27. 2025-12-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Elections

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
Prohibition of ranked choice voting.

Current Bill Text

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

Prohibition of ranked choice voting.

Prohibits the use of ranked choice voting.