HB 1266 passed the House on a 51 – 47 vote. When a voter casts a provisional ballot, the voter would have to be informed orally and in writing with a form prescribed by the election commission the steps necessary to have the vote counted.
Within three days, the circuit court clerk (I’ll bet they’re thrilled about this) would have to mail the voter information about the following: (1) the reasons that the voter’s ballot is being treated as a provisional ballot; (2) what actions, if any, that the voter must take in order to have the voter’s ballot counted; (3) the deadline by which the voter must act to have the voter’s ballot counted; and (4) certain contact information that the provisional voter may use to find out about the provisional voter’s ballot.
Not thrilled would be an understatement. At least in Tippecanoe County, most of the provisional ballots are cast by those who are not registered or who are registered in other counties. There is nothing those folks can do to cure the “defect”, so requiring us to send them a notice is pretty pointless.