Legislative record

SB 199STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Conduct of primary elections.

Provides that two or more candidates of a political party may sign a written statement indicating their desire to name a watcher to be present at a county primary election. (Current law requires that 26% or more of all candidates of a political party must sign a written statement to indicate a desire to name a watcher.) Allows a county chairman of a political party to appoint a watcher to each precinct in which the political party has a candidate on the ballot if two or more candidates do not sign a written statement to request a watcher.

Voted 4/1/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

138 yea·0 nay·11 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/1/2025Signed by the Governor
  2. 4/1/2025Public Law 11
  3. 3/27/2025Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. 3/24/2025Signed by the Speaker
  5. 3/24/2025Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  6. 3/21/2025Returned to the Senate without amendments
  7. 3/20/2025Third reading: passed; Roll Call 285: yeas 90, nays 0
  8. 3/17/2025Second reading: ordered engrossed
  9. 3/13/2025Committee report: do pass, adopted
  10. 3/3/2025First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment