S.E.A. 442, P.L. 74
Effective: July 1, 2017
Provides that a felony conviction that has been pardoned, reversed, vacated, set aside, or expunged does not disqualify a person from holding elected office.
Requires superior court judges in Lake and St. Joseph counties to file a statement with the secretary of state requesting a retention vote.
Urges the Legislative Council to assign to the interim study Committee on Elections or another appropriate interim study committee the topic of the notification of offenders being released from custody of their right to vote and the requirement that they must re-register in order to vote.
The full law is available at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/senate/442