IndianaIndiana ballots group school board candidates by party and surname
Indiana ballots group school board candidates by party and surname, and tell voters to mark separately in races electing one candidate.
What it does
School board candidates appear in groups ordered by party election results, followed by certain other candidates and write-in spaces. Candidates within a group are listed alphabetically by surname.
For a school board race electing one candidate, the ballot says voters must mark that candidate separately; a straight party vote will not count in that race.
Argument forA consistent order could help voters find school board candidates grouped by party and listed by surname.
Argument againstParty-based ordering could make candidates from smaller parties or without party labels harder for some voters to find.
More detail
Ballots group school board candidates by party and list candidates within each group alphabetically by surname. These rules cover candidates for school board offices, including at-large seats on a school corporation's governing body. Candidates from parties without a secretary of state candidate in the last election and independent candidates appear after the other party groups. Write-in spaces appear when required by law; write-in candidates' names do not appear on the ballot. The act took effect upon passage.
Ballots instruct voters that a straight party vote does not count for a school board candidate. The instruction applies on ballot cards and electronic voting system ballot labels for school board offices. The instruction applies when only one candidate is to be elected to the school board office. The act took effect upon passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 24Public Law 7Latest
- Feb 24Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Feb 19Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Feb 18Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Feb 12Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Feb 11Returned to the Senate without amendmentsMinor
- Feb 10Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 91, nays 4Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 25 - Prescott - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 5Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 2First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and ApportionmentMinor
- Jan 29Third reading: passed; Roll Call 134: yeas 47, nays 1Passed Senate
- Vote recorded SB 25 - Byrne - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 29House sponsor: Representative Prescott
- Jan 29Referred to the HouseMinor
- Jan 28Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 27Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 22Senator Bray removed as author
- Jan 22Senator Gaskill added as second author
- Jan 22Senator Byrne added as author
- Jan 22Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on ElectionsMinor
- 2025
- Dec 8First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative ProcedureMinor
- Dec 8Authored by Senator BrayIntroduced
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