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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 186: Oath of ballot counter.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 186 is a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Oath of ballot counter. Primary sponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 3, 2025): First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter to the election division not later than 30 days after the election. Requires the circuit court clerk to transmit a copy of each oath taken by a ballot counter for the 2024 general election to the election division not later than August 31, 2025.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Julie OlthoffPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Rick NiemeyerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Dan DernulcPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
  2. Referred to the House
  3. House sponsor: Representative Olthoff
  4. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 47, nays 0
  5. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  6. Senator Niemeyer added as second author
  7. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  8. First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
  9. Authored by Senator Dernulc

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source