Bill > HB1560

This bill eliminates straight ticket voting in Indiana, which previously allowed voters to cast a single vote for all candidates of a particular political party in a general or municipal election. Currently, voters could select a single option to vote for all candidates from one political party, but the bill removes this capability, requiring voters to individually select each candidate they wish to vote for. The bill makes comprehensive changes to multiple sections of Indiana election law, removing references to straight ticket voting in ballot design, voting system requirements, and vote-counting procedures. Effective July 1, 2025, voters will need to make individual selections for each candidate on their ballot, which may increase the time and complexity of voting. The bill affects both paper ballot and electronic voting systems, ensuring that voters must explicitly choose each candidate they want to support, rather than being able to select an entire party's slate of candidates with a single mark.