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SNYDER v. KING

No. 94S00-1101-CQ-50.

958 N.E.2d 764 (2011)

David R. SNYDER, Plaintiff, v. J. Bradley KING and Trent Deckard, in Their Official Capacities as Co-Directors of the Indiana Election Division; and Linda Silcott and Pam Brunette, Each in Their Official Capacities as Members of the St. Joseph County Voter Registration Board, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 15, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Groth , Geoffrey S. Lohman , Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher , Solicitor General of Indiana, Ashley Tatman Harwel , Heather Hagan McVeigh , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Defendants.

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Article II, § 8, of the Indiana Constitution authorizes the General Assembly to disenfranchise "any person convicted of an infamous crime." David Snyder contends that because misdemeanor battery is not an "infamous crime," his constitutional rights were violated when his voter registration was canceled after he was convicted and incarcerated for that crime. We agree that the crime in this case was not an "infamous crime" but also hold that...

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