Indiana Code 20-23-15-4. Notice of referendum
(1) at least one (1) time;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-23-15-4
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- county: means the county in which the school corporation is located. See Indiana Code 20-23-15-1
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(3) not earlier than March 15 or later than April 15 of the year in which the referendum is held.
(b) The notice published under subsection (a) must:
(1) state that the referendum is called to afford the registered voters an opportunity to vote on whether members of the governing body will be elected;
(2) state that the referendum will be held at the next primary election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May;
(3) state that the referendum will be held on a nonpartisan basis and that all registered voters residing within the boundaries of the (insert the name of school corporation) may vote in the referendum; and
(4) designate that the voting place or places at which the referendum will be held must be those that are:
(A) used for the next primary election; and
(B) located within the boundaries of the (insert the name of school corporation).
(c) The referendum question must be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state:
“Shall the members of the board of school trustees of the (insert the name of school corporation) be elected in the general election from five (5) districts and from two (2) at-large positions in the school corporation?”.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-20-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.