Indiana Code 3-10-7-2.7. Town ordinance for changing times of election of municipal officers; effective date of ordinance or repealing ordinance
(b) A town may adopt an ordinance during the year preceding a municipal election conducted under section 2 of this chapter prescribing the length of the term of office for municipal officers and changing the time municipal elections are held.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-10-7-2.7
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(1) The town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge elected at the next municipal election not conducted in a general election year serve a term of three (3) years.
(2) The successors of the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge described in subdivision (1) shall be chosen at the second general election following the municipal election and serve a term of four (4) years.
(3) The municipal elections for town offices shall be held during a general election.
(d) A town may repeal an ordinance adopted under subsection (b) subject to both of the following:
(1) The ordinance may not be repealed earlier than twelve (12) years after the ordinance was adopted.
(2) The ordinance may be repealed only in a year preceding a municipal election held at the time described in Ind. Code § 3-10-6-5.
(e) An ordinance described in subsection (b) or an ordinance repealing an ordinance previously adopted under subsection (b) takes effect when the ordinance is filed with the circuit court clerk of the county in which the largest percentage of the population of the town is located.
As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.51. Amended by P.L.74-2017, SEC.41.