Sec. 2. (a) Each referendum shall be conducted in compliance with section 218(d) of the Social Security Act.

     (b) The governor may designate the board or governing body administering the affairs of each retirement system, or the board of trustees in the case of state educational institutions, as the agency to conduct the referendum for the system.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 5-10.1-4-2

  • Political subdivision: as used in this article means a county, city, town, township, political body corporate, political entity, local housing authority, public school corporation, public library, public utility of a county, city, town, or township whether the public utility is operated by the city or town or under the terms of a trusteeship for the benefit of the city or town, and a department of, or associated with, a county, city, town, or township, which department receives revenue independently of, or in addition to, funds obtained through taxation. See Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-7
  • Social Security Act: as used in this article means the act of Congress approved August 14, 1935, chapter 531, 49 Stat. See Indiana Code 5-10.1-1-9
     (c) Each board or governing body shall pay the expenses of the referendum for the system it administers, except that:

(1) the expenses of the referendum for a political subdivision participating in the public employees’ retirement fund shall be paid by the political subdivision; and

(2) the expenses of the referendum for a state educational institution shall be paid by the institution.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.53, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.89.