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2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-12. Nomination of Candidates for Town Offices by Certain Political Parties

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to a political party:
(1) not qualified to conduct a primary election under IC 3-10; and
(2) not required to nominate candidates by a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6.
(b) The political party may conduct a convention to nominate candidates for city or town office not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-7(a)(1) for a major political party to act to fill a candidate vacancy.
(c) The chairman and secretary of the convention shall execute and acknowledge a certificate setting forth the nominees of the convention in accordance with IC 3-8-5-13. The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the municipality not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-15(c) for a major political party to file a certificate of candidate selection.
(d) Each candidate nominated under this section shall execute a consent to the nomination in the same form as a candidate nominated by petition under IC 3-8-6. The consent must be filed with the certificate under subsection (c).
(e) A candidate's consent to the nomination must include a statement that the candidate requests the name on the candidate's voter registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the consent to the nomination. If there is a difference between the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination and the name on the candidate's voter registration record, the officer with whom the consent to the nomination is filed shall forward the information to the voter registration officer of the appropriate county as required by IC 3-5-7-6(d). The voter registration officer of the appropriate county shall change the name on the candidate's voter registration record to be the same as the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination.
(f) A question concerning the validity of a candidate's nomination under this section shall be determined by a county election board in accordance with IC 3-13-1-16.5(b) and IC 3-13-1-16.5(c).
(g) A nominee who wants to withdraw must file a notice of withdrawal in accordance with IC 3-8-7-28.
As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.88. Amended by P.L.144-1999, SEC.6; P.L.202-1999, SEC.16; P.L.9-2004, SEC.15; P.L.227-2023, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-12.5. Notice to Withdraw

Sec. 12.5. (a) This section applies to a candidate:
(1) of a political party that is not a major political party; and
(2) nominated by a convention under section 12 of this chapter.
(b) A county election board may not include the name of a candidate on the municipal election ballot if the person files a notice to withdraw with the board. The notice must:
(1) be signed and acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments of deeds;
(2) have the certificate of acknowledgment appended to the notice; and
(3) be filed with the board not later than noon three (3) days after the adjournment of the convention.
As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.62 and P.L.202-1999, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6.5. Elections in Even-Numbered Years for Towns and Certain Cities › 3-10-6.5-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies only to the following municipalities:
(1) A town.
(2) A city with a population of less than three thousand five hundred (3,500).
(b) This chapter does not apply to a municipality located wholly or partially in a county having a consolidated city.
As added by P.L.107-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6.5. Elections in Even-Numbered Years for Towns and Certain Cities › 3-10-6.5-2. "Municipal Election Year"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "municipal election year" refers to an odd-numbered year determined under IC 3-10-6-5.
As added by P.L.107-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6.5. Elections in Even-Numbered Years for Towns and Certain Cities › 3-10-6.5-3. Election for Municipal Offices in Even Numbered Year; Adoption of Ordinance

Sec. 3. During a year immediately before a municipal election year, the legislative body of a municipality may adopt an ordinance providing that each elected office of the municipality is elected in an even-numbered year.
As added by P.L.107-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6.5. Elections in Even-Numbered Years for Towns and Certain Cities › 3-10-6.5-4. Required Provisions of Ordinance

Sec. 4. An ordinance described in section 3 of this chapter must provide the following:
(1) The term of office for each individual elected to an office of the municipality at the next municipal election year. A term of office set under this subdivision must be either:
(A) one (1) year; or
(B) three (3) years;
as specified in the ordinance for each elected office of the municipality.
(2) That the successors of the individuals elected during the next municipal election year shall be elected in the following applicable even-numbered year as determined by the term of office set for each office in the ordinance under subdivision (1).
(3) That the term of office of the successors of the individuals elected for the initial term of office set for each office under subdivision (1) is four (4) years, beginning January 1 after their respective elections.
As added by P.L.107-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6.5. Elections in Even-Numbered Years for Towns and Certain Cities › 3-10-6.5-5. Election of Municipal Officers; Applicable Statutes

Sec. 5. If a municipality adopts an ordinance under section 3 of this chapter, the elected officers of the municipality shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 or IC 3-10-7:
(1) whichever is applicable to the municipality; and
(2) to the extent either of those statutes is not inconsistent with this chapter.
As added by P.L.107-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6.5. Elections in Even-Numbered Years for Towns and Certain Cities › 3-10-6.5-6. Repeal of Ordinance; Timing

Sec. 6. An ordinance adopted under this chapter:
(1) may not be repealed earlier than twelve (12) years after the ordinance was adopted under section 3 of this chapter; and
(2) may be repealed only in a year preceding a municipal election year.
As added by P.L.107-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6.5. Elections in Even-Numbered Years for Towns and Certain Cities › 3-10-6.5-7. Taking Effect of Ordinance or Repealing Ordinance

Sec. 7. An ordinance adopted under section 3 or 6 of this chapter 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 municipality is located.
As added by P.L.107-2020, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to municipal elections in towns having a population of less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) that are not located entirely or partially within a county having a consolidated city.
(b) Prison inmates may not be counted in determining population size for purposes of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.13; P.L.11-1988, SEC.8; P.L.15-1995, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-1.5. "Appointed Member" Defined

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "appointed member" refers to the member of a town election board who is also the town chairman of a major political party appointed under IC 3-8-5-3.
As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-2. Municipal Elections in General Election Year; Conduct by County Election Board; Other Municipal Elections Conducted by Town Election Board

Sec. 2. (a) The county election board shall conduct elections in towns for town offices or on public questions submitted to the voters of the town if the town office or public question will be placed on the ballot during a general election year.
(b) This subsection applies in a year in which a general election is not scheduled to be conducted. Except as provided in sections 4, 5, and 5.5 of this chapter, the town election board established under this chapter shall conduct municipal or special elections in towns subject to this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.102; P.L.164-2006, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-2.5. Town Ordinance Providing Length of Term for Members of Legislative Body

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city unless the town has a population of more than one thousand (1,000) and less than one thousand four hundred (1,400).
(b) A town may adopt an ordinance under IC 3-10-6-2.5, if the town has not adopted an ordinance under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981) or P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988).
As added by P.L.11-1988, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.11; P.L.4-1996, SEC.50; P.L.3-1997, SEC.233; P.L.170-2002, SEC.7; P.L.119-2012, SEC.7; P.L.11-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-2.7. Town Ordinance for Changing Times of Election of Municipal Officers; Effective Date of Ordinance or Repealing Ordinance

Sec. 2.7. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city.
(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.
(c) The ordinance described in subsection (b) must provide all of the following:
(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 IC 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-2.9. Changing the Year Municipal Election Is Held; Ordinance; Exception

Sec. 2.9. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city.
(b) During the year preceding a municipal election conducted under section 2 of this chapter, a town may adopt an ordinance changing the time municipal elections are held for the offices of the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, and judge.
(c) The ordinance described in subsection (b) must provide all the following:
(1) The years in which town elections shall be held. A town election may not be held in a year following a year in which an election for presidential electors is held.
(2) That the elections for town offices shall be held during general elections or municipal elections, or both.
(3) Which town officers are to be elected in each of the years of the town election cycle. The ordinance must provide that at least two (2) town officers shall be elected in each year of the town election cycle. The ordinance may provide for all town officers to be elected at the same election.
(4) The term of office of each town officer elected in the first election cycle after adoption of the ordinance. A term of office set under this subdivision may not exceed four (4) years.
(5) That the term of office of each town officer elected after the first election cycle after adoption of the ordinance is four (4) years.
(6) That the term of office of each town officer begins on January 1 after the 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 IC 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.9-2004, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.74-2017, SEC.42; P.L.201-2017, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-3. Municipal Elections Coinciding With General Elections; Conduct by County Election Board

Sec. 3. If a town has established staggered terms for its town council, or has adopted an ordinance under section 2.7 or 2.9 of this chapter, the county election board shall conduct a municipal election in that town that coincides with a general election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.8-1989, SEC.7; P.L.4-1996, SEC.52; P.L.9-2004, SEC.17.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-4. Agreements Between County Election Board and Town

Sec. 4. (a) A county election board and a town may enter into a written agreement providing that the county election board will conduct a municipal primary or a municipal election, or both, in the town.
(b) A town that enters into an agreement described in subsection (a) shall continue to nominate candidates by convention conducted under IC 3-8-5 or by petition filed under IC 3-8-6 unless the town nominates candidates in a primary election as provided in IC 3-8-5-2.
(c) An agreement may not be entered into after September 21 of a year in which a municipal election is to be held in the town.
(d) A county election board that enters into an agreement under this section shall conduct the municipal election in the same manner as it conducts a general election in a town that has a population of three thousand five hundred (3,500) or more.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-1(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.14; P.L.66-2003, SEC.33; P.L.14-2004, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-5. Town in County Having a Consolidated City; Conduct of Election by County Election Board

Sec. 5. The county election board shall conduct a municipal election in a town that is located in a county having a consolidated city. The county election board shall conduct the municipal election in the same manner as it conducts a consolidated city election. However, a town that is subject to this section is not required to reimburse the county for any of the expenses of conducting a municipal election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-1(c).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-5.5. County Election Board Conduct of Town Election Unless Town Legislative Body Establishes Election Board

Sec. 5.5. (a) The county election board shall conduct a municipal election in a town unless the town legislative body adopts a resolution during the period:
(1) beginning January 1; and
(2) ending August 8;
before the municipal election to establish a town election board under this chapter to conduct the municipal election.
(b) The town clerk-treasurer must file a copy of the resolution with the circuit court clerk of the county having the greatest percentage of the population of the town not later than noon August 21 after the resolution is adopted.
(c) A resolution adopted under this section expires December 31 after its adoption.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.103. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-5.7. Town Election Boards in Towns Outside Marion County; Applicability of County Vote Center Plans

Sec. 5.7. (a) This section does not apply in a county having a consolidated city.
(b) A town located wholly or partially within a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1 may adopt a resolution to establish a town election board under this section.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 3-11-18.1, if the town adopts a resolution under this section, voters within the town are not subject to the requirements of the county vote center plan until the resolution adopted under this section expires.
As added by P.L.278-2019, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-6. Restrictions on Municipal Office Elections; Nominees on Ballot; Exception by Resolution

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a municipal office elected during a municipal or general election.
(b) A municipal election conducted under this chapter shall be held at the time prescribed by IC 3-10-6.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) or (e), if there is an election for any office of the municipality, all nominees for each office must be on the ballot.
(d) If:
(1) there is an election for at least one (1) of the town's legislative body members;
(2) only the voters who reside in a legislative body district are eligible to vote in the election for a legislative body member; and
(3) there is no election for an office to be voted on by all voters of the town;
the county election board (or town election board if that board is conducting the election under this chapter) may, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, adopt a resolution providing that an election will be held only in the legislative body districts within the town in which voters will elect legislative body members under subdivision (2). The names of unopposed candidates for an office to be voted on by all voters of the town shall not be placed on the ballot used for the election of town legislative body members under this subsection.
(e) This subsection applies only if the county election board adopts a resolution by a unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board making this subsection applicable in the county. This subsection applies to a municipal office elected during a municipal or general election. An election may not be held for a municipal office if:
(1) there is only one (1) nominee for the office or only one (1) person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office under IC 3-8-2-2.5; and
(2) no person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office under IC 3-8-2-2.5 that results in a contest for election to the same municipal office.
A resolution adopted under this subsection expires on January 1 of the year following the year the resolution is adopted.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-2.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.11-1987, SEC.4; P.L.4-1991, SEC.56; P.L.8-1992, SEC.13; P.L.3-1995, SEC.89; P.L.4-1996, SEC.53; P.L.14-2004, SEC.86; P.L.225-2011, SEC.48; P.L.96-2012, SEC.2; P.L.124-2012, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-6.1. Elections for Municipal Offices; Prohibition

Sec. 6.1. An election may not be held for a municipal office if:
(1) an election is not required under section 6 of this chapter; and
(2) the approval or rejection of a public question is the only other vote that may be cast on the ballot at the municipal election.
As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.234.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-7. Town Election Boards; Members

Sec. 7. If a town election board is established under section 5.5 of this chapter, the town election board consists of the following three (3) members:
(1) The town chairman of each of the major political parties appointed under IC 3-8-5-3.
(2) The town clerk-treasurer.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-3(a).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.104; P.L.4-1996, SEC.54; P.L.169-2015, SEC.81.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-8. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-3(b) part, (c).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.185; P.L.10-1988, SEC.89. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.107.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-9. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-3(b) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.90. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.107.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-10. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-3(b) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.91. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.107.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-11. Chairman; Secretary

Sec. 11. The members of a town election board shall select one (1) of the appointed members to serve as chairman. The town clerk-treasurer shall serve as secretary of the board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-4.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-12. Meetings

Sec. 12. A town election board shall hold meetings on call of the chairman whenever necessary to perform its duties. If the chairman refuses, fails, or is unable to call a meeting, the two (2) remaining members may meet to perform the duties of the board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-5(a).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-13. Minutes of Meetings; Record of Votes

Sec. 13. Minutes of all town election board meetings and a record of the aye and nay vote of each member on all questions coming before the board shall be kept.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-5(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-14. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-6.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-15. Deputy Election Commissioners; Appointment and Removal; Residency; Duties

Sec. 15. (a) A town election board may appoint and at its pleasure remove deputy election commissioners. A deputy election commissioner appointed under this section must reside in the town of the election board that appointed the deputy commissioner. If a deputy election commissioner ceases to be a resident of the town of the election board that appointed the deputy election commissioner, the person may not continue to serve as a deputy election commissioner of the town.
(b) The county chairman of each major political party who appointed the chairman of that political party's town committee under IC 3-8-5-3 shall designate one-half (1/2) of the deputy commissioners. Deputy election commissioners may assist the town election board in carrying out its duties in accordance with the rules adopted by the board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-7(a).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.92; P.L.5-1989, SEC.42; P.L.4-1996, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-16. Employees

Sec. 16. A town election board may appoint and at its pleasure remove clerks, custodians, and other employees that are necessary to execute its powers. The board may prescribe the duties, fix the rank, and fix the salaries of its appointees.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-7(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-17. Purchase of Materials, Supplies, and Equipment

Sec. 17. All materials, supplies, and equipment that are to be paid for out of the town treasury shall be purchased as provided by statute and paid upon claims filed with the town clerk-treasurer. The town election board must verify and approve the claims.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-7(c).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-18. Audit of Books

Sec. 18. The books of a town election board shall be audited as are those of other town officials.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-7(d).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-19. Assistance by Town Marshal

Sec. 19. The town marshal, whenever called upon by a town election board, shall assist the board in the enforcement of the election laws and the discharge of its duties.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-8.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-20. Compensation of Members

Sec. 20. The town legislative body shall determine the compensation of each appointed member of a town election board. The town legislative body shall fix the compensation in the same manner as it fixes salaries.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-9.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-21. Powers and Duties

Sec. 21. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a town election board conducting a municipal election under this chapter, the town executive, the town clerk-treasurer, voters, and members of political parties in each town in which a municipal election is conducted under this chapter have the same rights and powers, shall perform the same duties, and are subject to the same qualifications and penalties as a county election board that is conducting a general election, or the county executive, circuit court clerk, or member of a political party in a town in which a general election is conducted by the county election board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-10.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.56; P.L.14-2004, SEC.87.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-22. Precinct Election Board; Members; Designation of Polls

Sec. 22. (a) A town election board shall appoint a precinct election board for each precinct in the town.
(b) If a precinct is wholly or partly in the town, the town election board may designate the polls for the precinct to be at the polls for an adjoining precinct, using the precinct election board of the adjoining precinct.
(c) If a precinct election board administers more than one (1) precinct under subsection (b), the board shall keep the ballots cast in each precinct separate from ballots cast in any other precinct, so that the votes cast for each candidate and on each public question in each of the precincts administered by the board may be determined.
(d) Each precinct election board consists of:
(1) one (1) inspector; and
(2) two (2) judges of opposite political parties.
(e) The members of a precinct election board must comply with IC 3-6-6.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-11 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.15; P.L.3-1987, SEC.186; P.L.230-2005, SEC.45; P.L.219-2013, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-23. Powers and Duties of Precinct Election Board

Sec. 23. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a precinct election board for a municipal election has the same powers and duties, and is subject to the same qualifications and penalties, as a precinct election board appointed for a general election under IC 3-6-6-1.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-11 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-24. Poll Clerks; Assistant Poll Clerks

Sec. 24. A town election board shall appoint two (2) poll clerks, and may appoint two (2) assistant poll clerks, of opposite political parties for each precinct in the town. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the poll clerks and assistant poll clerks have the same powers and duties, and are subject to the same qualifications and penalties, as poll clerks and assistant poll clerks appointed for a general election under IC 3-6-6-2 and IC 3-6-6-3.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-12.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-25. Election Sheriffs; Precinct Judges Functioning as Sheriffs

Sec. 25. (a) A town election board shall appoint two (2) election sheriffs of opposite political parties for each precinct in the town. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election sheriffs have the same powers and duties, and are subject to the same qualifications and penalties, as election sheriffs appointed for a general election under IC 3-6-6-5.
(b) A town election board may adopt a resolution providing that the judges of each precinct that:
(1) is located wholly or partially in the town; and
(2) will contain no more than two hundred fifty (250) registered voters on municipal election day;
shall perform the duties and have the rights of the election sheriffs of the precinct. This resolution remains in effect until repealed by the town election board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-13.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.105.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-26. Nomination of Inspector

Sec. 26. The appointed member of a town election board who represents the major political party whose nominee received the highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state at the last election may nominate one (1) person to serve as inspector for each precinct in the town.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-14(a).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-27. Nomination of Election Officials

Sec. 27. Each of the appointed members of a town election board may nominate:
(1) one (1) person to serve as a judge;
(2) one (1) person to serve as an election sheriff, except in a precinct subject to a resolution adopted under section 25 of this chapter;
(3) one (1) person to serve as a poll clerk; and
(4) one (1) person to serve as an assistant poll clerk, if assistant poll clerks are to be appointed;
for each precinct in the town.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-14(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.106.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-28. Appointment of Nominees; Vacancies

Sec. 28. A town election board shall appoint the persons who are nominated under sections 26 and 27 of this chapter. A vacancy in an office shall be filled by an appointment made upon the recommendation of the board member who nominated the original officer.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-14(c).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-29. Challengers; Pollbook Holders

Sec. 29. Each political party that has a candidate on the ballot in a municipal election under this chapter may appoint one (1) challenger and one (1) pollbook holder for each precinct in the town. These persons have the same powers and duties, and are subject to the same qualifications and penalties, as challengers and pollbook holders appointed under IC 3-6-7-1.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-15.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-30. List of Registered Voters; Copies

Sec. 30. (a) The circuit court clerk or board of registration of each county in which a town described in section 1 of this chapter is located shall prepare copies of the list of registered voters for each precinct in the town at least ten (10) days before a municipal election under this chapter. The lists must include the full name, address, and assigned identification number of each voter. Two (2) copies of the list shall be presented to the town election board for use at the polls on election day.
(b) Not later than twenty-four (24) days before election day, the circuit court clerk or board of registration shall provide a list of registered voters in the town to the town election board to permit the board to conduct absentee ballot voting.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-16(a).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-31. Election Equipment Furnished by County Election Board

Sec. 31. Upon request of a town election board, the county election board of each county in which the town is located shall furnish any available equipment that is necessary for a municipal election, including ballot card voting systems and electronic voting systems. The town shall pay the expense of moving the equipment to and from the polls and for any loss of or damage to the equipment.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-17.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.187; P.L.10-1988, SEC.93; P.L.221-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-32. Method of Voting; Determination; Duties of Election Officers

Sec. 32. (a) A town election board shall determine what voting method will be used in a municipal election.
(b) The town election board and its precinct election officers shall perform the duties of the county election board and its precinct election officers under IC 3-11 for each voting method used.
(c) The town election board shall prepare the ballots in the form prescribed by IC 3-11 and distribute them to the precincts in the town.
(d) This subsection applies only to paper ballots. Notwithstanding subsection (c), the town election board, by unanimous consent of the board's entire membership, may authorize the printing or reproduction of ballots on equipment under the control of the town clerk-treasurer. If the town election board acts under this subsection, the ballots are not required to conform to the precise dimensions concerning the size of political party devices under IC 3-11-2-9 or the placement of a candidate's name under IC 3-11-2-10(f). However, the ballots must otherwise substantially conform with IC 3-11-2.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-18.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.188; P.L.3-1997, SEC.235; P.L.58-2005, SEC.13; P.L.190-2011, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-33. Canvass of Votes; Filing Election Materials

Sec. 33. (a) A town election board shall canvass the votes from a municipal election in the manner prescribed by IC 3-12-4.
(b) After completion of the canvass, the town election board shall immediately file the poll lists, ballots, tally sheets, and other election forms with the circuit court clerk of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the town for preservation and voter list maintenance in accordance with IC 3-10-1-31.1.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-19(a).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.102; P.L.14-2004, SEC.88; P.L.193-2021, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-34. Certification of Vote; Certificate of Election or of Approval or Rejection of Local Public Question

Sec. 34. (a) After completing the canvass of votes under section 33 of this chapter, a town election board shall make out a certificate:
(1) designating each office and public question;
(2) stating the number of votes:
(A) each candidate has received; and
(B) cast for or against each public question; and
(3) declaring:
(A) the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office to be elected; and
(B) the local public question approved or rejected if the question was placed on the ballot by the town election board.
(b) The town election board shall present the certificate to the town clerk-treasurer, who may, upon the request of the candidate or a person entitled to request a recount of the votes cast on a public question, issue a:
(1) certificate of election to each person elected; or
(2) certificate declaring the local public question approved or rejected.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-19(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.94; P.L.4-1991, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County › 3-10-7-35. Appeals

Sec. 35. (a) Any voter of a town who disagrees with a decision of the town clerk-treasurer or the town election board under this chapter may appeal the decision to the county election board of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the town before a municipal election under this chapter.
(b) The appeal must be in the form of a brief written statement setting forth the grounds of the appeal, together with any documents relevant to the matter.
(c) The county election board shall render a decision on the appeal within ten (10) days after the board receives the statement.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-20.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.189; P.L.4-1996, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 8. Special Elections › 3-10-8-1. When Special Election Must Be Held

Sec. 1. A special election shall be held in the following cases:
(1) Whenever two (2) or more candidates for a federal, state, legislative, circuit, or school board office receive the highest and an equal number of votes for the office, except as provided in Article 5, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana or in IC 20.
(2) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of United States Senator, as provided in IC 3-13-3-1.
(3) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of United States Representative unless the vacancy occurs less than seventy-four (74) days before a general election.
(4) Whenever a vacancy occurs in any local office the filling of which is not otherwise provided by law.
(5) Whenever required by law for a public question.
(6) Whenever ordered by a court under IC 3-12-8-17 or the state recount commission under IC 3-12-11-18.
(7) Whenever required under IC 3-13-5 to fill a vacancy in a legislative office unless the vacancy occurs less than seventy-four (74) days before a general election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-19-1.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.190; P.L.10-1989, SEC.1; P.L.164-2006, SEC.76; P.L.219-2013, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 8. Special Elections › 3-10-8-2. Filling Vacancies

Sec. 2. A vacancy in a local office to be filled under this chapter shall be filled for the unexpired term unless prohibited by the Constitution of the State of Indiana. However, if it will not be necessary to exercise the functions of the office before the expiration of the term in which the vacancy exists or will occur, it is not necessary to fill the vacancy.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-19-2.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 8. Special Elections › 3-10-8-3. Writs of Election

Sec. 3. (a) The governor, court, or state recount commission shall order a special election under this chapter by issuing a writ of election directed to the circuit court clerk of each county located wholly or partially within the election district.
(b) The writ must specify:
(1) the election district in which the election is to be held;
(2) the cause and object of the election;
(3) the name of the person whose office is vacant; and
(4) the day on which the election will be held.
(c) A special election to be held in an election district situated in two (2) or more counties shall be held on the same day in each county.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-19-3.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1989, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 8. Special Elections › 3-10-8-4. Notice of Special Election; Information to Be Published; Filing

Sec. 4. (a) Each circuit court clerk who is required to conduct a special election under Indiana law or receives a writ ordering a special election shall publish in accordance with IC 5-3-1 the following information:
(1) Under the proper political party or independent candidate designation:
(A) the title of office; and
(B) the names and addresses of all candidates who have filed for election to the office, except for an individual with a restricted address under IC 36-1-8.5;
if an elected office will be on the ballot at the special election.
(2) The text of any public question to be submitted to the voters.
(3) The date of the election.
(4) The hours during which the polls will be open.
(5) The dates, times, and locations of voting at the circuit court clerk's office and at satellite offices under IC 3-11-10-26.
(b) The county election board or town election board shall file a notice of a special election conducted under this chapter with the election division not later than noon seven (7) days after publishing the notice under subsection (a).
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-19-4.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.95; P.L.3-1993, SEC.107; P.L.12-1995, SEC.65; P.L.2-1996, SEC.122; P.L.3-1997, SEC.236; P.L.216-2015, SEC.19; P.L.278-2019, SEC.46; P.L.109-2021, SEC.12; P.L.227-2023, SEC.61.