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Indiana Code Title 3. Elections § 3-10-7-6

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

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