Sec. 2.6. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city.
(b) This section applies to a town that has adopted an ordinance:
(1) under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981); or
(2) in 1982 under P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988).
(c) A town may adopt an ordinance during a year in which an election of town legislative body members, a town clerk-treasurer, or a town judge will not occur under section 3 of this chapter.
(d) The ordinance described in subsection (c) must provide that:
(1) the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge elected at the next municipal election not conducted in a general election year serve terms of one (1) year; and
(2) the successors of the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge described in subdivision (1) shall be chosen at the first general election following the municipal election and serve terms of four (4) years.
As added by P.L.11-1988, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.8.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections
3-10-6-1. Application of Chapter
3-10-6-2. Date of Municipal Primary; Political Parties Entitled to Nominate Candidates
3-10-6-2.5. Town Ordinance to Stagger Terms of Members of Legislative Body
3-10-6-2.6. Election of Town Officers in Year of No General Election for Short Term; Ordinance
3-10-6-3. Other Times for Holding Primary Elections
3-10-6-4. Noncontested Primary Races; Unopposed Candidates
3-10-6-4.5. Primary Elections in Towns Adopting Ordinance Under Ic 36-5-2-4.5
3-10-6-5. Date of Municipal Election
3-10-6-6. Other Times for Electing Town Officers
3-10-6-7.5. Restrictions on Municipal Office Elections; Nominees on Ballot; Exception by Resolution
3-10-6-7.6. Elections for Municipal Offices; Prohibition
3-10-6-8. Rights, Duties, and Required Assistance
3-10-6-11. Municipal Precincts; Use of Adjoining Precinct Polls
3-10-6-12. Nomination of Candidates for Town Offices by Certain Political Parties