Bill Text: IN SB0303 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Elections in a county having a consolidated city.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-08 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections [SB0303 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-SB0303-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 3-10-6-13; IC 36-3-3-2; IC 36-4-5-2;
IC 36-5-2-2.
Synopsis: Elections in a county having a consolidated city. Allows a
voter who is a resident of a county having a consolidated city and also
a resident of an excluded city or a town located entirely or partially
within a county having a consolidated city to vote for either the mayor
of the consolidated city, or the executive of the city or town, but not
both.
Effective: July 1, 2013.
January 8, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections.
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(1) An excluded city (as described in IC 36-3-1-7).
(2) A town located entirely or partially within a county having a consolidated city.
(b) A voter may vote for one (1), but not both, of the following:
(1) The mayor of the consolidated city.
(2) If the voter resides in:
(A) an excluded city, the mayor of the city; or
(B) a town, one (1) or more members of the town council as provided by ordinance.
under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of the whole county, except those voters
who:
(1) reside in:
(A) an excluded city (as described in IC 36-3-1-7); or
(B) a town located entirely or partially within the county;
and
(2) elect under IC 3-10-6-13 to vote for:
(A) the mayor of the excluded city; or
(B) one (1) or more members of the town council.
(b) To be eligible to serve as the executive, a person must meet the
qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-24.
(c) The term of office of an executive is four (4) years, beginning at
noon on January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is
elected and qualified.
(1) reside in:
(A) a county having a consolidated city; and
(B) an excluded city (as described in IC 36-3-1-7); and
(2) elect to vote for the mayor of the consolidated city under IC 3-10-6-13.
(b) A person is eligible to be a city executive only if the person meets the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-26.
(c) Residency in territory that is annexed by the city before the election is considered residency for the purposes of subsection (b), even if the annexation takes effect less than one (1) year before the election.
(d) The city executive must reside within the city as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The executive forfeits office if the executive ceases to be a resident of the city.
(e) The term of office of a city executive is four (4) years, beginning at noon on January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b) This subsection applies to a voter who:
(1) resides in a county having a consolidated city; and
(2) resides in a town located entirely or partially within a county having a consolidated city.
The town council shall be elected by the voters of each town, except those voters who elect to vote for the mayor of the consolidated city under IC 3-10-6-13.
