SB 372 Summary

• Establishes a minimum 15% voter turnout requirement for elections containing local public questions, effective July 1, 2010, to allow county election boards to certify results.

• Applies to elections conducted after June 30, 2010, but excludes referendums on reorganization of political subdivisions.

• Amends multiple Indiana Code sections governing elections on local public questions including those for horse racing, riverboat gambling, school consolidations, utility services, and municipal bond issues.

• Requires county election boards and circuit court clerks to certify whether turnout requirements have been met before validating election results on local public questions.

• Prevents adoption of proposed actions (bond issuance, utility changes, school consolidations, etc.) if the 15% minimum turnout threshold is not met, even if a majority voted in favor.