SB 597 Summary

• Requires municipalities to reestablish legislative body districts by May 15 in years following a federal decennial census when a municipal election will be held that year.

• Establishes municipal primary elections on the fourth Tuesday in June for the year after a census year, instead of the standard first Tuesday after the first Monday in May.

• Removes restrictions preventing precinct boundaries from crossing congressional or state legislative district lines.

• Repeals statute authorizing the Indiana Election Commission to reestablish precincts in counties with boundaries crossing congressional or legislative district lines.

• Establishes filing deadlines for candidacy declarations (May 15-31) and validity challenges (by noon June 7) for census-year municipal primary elections.