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IN HB1584

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2013

Primary Sponsor

Harold Slager

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Moves municipal elections for city and town officers from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, effective after 2015.

  • Establishes a 2015 transition municipal election with candidates nominated through primary elections and elected through general elections.

  • Creates new IC 3-10-7.5 to govern municipal elections after 2015, with judges of city/town courts elected in presidential election years and other municipal officers elected in nonpresidential election years.

  • Makes extensive conforming changes to Indiana election codes to remove references to "municipal elections" as a separate election type and integrate municipal elections into the primary and general election framework.

  • Provides that numerous sections relating to transitional municipal election procedures expire January 1, 2016.

Legislative Description

Municipal elections in even-numbered years.

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

1/23/2013

Committee Referrals

Elections and Apportionment1/23/2013

Full Bill Text

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