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IN HB1049
Bill
Status
1/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Micheal Aylesworth
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AI Summary
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Allows any municipality to adopt an ordinance moving its municipal elections to even-numbered years only, effective July 1, 2017.
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Municipalities retain their 2015 election schedules unless they affirmatively adopt a new schedule under the new law.
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Municipalities holding elections in odd-numbered years must reimburse counties for the full cost of administering those elections.
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Repeals existing statutes that previously allowed towns to independently change their election schedules through various ordinances.
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Establishes new election procedures for municipalities in IC 3-10-7.5, including rules for primary elections, nomination processes, and candidate procedures aligned with even-numbered year cycles.
Legislative Description
Municipal elections. Provides that any municipality may adopt an ordinance to move the election of its elected officers to be held only in even-numbered years. Provides that a municipality's schedule of municipal elections remains the same as it was for the 2015 municipal elections unless it changes the schedule under the new statute. Provides that a municipality that holds any of its municipal elections in years other than even-numbered years shall reimburse the county the county's costs in administering such elections. Repeals existing statutes that authorize towns to change the schedule of their municipal elections in certain specified ways. Makes
Last Action
Representative Morrison added as coauthor
1/10/2017