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IN SB0010
Bill
Status
1/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Rick Niemeyer
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AI Summary
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Local public questions may only appear on ballots at general elections, municipal general elections, or special elections held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in years without other general elections
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Removes local public questions from primary election ballots, eliminating current provisions that allow questions on primary ballots with 74-day advance certification
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Changes certification deadline for public questions to August 1 for placement on general or municipal election ballots
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Applies to various public questions including riverboat gambling approval, controlled project debt service, municipal utility jurisdiction changes, school corporation consolidations and referendums, and town incorporation/dissolution votes
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Effective date: January 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Public questions. Provides that, except as otherwise specifically provided by a statute, a local public question may be placed on the ballot only at the following elections: (1) A general election. (2) A municipal general election. (3) A special election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in a year in which neither a general election nor a municipal general election is held. Makes conforming changes.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/14/2019