§ Ind. Code § 3-10-6-2.6Election of town officers in year of no general election for short term; ordinance

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(a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a
county having a consolidated city.
(b) This section applies to a town that has adopted an ordinance:
(1) under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981); or
(2) in 1982 under P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988).
(c) A town may adopt an ordinance during a year in which an election of town legislative
body members, a town clerk-treasurer, or a town judge will not occur under section 3 of this
chapter.
(d) The ordinance described in subsection (c) must provide that:
(1) the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge elected at the next
municipal election not conducted in a general election year serve terms of one (1) year;
and
(2) the successors of the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge
described in subdivision (1) shall be chosen at the first general election following the
municipal election and serve terms of four (4) years.

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