(a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city. (b) During the year preceding a municipal election conducted under section 2 of this chapter, a town may adopt an ordinance changing the time municipal elections are held for the offices of the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, and judge. (c) The ordinance described in subsection (b) must provide all the following: (1) The years in which town elections shall be held. A town election may not be held in a year following a year in which an election for presidential electors is held. (2) That the elections for town offices shall be held during general elections or municipal elections, or both. (3) Which town officers are to be elected in each of the years of the town election cycle. The ordinance must provide that at least two (2) town officers shall be elected in each year of the town election cycle. The ordinance may provide for all town officers to be elected at the same election. (4) The term of office of each town officer elected in the first election cycle after adoption of the ordinance. A term of office set under this subdivision may not exceed four (4) years. (5) That the term of office of each town officer elected after the first election cycle after adoption of the ordinance is four (4) years. (6) That the term of office of each town officer begins on January 1 after the election. (d) A town may repeal an ordinance adopted under subsection (b) subject to both of the following: (1) The ordinance may not be repealed earlier than twelve (12) years after the ordinance was adopted. (2) The ordinance may be repealed only in a year preceding a municipal election held at the time described in IC 3-10-6-5. (e) An ordinance described in subsection (b) or an ordinance repealing an ordinance previously adopted under subsection (b) takes effect when the ordinance is filed with the circuit court clerk of the county in which the largest percentage of the population of the town is located.
§ Ind. Code § 3-10-7-2.9Changing the year municipal election is held; ordinance; exception
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