Ind. Code ch. 3-10-9

in effect

Ind. Code § 3-10-9-1 Application of chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to voting on all local public questions. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.191. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.48; P.L.156-2020, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 3-10-9-2 Duty to place question on ballot

Sec. 2. The: (1) county election board of each county included in the election district voting on the public question; or (2) town election board if a public question is to be voted on at an election conducted by a town election board; shall place the public question on the ballot in accordance with this chapter. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.191. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.58.

Ind. Code § 3-10-9-2.5 Local public question petitions; compliance with documentation of assistance to voters with disabilities

Sec. 2.5. If a petition is required to place a local public question on the ballot, the petition must comply with the requirements set forth in IC 3-8-6-6(b) concerning documentation of assistance to a voter with disabilities. As added by P.L.278-2019, SEC.49.

Ind. Code § 3-10-9-3 Certification of question

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a local public question must be certified to an election board by law, that certification must occur no later than noon: (1) seventy-four (74) days before a primary election if the public question is to be placed on the primary or municipal primary election ballot; or (2) August 1 if the public question is to be placed on the general or municipal election ballot. (b) A referendum or local public question: (1) under IC 20-46-1; (2) under IC 20-46-9; or (3) under IC 6-1.1-20 for controlled projects; may be placed on the ballot only at a general election. Certification of a local public question under this subsection must occur not later than noon August 1. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.191. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.96; P.L.4-1991, SEC.59; P.L.225-2011, SEC.49; P.L.68-2025, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 3-10-9-4 Form of question

Sec. 4. (a) The public question shall be placed on the ballot in substantially the following form: (The explanatory text for the public question, if required by law): "Shall (insert public question)?" [] YES [] NO (b) A public question printed on a ballot shall be set forth without any quotation marks preceding or following the text of the public question. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.191. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.50.

Ind. Code § 3-10-9-5 Statutory authorization for question

Sec. 5. A local public question may not be placed on the ballot at an election unless the placement of the local public question on the ballot at the election is expressly authorized by statute. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.191. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.97.

Ind. Code § 3-10-9-6 Petition for placement on ballot

Sec. 6. (a) If a statute requires the submission of a petition for the placement of a local public question on the ballot, the petition must: (1) state the day of the election for which the petitioners seek the placement of the question on the ballot; (2) contain the signature of each petitioner; (3) contain the printed name of each petitioner; and (4) state the residence address of each petitioner as set forth on the county voter registration record (or the mailing address if no residence address is set forth on the record). (b) A petition is not valid for the placement of the public question on the ballot on any other election day. As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.98. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.91; P.L.3-1997, SEC.240.

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