§ 2-2.1-1-7.5 — Equal political party affiliation by house members; election of speaker and principal clerk; rules

Indiana § 2-2.1-1-7.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 2.1: LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND PROCEDURES
• Ch. 1: Legislative Sessions and Procedures Law of 1971

Text

5. (a) This section applies only if the number
of members of the house of representatives affiliated with one (1)
political party equals the number of members of the house of
representatives affiliated with a different political party.
(b) For purposes of this section, an individual is considered to be
affiliated with a political party if the individual was:
(1) the nominee (as defined in IC 3-5-2.1-68) of that political
party for election to the office to which the individual was elected
at the previous general election; or
(2) selected by that political party to fill a candidate vacancy or a
vacancy in the office under IC 3-13 for the office the individual
currently holds.
(c) The speaker of the house of representatives and the principal
clerk of the house of representatives shall be elected by the members
of the house of representatives affiliated with the political party whose:
(1) candidate was elected governor at the previous general
election; or
(2) candidate was elected secretary of state at the previous general
election, if the governor was not elected at the previous general
election.
(d) The rules that governed the house of representatives before the
previous general election shall govern the house of representatives after
the general election until those rules are amended as provided in those
rules.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.9-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.186-2025, SEC.1.