Indiana § 20-23-13-2.1 Method of election; ballots

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-23-13-2.1 — Method of election; ballots

Indiana § 20-23-13-2.1

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 23ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 13Election of Governing Body Members in Hammond

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Ind. Code § 20-23-13-2.1 (2026).

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(a)As used in this section, "county election board" includes a board of elections and registration established under IC 3-6-5.2.

(b)The voters of the school corporation shall elect the members of the governing body at a general election for a term of four (4) years. The members shall be elected from the city at large without reference to district.

(c)Each candidate for election to the governing body must file a petition of nomination with the county election board in each county in which a school corporation subject to this chapter is located. The petition of nomination must comply with IC 3-8-2.5 and the following requirements:

(1)The petition must be signed by at least two hundred (200) legal voters of the school corporation.

(2)Each petition may nominate only one (1) candidate.

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1. (a) As used in this section, "county
election board" includes a board of elections and registration
established under IC 3-6-5.2.
(b) The voters of the school corporation shall elect the members of
the governing body at a general election for a term of four (4) years.
The members shall be elected from the city at large without reference
to district.
(c) Each candidate for election to the governing body must file a
petition of nomination with the county election board in each county in
which a school corporation subject to this chapter is located. The
petition of nomination must comply with IC 3-8-2.5 and the following
requirements:
(1) The petition must be signed by at least two hundred (200)
legal voters of the school corporation.
(2) Each petition may nominate only one (1) candidate.
(3) The number of petitions signed by a legal voter may not
exceed the number of school trustees to be elected.
(d) After all the petitions described in subsection (c) are filed with
the county election board, the board shall publish the names of those
nominated in accordance with IC 5-3-1 and shall certify the
nominations in the manner required by law. IC 3 governs the election
to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this chapter.
(e) The county election board shall prepare the ballot for the general
election at which members of the governing body are to be elected so
that the names of the candidates nominated appear on the ballot:
(1) in alphabetical order; and
(2) in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2.
(f) The county election board shall not publish or place on the ballot
the name of a candidate who is not eligible under this chapter for
membership on the governing body.
(g) Each voter may vote for as many candidates as there are
members of the governing body to be elected.