Indiana § 20-23-4-29.1 School corporation governing body; election procedures

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-23-4-29.1 — School corporation governing body; election procedures

Indiana § 20-23-4-29.1

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 23ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS

Ch. 4Community School Corporations

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(a)This section applies to each school corporation.

(b)If a plan provides for election of members of the governing body, the members of the governing body shall be elected at a general election. Each candidate must file a petition of nomination in accordance with IC 3-8-2.5 that is signed by the candidate and by ten

(10)registered voters residing within the boundaries of the community school corporation. The filing must be made within the time specified by IC 3-8-2.5-4.

(c)All nominations shall be listed for each office in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2. Voting and tabulation of votes shall be conducted in the same manner as voting and tabulation in general elections are conducted. The precinct election boards serving in each county shall conduct the election for members of the go

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1. (a) This section applies to each school
corporation.
(b) If a plan provides for election of members of the governing
body, the members of the governing body shall be elected at a general
election. Each candidate must file a petition of nomination in
accordance with IC 3-8-2.5 that is signed by the candidate and by ten
(10) registered voters residing within the boundaries of the community
school corporation. The filing must be made within the time specified
by IC 3-8-2.5-4.
(c) All nominations shall be listed for each office in the form
prescribed by IC 3-11-2. Voting and tabulation of votes shall be
conducted in the same manner as voting and tabulation in general
elections are conducted. The precinct election boards serving in each
county shall conduct the election for members of the governing body.
If a school corporation is located in more than one (1) county, each
county election board shall print the ballots required for voters in that
county to vote for candidates for members of the governing body.
(d) If the plan provides that the members of the governing body
shall be elected by all the voters of the community school corporation,
candidates shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2. The candidates who receive the most votes are elected.
(e) If the plan provides that members of the governing body are to
be elected from residence districts by all voters in the community
school corporation, nominees for the governing body shall be placed on
the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2, by residence districts.
The ballot must state the number of members to be voted on and the
maximum number of members that may be elected from each residence
district as provided in the plan. A ballot is not valid if more than the
maximum number of members are voted on from a board member
residence district. The candidates who receive the most votes are
elected. However, if more than the maximum number that may be
elected from a residence district are among those receiving the most
votes, the candidates from the residence districts exceeding the
maximum number who receive the fewest votes shall be eliminated in
determining the candidates who are elected.
(f) If the plan provides that members of the governing body are to
be elected from electoral districts solely by the voters of each district,
nominees residing in each electoral district shall be placed on the ballot
in the form prescribed by IC 3-11-2. The ballot must state the number
of members to be voted on from the electoral district. The candidates
residing in the electoral district who receive the most votes are elected.