Indiana § 3-10-7-6 Restrictions on municipal office elections; nominees on ballot;
exception by resolution

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-10-7-6 — Restrictions on municipal office elections; nominees on ballot; exception by resolution

Indiana § 3-10-7-6

Art. 10PROVISIONS GOVERNING CERTAIN TYPES OF

Ch. 7Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside

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Ind. Code § 3-10-7-6 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to a municipal office elected during a municipal or general election.

(b)A municipal election conducted under this chapter shall be held at the time prescribed by IC 3-10-6.

(c)Except as provided in subsection (d) or (e), if there is an election for any office of the municipality, all nominees for each office must be on the ballot.

(d)If:

(1)there is an election for at least one (1) of the town's legislative body members;

(2)only the voters who reside in a legislative body district are eligible to vote in the election for a legislative body member; and

(3)there is no election for an office to be voted on by all voters of the town; the county election board (or town election board if that board is conducting the election under this chapter) may, by unanimous v

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(a) This section applies to a municipal office
elected during a municipal or general election.
(b) A municipal election conducted under this chapter shall be held
at the time prescribed by IC 3-10-6.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) or (e), if there is an election
for any office of the municipality, all nominees for each office must be
on the ballot.
(d) If:
(1) there is an election for at least one (1) of the town's legislative
body members;
(2) only the voters who reside in a legislative body district are
eligible to vote in the election for a legislative body member; and
(3) there is no election for an office to be voted on by all voters of
the town;
the county election board (or town election board if that board is
conducting the election under this chapter) may, by unanimous vote of
the entire membership of the board, adopt a resolution providing that
an election will be held only in the legislative body districts within the
town in which voters will elect legislative body members under
subdivision (2). The names of unopposed candidates for an office to be
voted on by all voters of the town shall not be placed on the ballot used
for the election of town legislative body members under this
subsection.
(e) This subsection applies only if the county election board adopts
a resolution by a unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board
making this subsection applicable in the county. This subsection
applies to a municipal office elected during a municipal or general
election. An election may not be held for a municipal office if:
(1) there is only one (1) nominee for the office or only one (1)
person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate
for the office under IC 3-8-2-2.5; and
(2) no person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in
candidate for the office under IC 3-8-2-2.5 that results in a contest
for election to the same municipal office.
A resolution adopted under this subsection expires on January 1 of the
year following the year the resolution is adopted.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-2.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.11-1987, SEC.4; P.L.4-1991, SEC.56; P.L.8-1992, SEC.13; P.L.3-1995, SEC.89; P.L.4-1996, SEC.53; P.L.14-2004, SEC.86; P.L.225-2011, SEC.48; P.L.96-2012, SEC.2; P.L.124-2012, SEC.7.