Indiana § 3-5-10-7 Times permitted for redistricting

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-5-10-7 — Times permitted for redistricting

Indiana § 3-5-10-7

Art. 5GENERAL PROVISIONS

Ch. 10Drawing Election Districts for Local and School Board

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Ind. Code § 3-5-10-7 (2026).

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(a)Subject to sections 7.1 and 8 of this chapter, a redistricting authority shall redistrict election districts at the following times:

(1)If the census event is a federal decennial census, the following:

(A)For a county executive or county fiscal body, only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.

(B)For a school corporation, only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.

(C)For a municipality that conducts its municipal elections in an odd-numbered year, only during the second year after the federal decennial census is conducted.

(D)For a municipality that conducts its municipal elections in:

(i)an even-numbered year; or

(ii)both an even-numbered year and an odd-numbered year; only during the first year after the federal

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(a) Subject to sections 7.1 and 8 of this chapter,
a redistricting authority shall redistrict election districts at the
following times:
(1) If the census event is a federal decennial census, the
following:
(A) For a county executive or county fiscal body, only during
the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.
(B) For a school corporation, only during the first year after the
federal decennial census is conducted.
(C) For a municipality that conducts its municipal elections in
an odd-numbered year, only during the second year after the
federal decennial census is conducted.
(D) For a municipality that conducts its municipal elections in:
(i) an even-numbered year; or
(ii) both an even-numbered year and an odd-numbered year;
only during the first year after the federal decennial census is
conducted.
(E) For the legislative body of a township in a county having a
consolidated city, only during the first year after the federal
decennial census is conducted.
(2) For a census event other than a federal decennial census, only
during the first year after the year the census event becomes
effective with respect to the political subdivision, as provided in
IC 1-1-3.5-3.
(3) Whenever a county adopts an order declaring a county
boundary to be changed under IC 36-2-1-2 that affects the
boundaries of the political subdivision.
(4) Whenever required to assign annexed territory to a district,
subject to the provisions of IC 36-4-3.
(5) Whenever the boundary of the political subdivision is
changed.
(6) As provided in the order of a court that has found the current
redistricting plan unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful.
(b) Except as provided in section 7.1 of this chapter, a redistricting
authority may not redistrict at a time other than is provided in
subsection (a).
(c) A member of a redistricting authority described in subsection
(a)(1) that fails to:
(1) redistrict election districts; or
(2) recertify existing districts under section 8 of this chapter;
within the deadlines established by subsection (a)(1) is not entitled to
receive payment of any salary or fees, as fixed by law, until the
redistricting authority complies with subsection (a).