Indiana § 36-3-4-2 City-county council; membership; election; eligibility; vacancy; term
of office

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-3-4-2 — City-county council; membership; election; eligibility; vacancy; term of office

Indiana § 36-3-4-2

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 3GOVERNMENT OF INDIANAPOLIS AND

Ch. 4Legislative Bodies

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Ind. Code § 36-3-4-2 (2026).

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(a)A city-county council, which is the legislative body of both the consolidated city and the county, shall be elected under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of the county. The city-county council consists of twenty-five (25) members.

(b)To be eligible to serve as a member of the legislative body, a person must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-25.

(c)A member of the legislative body must reside within:

(1)the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and

(2)the district from which the member was elected.

(d)A vacancy in the legislative body occurs whenever a member:

(1)dies, resigns, or is removed from office;

(2)ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member was elected; or

(3)is incapacitated to the extent that th

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(a) A city-county council, which is the
legislative body of both the consolidated city and the county, shall be
elected under IC 3-10-6 by the voters of the county. The city-county
council consists of twenty-five (25) members.
(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the legislative body, a
person must meet the qualifications prescribed by IC 3-8-1-25.
(c) A member of the legislative body must reside within:
(1) the county as provided in Article 6, Section 6 of the
Constitution of the State of Indiana; and
(2) the district from which the member was elected.
(d) A vacancy in the legislative body occurs whenever a member:
(1) dies, resigns, or is removed from office;
(2) ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member
was elected; or
(3) is incapacitated to the extent that the member is unable to
perform the member's duties for more than six (6) months.
(e) The vacancy shall be filled under IC 3-13-8.
(f) The term of office of a member of the legislative body is four (4)
years, beginning at noon on January 1 after election and continuing
until a successor is elected and qualified.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citations: subsection
(a) formerly 18-4-1-2(h) part; 18-4-3-6 part; subsection (b) formerly
18-4-3-6 part; subsection (c) formerly 18-4-3-7.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.2. Amended by
P.L.5-1986, SEC.40; P.L.3-1987, SEC.552; P.L.266-2013, SEC.7;
P.L.193-2021, SEC.109.