§ 36-4-2-11 — Joint election board; members; powers and duties

(a) The election prescribed by section 10 of
this chapter shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the
applicable election statutes, except that there must be a joint election
board for the new municipality in place of separate boards for each of
the merging municipalities. The joint election board consists of:
(1) the clerks of each of the merging municipalities; and
(2) three (3) persons appointed by the executive of the county in
which the merging municipalities are located, not more than two
(2) of whom are resident voters of one (1) of the merging
municipalities.
(b) In order to conduct the election prescribed by section 10 of this
chapter, the joint election board shall meet and organize in the manner
prescribed by IC 3-6 for election boards and has the same powers and
duties as those boards. All subsequent primary and general elections in
the new municipality shall be held in the manner prescribed by statute.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
18-5-10-15.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by
P.L.7-1983, SEC.36; P.L.5-1986, SEC.47.