Indiana § 36-4-2-2 Resolution; election; notice; ballot; result; certified copies of
agreement and result of election

Indiana Statutes

§ 36-4-2-2 — Resolution; election; notice; ballot; result; certified copies of agreement and result of election

Indiana § 36-4-2-2

Title 36LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 4GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS

Ch. 2Merger of Adjoining Municipalities

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Ind. Code § 36-4-2-2 (2026).

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(a)If the legislative bodies of two (2) or more adjoining municipalities each agree, by resolution, on:

(1)the date of an election to consider the merger of the municipalities; and

(2)the name by which the municipality formed by the merger would be known; the municipalities shall certify the question to the county election board. The board shall conduct an election to consider the merger. The election shall be held in each of the municipalities.

(b)Notice of an election under this section shall be given in each municipality by publication in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1.

(c)An election under this section shall be held in each municipality in the manner prescribed by IC 3-10-8-6. The question shall be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state "Shall

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(a) If the legislative bodies of two (2) or more
adjoining municipalities each agree, by resolution, on:
(1) the date of an election to consider the merger of the
municipalities; and
(2) the name by which the municipality formed by the merger
would be known;
the municipalities shall certify the question to the county election
board. The board shall conduct an election to consider the merger. The
election shall be held in each of the municipalities.
(b) Notice of an election under this section shall be given in each
municipality by publication in the manner prescribed by IC 5-3-1.
(c) An election under this section shall be held in each municipality
in the manner prescribed by IC 3-10-8-6. The question shall be placed
on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state
"Shall ______ and _____ merge and become the (City or Town) of
_____?".
(d) The election board shall report the results of the election to each
legislative body, and a certified copy of the result of the election in
each municipality shall be filed with the legislative body of each of the
municipalities involved in the election.
(e) If a majority of the votes cast in each of the municipalities is in
favor of the merger, the municipalities are merged under the terms
prescribed by this section and sections 9 through 17 of this chapter. A
certified copy of the agreement, and of the result of the election, shall
be filed in the office of the recorder of the county or counties in which
the new municipality is located. The agreement must be:
(1) signed by the municipal executive;
(2) attested by the clerk; and
(3) sealed with the seal;
of each of the constituent municipalities. Copies of the record shall be
received in all courts and places as conclusive of the merger of the
municipality under the name agreed on.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-8
part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.45, SEC.13; P.L.5-1986, SEC.44; P.L.3-1987,
SEC.554.