§ 36-5-1-17 — Election; ballots; clerk's statement of votes cast

(a) An election under section 16 of this
chapter shall be held in the town. The voters shall, by ballot, vote on
the question submitted to them. The question shall be placed on the
ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state "Shall the
town of ___________________ dissolve?" or "Shall the town of
_________________ change its name to ______________________?".
(b) Within four (4) days after the canvass of the vote by the county
election board, the town clerk shall prepare and attest a statement of all
the votes cast at the election, to be signed by the members of the county
election board and filed with:
(1) the clerk of the county in which the greatest percentage of the
population of the town is located; and
(2) the office of the secretary of state.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-3-1-24
part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.4. Amended by
P.L.3-1987, SEC.560; P.L.5-1989, SEC.107; P.L.3-1997, SEC.458;
P.L.123-2000, SEC.6.