§ 8-25-2-2 — Ordinance certification; ballot language approval

Indiana § 8-25-2-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 25: CENTRAL INDIANA PUBLIC
• Ch. 2: Local Public Questions on Central Indiana Public

Text

If the fiscal body of an eligible county adopts an
ordinance under section 1 of this chapter, the county auditor shall
certify a copy of the ordinance to the department of local government
finance, including the language for the question required by section 3
of this chapter, whichever is applicable to the eligible county. The
department shall review the language for compliance with section 3 of
this chapter, whichever is applicable to the eligible county. The
department of local government finance may approve or reject the
language. The department shall send its decision to the county auditor
and the fiscal body of the eligible county not more than ten (10) days
after the ordinance is submitted to the department. If the language is
approved, the county auditor shall certify a copy of the ordinance,
including the language for the question and the department's approval,
to the county election board of the eligible county.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.153-2014, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.197-2016, SEC.85.