Indiana § 3-5-10-7 - Times permitted for redistricting

§ 3-5-10-7. Times permitted for redistricting

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to sections 7.1 and 8 of this chapter, a redistricting authority shall redistrict election districts at the following times:

(1) If the census event is a federal decennial census, the following:

(A) For a county executive or county fiscal body, only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.

(B) For a school corporation, only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.

(C) For a municipality that conducts its municipal elections in an odd-numbered year, only during the second year after the federal decennial census is conducted.

(D) For a municipality that conducts its municipal elections in:

(i) an even-numbered year; or

(ii) both an even-numbered year and an odd-numbered year;

only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.

(E) For the legislative body of a township in a county having a consolidated city, only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.

(2) For a census event other than a federal decennial census, only during the first year after the year the census event becomes effective with respect to the political subdivision, as provided in IC 1-1-3.5-3.

(3) Whenever a county adopts an order declaring a county boundary to be changed under IC 36-2-1-2 that affects the boundaries of the political subdivision.

(4) Whenever required to assign annexed territory to a district, subject to the provisions of IC 36-4-3.

(5) Whenever the boundary of the political subdivision is changed.

(6) As provided in the order of a court that has found the current redistricting plan unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful.

(b) Except as provided in section 7.1 of this chapter, a redistricting authority may not redistrict at a time other than is provided in subsection (a).

(c) A member of a redistricting authority described in subsection (a)(1) that fails to:

(1) redistrict election districts; or

(2) recertify existing districts under section 8 of this chapter;

within the deadlines established by subsection (a)(1) is not entitled to receive payment of any salary or fees, as fixed by law, until the redistricting authority complies with subsection (a).

As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.1; P.L.227-2023, SEC.10; P.L.18-2024, SEC.1; P.L.240-2025, SEC.5.