Indiana § 20-23-15-4 - Notice of referendum
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 20-23-15-4 — Notice of referendum, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-23-15-4. Notice of referendum
Sec. 4. (a) The circuit court clerk of the county shall provide notice of the referendum to the registered voters who reside within the boundaries of the school corporation:
(1) at least one (1) time;
(2) in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation that is published in the county; and
(3) not earlier than March 15 or later than April 15 of the year in which the referendum is held.
(b) The notice published under subsection (a) must:
(1) state that the referendum is called to afford the registered voters an opportunity to vote on whether members of the governing body will be elected;
(2) state that the referendum will be held at the next primary election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May;
(3) state that the referendum will be held on a nonpartisan basis and that all registered voters residing within the boundaries of the (insert the name of school corporation) may vote in the referendum; and
(4) designate that the voting place or places at which the referendum will be held must be those that are:
(A) used for the next primary election; and
(B) located within the boundaries of the (insert the name of school corporation).
(c) The referendum question must be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4 and must state:
"Shall the members of the board of school trustees of the (insert the name of school corporation) be elected in the general election from five (5) districts and from two (2) at-large positions in the school corporation?".
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-20-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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