Indiana § 20-23-8-16 - Special election
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 20-23-8-16 — Special election, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-23-8-16. Special election
Sec. 16. (a) If:
(1) the governing body has disapproved a plan submitted;
(2) an alternative plan has been filed; or
(3) a petition of protest has been filed;
the county election board shall hold a special election at a date to be determined by the county election board not more than ninety (90) days after the receipt of the determination of the state board on a plan in the form certified by the state board.
(b) If a special election under subsection (a) can be held not more than six (6) months after the receipt of the determination from the state board in conjunction with a primary or general election at which:
(1) county officials are to be elected or nominated; or
(2) city or town officials are to be elected in those areas of the school corporations that are within the city or town;
the county election board may delay the special election until the date of the regular election.
(c) If a school corporation is located in more than one (1) county, the county election board of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the school corporation shall determine the date of an election held under this section.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-10.1-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
Frequently Asked Questions About Indiana § 20-23-8-16
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Section 20-23-8-16 ("Special election") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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