Indiana § 36-4-2-11 - Joint election board; members; powers and duties
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§ 36-4-2-11. Joint election board; members; powers and duties
Sec. 11. (a) The election prescribed by section 10 of this chapter shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the applicable election statutes, except that there must be a joint election board for the new municipality in place of separate boards for each of the merging municipalities. The joint election board consists of:
(1) the clerks of each of the merging municipalities; and
(2) three (3) persons appointed by the executive of the county in which the merging municipalities are located, not more than two (2) of whom are resident voters of one (1) of the merging municipalities.
(b) In order to conduct the election prescribed by section 10 of this chapter, the joint election board shall meet and organize in the manner prescribed by IC 3-6 for election boards and has the same powers and duties as those boards. All subsequent primary and general elections in the new municipality shall be held in the manner prescribed by statute.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-15.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.7-1983, SEC.36; P.L.5-1986, SEC.47.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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