{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-23-8-16","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-23-8-16","heading":"Special election","body":"Sec. 16. (a) If:\n(1) the governing body has disapproved a plan submitted;\n(2) an alternative plan has been filed; or\n(3) a petition of protest has been filed;\nthe 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.\n(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:\n(1) county officials are to be elected or nominated; or\n(2) city or town officials are to be elected in those areas of the school corporations that are within the city or town;\nthe county election board may delay the special election until the date of the regular election.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 23. ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL CORPORATIONS","Chapter 8. Governing Body Composition Change"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-23-8-16","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"9888d932e58119679252441c87ec40cb6e149a63880b1ca722684235511d044c","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-23-8-15","next":"us-in/ic-20-23-8-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}