{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-46-1-19","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-46-1-19","heading":"Rejection by voters; waiting period for new referendum","body":"Sec. 19. (a) If a majority of the persons who voted in the referendum did not vote \"yes\" on the referendum question:\n(1) the school corporation may not make any levy for its operating referendum tax levy fund; and\n(2) another referendum under this section may not be held earlier than:\n(A) except as provided in clause (B), seven hundred (700) days after the date of the referendum; or\n(B) three hundred fifty (350) days after the date of the referendum, if a petition that meets the requirements of subsection (b) is submitted to the county auditor.\n(b) If a majority of the persons who voted in the referendum did not vote \"yes\" on the referendum question, a petition may be submitted to the county auditor to request that the limit under subsection (a)(2)(B) apply to the holding of a subsequent referendum by the school corporation. If such a petition is submitted to the county auditor and is signed by the lesser of:\n(1) five hundred (500) persons who are either owners of property within the school corporation or registered voters residing within the school corporation; or\n(2) five percent (5%) of the registered voters residing within the political subdivision;\nthe limit under subsection (a)(2)(B) applies to the holding of a second referendum by the school corporation, and the limit under subsection (a)(2)(A) does not apply to the holding of a second referendum by the school corporation.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 46. LEVIES OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND LEVIES","Chapter 1. Referendum Tax Levy"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-46-1-19","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"4ae0dfcd6a06a00f1ae8d2020de485a7ea95d6dab9e09cbe0d052974a8a3f432","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-46-1-18","next":"us-in/ic-20-46-1-19.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}