{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-10-7-5.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-10-7-5.5","heading":"County election board conduct of town election unless town legislative body establishes election board","body":"Sec. 5.5. (a) The county election board shall conduct a municipal election in a town unless the town legislative body adopts a resolution during the period:\n(1) beginning January 1; and\n(2) ending August 8;\nbefore the municipal election to establish a town election board under this chapter to conduct the municipal election.\n(b) The town clerk-treasurer must file a copy of the resolution with the circuit court clerk of the county having the greatest percentage of the population of the town not later than noon August 21 after the resolution is adopted.\n(c) A resolution adopted under this section expires December 31 after its adoption.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 10. PROVISIONS GOVERNING CERTAIN TYPES OF ELECTIONS","Chapter 7. Municipal Elections in Small Towns Located Outside Marion County"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-10-7-5.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"1486130d5bce79543b61dfe5a4d0f1d45684ddf1f490c12cb9a3687b78f8ab81","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-10-7-5","next":"us-in/ic-3-10-7-5.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}