{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-10-9-3","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-10-9-3","heading":"Certification of question","body":"Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a local public question must be certified to an election board by law, that certification must occur no later than noon:\n(1) seventy-four (74) days before a primary election if the public question is to be placed on the primary or municipal primary election ballot; or\n(2) August 1 if the public question is to be placed on the general or municipal election ballot.\n(b) A referendum or local public question:\n(1) under IC 20-46-1;\n(2) under IC 20-46-9; or\n(3) under IC 6-1.1-20 for controlled projects;\nmay be placed on the ballot only at a general election. Certification of a local public question under this subsection must occur not later than noon August 1.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 10. PROVISIONS GOVERNING CERTAIN TYPES OF ELECTIONS","Chapter 9. Local Public Questions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-10-9-3","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"918b88ee12405d8aa108bdf380cacb7bd002253e1e0d002ccdea8575ba4e10aa","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-10-9-2.5","next":"us-in/ic-3-10-9-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}