{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-11-1.5-16","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-11-1.5-16","heading":"Proposed precinct establishment orders; precinct boundaries following boundaries of other entities","body":"Sec. 16. (a) If a proposed precinct establishment order includes a legal description of a precinct with a boundary that follows the boundary of a municipality, state legislative district, or municipal legislative district, the order must include the following:\n(1) A description in metes and bounds that identifies the boundary as that of a municipality, state legislative district, or municipal legislative district.\n(2) A notation on the map of the precinct indicating that the boundary is that of a municipality, state legislative district, or municipal legislative district.\n(b) If a proposed precinct establishment order described by section 9 of this chapter includes a legal description of a boundary that follows a visible feature, the order must include a description in metes and bounds or an aerial photograph that identifies the visible feature that forms the boundary.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 11. VOTING METHODS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT","Chapter 1.5. Precincts"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-11-1.5-16","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"4c676406c9570d35ee84948996e2670bdef9417e75b95010736f4b16e87ac751","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-11-1.5-15.5","next":"us-in/ic-3-11-1.5-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}