Repeals provisions concerning municipal elections in small towns located outside Marion County, including provisions that allow for the creation of a town election board. Provides that a municipal election in a certain town or city with a population of less than 3,500 may be held only in an even-numbered year and only at the same time as a primary or general election. Requires the county election board to conduct the elections. Specifies that an officeholder in a municipality whose term was scheduled to expire on November 2, 2027, is entitled to remain in office until a successor is elected on November 7, 2028, qualified, and begins the successor's term on January 1, 2029. Makes conforming amendments.
Statutes affected: Introduced House Bill (H): 3-5-3-8, 3-5-3-9, 3-5-4-1.2, 3-6-5-14, 3-6-5-15, 3-8-1-2, 3-8-5-14.5, 3-8-5-14.7, 3-8-6-11, 3-8-7-11, 3-10-6.5-1, 3-10-6.5-5, 3-10-6.5-6, 3-10-8-4, 3-11-10-26.5, 3-11-18.1-5, 3-12-11-25, 5-4-1-2, 33-35-1-1, 33-35-1-3, 36-5-2-3, 36-5-2-4.1, 36-5-6-3