IN HB1061 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Municipal elections. Provides that any municipality may adopt an ordinance to move the election of its elected officers to be held only in even numbered years. Provides that a municipality's schedule of municipal elections remains the same as it was for the 2015 municipal elections unless it changes the schedule under the new statute. Provides that a municipality that holds any of its municipal elections in years other than even numbered years shall reimburse the county the county's costs in administering such elections. Repeals existing statutes that authorize towns to change the schedule of their municipal elections in certain specified
Title
Municipal elections. Provides that any municipality may adopt an ordinance to move the election of its elected officers to be held only in even numbered years. Provides that a municipality's schedule of municipal elections remains the same as it was for the 2015 municipal elections unless it changes the schedule under the new statute. Provides that a municipality that holds any of its municipal elections in years other than even numbered years shall reimburse the county the county's costs in administering such elections. Repeals existing statutes that authorize towns to change the schedule of their municipal elections in certain specified
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-05 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment |
| 2016-01-05 | House | Coauthored by Representative Morrison |
| 2016-01-05 | House | Authored by Representative Aylesworth |
Indiana State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1061/details |
| Text | http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/1/3/8/a1382812/HB1061.01.INTR.pdf |
