Indiana House Bill 1287 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
Pending: House Elections and Apportionment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Local public questions. Provides that, for an election held after December 31, 2017, a local public question may not be placed on the ballot at an election held during the year after a presidential election year. Provides that if another Indiana statute permits or requires a local public question to be placed on the ballot at an election held during the year after a presidential election year, the public question shall be placed on the ballot at the next primary or general election held during the following even-numbered year, as determined by the county election board. Provides that a referendum

Local public questions. Provides that, for an election held after December 31, 2017, a local public question may not be placed on the ballot at an election held during the year after a presidential election year. Provides that if another Indiana statute permits or requires a local public question to be placed on the ballot at an election held during the year after a presidential election year, the public question shall be placed on the ballot at the next primary or general election held during the following even-numbered year, as determined by the county election board. Provides that a referendum

Rep. Kathy Richardson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-12	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
2016-01-12	House	Authored by Representative Richardson

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2016/bills/house/1287/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/5/5/2/15528027/HB1287.01.INTR.pdf