Indiana Senate Bill 189 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-08 - Senator Niemeyer added as second author
Pending: Senate Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Election of members of the county executive. Provides that each member of the county executive is elected only by the voters of the respective county commissioner districts instead of by all the voters of the county if the county executive adopts an ordinance providing for this method of election. Provides that if 20% of the total number of voters of the county who voted in the most recent election for secretary of state in the county petition the county executive to adopt such an ordinance, the county executive is required to adopt the ordinance. Provides that if the county executive

Election of members of the county executive. Provides that each member of the county executive is elected only by the voters of the respective county commissioner districts instead of by all the voters of the county if the county executive adopts an ordinance providing for this method of election. Provides that if 20% of the total number of voters of the county who voted in the most recent election for secretary of state in the county petition the county executive to adopt such an ordinance, the county executive is required to adopt the ordinance. Provides that if the county executive

Sen. James Arnold [D]

Sen. Rick Niemeyer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-08	Senate	Senator Niemeyer added as second author
2015-01-06	Senate	First Reading: referred to Committee on Elections
2015-01-06	Senate	Authored by Senator Arnold J

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/189/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/e/4/0/5e402826/SB0189.01.INTR.pdf