Bill Sponsors: IN HB1049 | 2017 | Regular Session

Bill 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 ways. Makes

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-10 - Representative Morrison added as coauthor [HB1049 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sponsors

NameTypeSponsorshipDistrictFinancialEncyclopediaBiography
Representative Micheal Aylesworth [R]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-011FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart
Representative Alan Morrison [R]CosponsorSponsored BillsHD-042FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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