Indiana Statutes § 3-5-10-7 Times permitted for redistrictingVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
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Statute Text
(a)
Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a redistricting authority shall redistrict election districts at the following times:
(1)
If the census event is a federal decennial census, the following:
(A)
For a county executive or county fiscal body, only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.
(B)
For a school corporation, only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.
(C)
For a municipality that conducts its municipal elections in an odd-numbered year, only during the second year after the federal decennial census is conducted.
(D)
For a municipality that conducts its municipal elections in:
(i)
an even-numbered year; or
(ii)
both an even-numbered year and an odd-numbered year;
only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.
(E)
For the legislative body of a township in a county having a consolidated city, only during the first year after the federal decennial census is conducted.
(2)
For a census event other than a federal decennial census, only during the first year after the year the census event becomes effective with respect to the political subdivision, as provided in IC
1-1-3.5-3
.
(3)
Whenever a county adopts an order declaring a county boundary to be changed under IC
36-2-1-2
that affects the boundaries of the political subdivision.
(4)
Whenever required to assign annexed territory to a district, subject to the provisions of IC
36-4-3
.
(5)
Whenever the boundary of the political subdivision is changed.
(6)
As provided in the order of a court that has found the current redistricting plan unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful.
(b)
A redistricting authority may not redistrict at a time other than is provided in subsection (a).
History
Amended by P.L. 227 - 2023 , SEC. 10 , eff. 7/1/2023 .
Amended by P.L. 11 - 2023 , SEC. 1 , eff. 7/1/2023 .
Added by P.L. 169 - 2022 , SEC. 2 , eff. 3/18/2022 .