Elections to Change Boundaries or Dissolve Districts; Simple Majority Required to Implement Request

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Sec. 14. (a) In an election on the local public question of whether to change the boundaries of a district, the board shall proceed under subsection (c) if at least a simple majority:

(1) of all the votes cast; and

(2) of the votes cast in each:

(A) district; or

(B) portion of a district;

that would be included within the proposed reconfigured district;

are in favor of the inclusion of the described territory within the district.

(b) In an election on the local public question of whether to dissolve a district, the board shall proceed under subsection (c) if at least a simple majority of the votes cast on the local public question are in favor of the dissolution of the district.

(c) Under the circumstances set forth in subsection (a) or (b), the board shall do the following:

(1) Certify the results of the election in the records of the board.

(2) Implement the request set forth in the petition under:

(A) sections 15 through 21 of this chapter, if changing the boundaries of a district; or

(B) sections 22 through 23 of this chapter, if dissolving a district.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.


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