Sec. 6. (a) Notwithstanding section 5 of this chapter, a town that adopted an ordinance under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981), P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988), or section 2.5 of this chapter shall:
(1) at the general election in November 2022 and every four (4) years thereafter; and
(2) at the municipal election in November 2023 and every four (4) years thereafter;
elect town council members for terms of four (4) years to those offices whose terms expire at noon January 1 following the election, as provided in IC 36-5-2-3. The election shall be conducted under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding section 5 of this chapter, a town that adopted an ordinance under section 2.6 of this chapter shall:
(1) at the general election in November 2024 and every four (4) years thereafter; and
(2) at the general election in November 2022 and every four (4) years thereafter;
elect town council members for terms of four (4) years to those offices whose terms expire at noon January 1 of the following year. The election shall be conducted under this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding section 5 of this chapter, a town that adopted an ordinance under section 2.6 of this chapter shall, at the general election in November 2024 and every four (4) years thereafter, elect a town clerk-treasurer and town court judge (if a town court has been established under IC 33-35-1-1) to those offices whose terms expire at noon January 1 of the following year. The election shall be conducted under this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-7-1(b); P.L.13-1982, SECTIONS 3 and 4.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.3; P.L.11-1988, SEC.7; P.L.8-1989, SEC.6; P.L.3-1990, SEC.10; P.L.4-1991, SEC.55; P.L.122-2000, SEC.13; P.L.98-2004, SEC.35; P.L.230-2005, SEC.44; P.L.216-2015, SEC.18; P.L.278-2019, SEC.44; P.L.193-2021, SEC.30.