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3-5-9-7. Government Employees Who Hold Elected Office on January 1, 2013

Sec. 7. (a) Notwithstanding sections 4 and 5 of this chapter, a government employee who assumes or holds an elected office on January 1, 2013, may continue to hold the elected office and be employed as a government employee until the term of the elected office that the government employee is serving on January 1, […]

3-5-10-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies when a redistricting authority redraws election districts required by law. (b) In addition to the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of the applicable statute apply to redistricting. As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.

3-5-10-3. “Applicable Statute”

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “applicable statute” refers to the statute under which a redistricting authority is required to establish election districts. As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.

3-5-10-4. “Census Event”

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, “census event” refers to any of the following: (1) A federal decennial census. (2) A federal special census. (3) A special tabulation. (4) A corrected population count. As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.

3-5-10-5. “Plan”

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, “plan” refers to the description of the districts that a redistricting authority is required to establish. (b) The term includes the maps and written descriptions of the maps that define all the districts that a plan is required to have under the applicable law. As added by […]

3-5-10-6. “Redistricting Authority”

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, “redistricting authority” refers to the body or other authority that is required to redraw election districts for local or school board offices. As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.

3-5-10-7. Times Permitted for Redistricting; Schedule

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to section 8 of this chapter, a redistricting authority shall redistrict election districts according to the following schedule: (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. […]

3-5-10-8. Redistricting Not Required; Certification

Sec. 8. A redistricting authority is not required to redistrict if the applicable statute provides that the redistricting authority may certify that the existing districts continue to satisfy all the requirements of the applicable statute and other applicable law. As added by P.L.169-2022, SEC.2.

3-5-10-9. District Boundary Description Prevails Over Conflicting Map

Sec. 9. If a conflict exists between: (1) a map showing the boundaries of a district; and (2) a description of the boundaries of that district set forth in the plan; the district boundaries are the description of the boundaries set forth in the plan, not the boundaries shown on the map, but only to […]