First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)
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A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article 6, Section 2 of the Indiana
Constitution concerning local government.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: ; (03)HJ0007.2.1. -->
SECTION 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Indiana, which was agreed to by the One Hundred Twelfth
General Assembly and referred to this General Assembly for
reconsideration and agreement, is agreed to by this the One Hundred
Thirteenth General Assembly of the State of Indiana.
SOURCE: CON 6; (03)HJ0007.2.2. -->
SECTION 2. ARTICLE 6, SECTION 2 OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS: Section 2.
(a) There shall be elected, in each county by the
voters thereof, at the time of holding general elections, a Clerk of the
Circuit Court, Auditor, Recorder, Treasurer, Sheriff, Coroner, and
Surveyor, who shall, severally, hold their offices for four years.
and
(b) The General Assembly may provide by law for uniform
dates for beginning the terms of the county officials listed in
subsection (a). If the General Assembly enacts a law to provide a
uniform date for beginning the terms of a county official listed in
subsection (a), the General Assembly may provide that the term of
each county official initially elected after enactment of the law to
provide the uniform date for beginning the terms of the county
official is for less than four years in order to establish a uniform
schedule of dates for the beginning of terms for the office.
However, after the initial election for each office, the term for that
office shall be for four years.
(c) No person shall be eligible to the office of Clerk, Auditor,
Recorder, Treasurer, Sheriff, or Coroner more than eight years in any
period of twelve years.