Sec. 9. (a) Before the voting begins under this chapter, the board of directors of the smaller district shall appoint three (3) freeholders of the district as clerks to conduct the dissolution and assumption election.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-33-16.5-9

  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • freeholder: means an owner of real property, as reflected in the real property tax records of the county auditor;

    Indiana Code 14-33-16.5-2

  • smaller district: means , of the two (2) districts referred to in section 1 of this chapter, the one (1) that has the smaller number of freeholders. See Indiana Code 14-33-16.5-2
     (b) Before casting a vote, each freeholder must sign the list of freeholders opposite the freeholder’s name in the presence of the district secretary.

     (c) If:

(1) a clerk finds a freeholder’s name is omitted from the list; and

(2) all three (3) clerks determine that the freeholder’s name should be added to the list;

the clerks shall place the freeholder’s name on the list and the freeholder may vote.

As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7.

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