Indiana Code 3-8-1-21. County commissioner

Sec. 21. A candidate for the office of county commissioner must:

(1) have resided in the county for at least one (1) year before the election, as provided in Article 6, § 4 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana; and

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before the election: refers to a general, municipal, or special election. See Indiana Code 3-8-1-1.7
Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5

(2) have resided in the district in which the candidate is seeking election for at least six (6) months before the election.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: Ind. Const. Art. 6, § 4; 36-2-2-5(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.77-2014, SEC.2; P.L.278-2019, SEC.19; P.L.227-2023, SEC.35.