Sec. 16. (a) If: (1) the governing body has disapproved a plan submitted; (2) an alternative plan has been filed; or (3) a petition of protest has been filed; the county election board shall hold a special election at a date to be determined by the county election board not more than ninety (90) days after the receipt of the determination of the state board on a plan in the form certified by the state board. (b) If a special election under subsection (a) can be held not more than six (6) months after the receipt of the determination from the state board in conjunction with a primary or general election at which: (1) county officials are to be elected or nominated; or (2) city or town officials are to be elected in those areas of the school corporations that are within the city or town; the county election board may delay the special election until the date of the regular election. (c) If a school corporation is located in more than one (1) county, the county election board of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the school corporation shall determine the date of an election held under this section. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-10.1-10.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.
IC 20-23-8-17 Form of election notice and ballot Sec. 17. (a) The clerk shall create the form of notice of the election and the ballot not more than thirty (30) days after receiving the certification from the state board as required by section 15 of this chapter. The notice must: (1) state the date when the election shall take place; and (2) describe generally the plans to be voted upon. (b) The text of the public question on the ballot must include a description of the plan proposed, including: (1) the number of members on the board; (2) the number of electoral or resident member districts, if any; (3) the number of at-large districts, if any; (4) a general description of the geographical boundaries of the districts, referring to civil boundaries where applicable or merely general descriptions, such as the north half or north part of a civil geographical district or the territory north of a geographical boundary; and (5) other information sufficient to distinguish a plan from other plans. If the text of the public question includes a description of the plan regarding how the current board is organized, as required by subsection (d), the plan must be identified as the existing plan. (c) If only one (1) plan is proposed, the ballot shall be prepared so that voters who wish to vote on the plan must cast either an affirmative vote or a negative vote. (d) If more than one (1) plan is proposed, the plan organizing the governing body must appear on the ballot as an option. The text of the public question must include a description of the existing plan that meets the criteria specified in subsection (b). The ballot must be prepared so that voters who wish to vote on the plans may vote for only one (1) plan. (e) The text of the public question must be placed on the ballot in the form prescribed by IC 3-10-9-4. (f) Subject to IC 3-12-1, the notice or ballot is not invalid if there has been a good faith effort to comply with this section. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-4-10.1-11.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.