Election of town officers in year of no general election for short

term; ordinance Sec. 2.6. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city. (b) This section applies to a town that has adopted an ordinance: (1) under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981); or (2) in 1982 under P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988). (c) A town may adopt an ordinance during a year in which an election of town legislative body members, a town clerk-treasurer, or a town judge will not occur under section 3 of this chapter. (d) The ordinance described in subsection (c) must provide that: (1) the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge elected at the next municipal election not conducted in a general election year serve terms of one (1) year; and (2) the successors of the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge described in subdivision (1) shall be chosen at the first general election following the municipal election and serve terms of four (4) years. As added by P.L.11-1988, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.8.