Number of voters per precinct

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in: (1) subsection (b); (2) subsection (c); (3) section 3.2 of this chapter; or (4) section 3.5 of this chapter; a county executive shall establish precincts so that a precinct contains not more than two thousand (2,000) active voters. (b) This subsection applies to a precinct that includes: (1) an entire township, but does not cross a township boundary in violation of section 4 of this chapter; (2) an entire city legislative body district, but does not cross the boundary of a city legislative body district; (3) an entire town legislative body district, but does not cross the boundary of a town legislative body district; or (4) one (1) residential structure containing more than two thousand (2,000) active voters and no other residential structure containing voters. In changing precincts or establishing new precincts, a county executive shall arrange a precinct so that it will contain not more than two thousand three hundred (2,300) active voters. (c) A county executive is not required to establish precincts so that a precinct contains not more than two thousand (2,000) active voters if the precinct: (1) was established by the county executive in compliance with subsection (a) within the preceding forty-eight (48) months; and (2) contains not more than two thousand two hundred (2,200) active voters. (d) A county executive is not required to establish precincts so that a precinct contains not more than two thousand (2,000) active voters or two thousand three hundred (2,300) active voters if the precinct is in a county designated as a vote center county. As added by P.L.13-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1989, SEC.8; P.L.8-1990, SEC.1; P.L.7-1990, SEC.36; P.L.19-1993, SEC.1; P.L.12-1995, SEC.71; P.L.4-1996, SEC.59; P.L.169-2015, SEC.88; P.L.227-2023, SEC.62.