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PDF versionSECTION 1. No person shall concurrently serve in an elected position on more than one local elected Body located in Dyer County.
SECTION 2. This Act shall not become operative unless approved by a majority of the qualified voters of Dyer County voting in the next general election subsequent to the effective date of this Act. The ballots used in such election shall contain the following question: "Should we, the citizens of Dyer County, allow any person to serve as an elected official on More than one local elected Body at the same time?" The votes cast at such election shall be certified by the Dyer County Election Commission upon the first Monday after the day of such election, and the results shall be proclaimed and certified by the Chairman of such Commission to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 3. For the purpose of approving or rejecting the provisions of this Act, it shall be effective upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. For all other purposes, this Act shall take effect only upon being approved as provided in Section 2. Provided, however, the provisions of this shall not affect any person who presently holds more than one (1) elected position until the expiration of one (1) of his current terms. Provided, further, the provisions of this Act shall not affect any person who presently holds one (1) elected position and who will be a candidate for an elected position to be determined in the August, 1986, General Election until the expiration of his current term.
Passed: May 13, 1985.
COMPILER'S NOTE: Information provided by the Dyer County Office of Elections and the Secretary of State's Office shows that the Act was passed on August 6, 1986. The vote was 1128 for allowing someone to serve on more than one elected body and 6926 against allowing.