§ 31.11 ELECTION; TERM.
   (A)   The Clerk-Treasurer shall be elected under I.C. 3-10-6 or I.C. 3-10-7 by the voters of the whole town.
(I.C. 36-5-6-4)
   (B)   The Clerk-Treasurer must reside within the town as provided in Article 6, Section 6, of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. The Clerk-Treasurer forfeits office if the Clerk-Treasurer ceases to be a resident of the town. An individual who resides in territory that is annexed by the town before the election is considered a resident of the town for purpose of this division, even if the annexation took effect less than one year before the election.
   (C)   Except as provided in division (D) below, the term of office of the Clerk-Treasurer is four years, beginning at 12:00 p.m. January 1 after election and continuing until a successor is elected and qualified.
   (D)   The term of office of a Clerk-Treasurer subject to an ordinance described by I.C. 3-10-6-2.6 is one year, beginning at 12:00 p.m. January 1 after the Clerk-Treasurer’s election and continuing until the Clerk-Treasurer’s successor is elected and qualified.
(I.C. 36-5-6-3)