Each Town Councilmember shall be elected by a vote of all registered voters in the town, but shall represent the ward from which he or she runs.
(A) To be eligible to run for the office of Councilmember, a person must be a resident of the ward he or she seeks to represent, be a citizen of the United states, be of legal voting age, and be a registered voter.
(B) A councilmember who is elected by the voters of the entire town, but is elected as a candidate from a particular ward, forfeits office if the member ceases to be a resident of that ward.
(C) A Councilmember who moves his or her place of residence outside of the corporate limits of the town forfeits his or her seat on the Town Council, and shall be replaced according to the applicable Indiana statute.
('80 Code, § 1.08.020) (Ord. 33-1978, passed - -78)
Statutory reference:
Residency requirements, see IC 36-5-2-6