CHAPTER 14. ELECTION OF GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS IN LAKE STATION

IC 20-23-14
    Chapter 14. Election of Governing Body Members in Lake Station

IC 20-23-14-1
Application of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a school corporation for which areferendum has been held:
        (1) as required by statute; and
        (2) in which a majority of the votes cast approves electing themembers of the governing body.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

IC 20-23-14-2
"School corporation"
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" means aschool corporation that is located in a city having a population ofmore than thirteen thousand nine hundred (13,900) but less thanfourteen thousand two hundred (14,200).
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

IC 20-23-14-3
Governing body; members
    Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of the school corporation consistsof five (5) members elected on a nonpartisan basis.
    (b) Three (3) of the members are elected from the school districtsreferred to in section 4 of this chapter by eligible voters residing inthe school districts. Each member:
        (1) is elected from the school district in which the memberresides; and
        (2) upon election and in conducting the business of thegoverning body, represents the interests of the entire schoolcorporation.
    (c) Two (2) of the members:
        (1) are elected by eligible voters residing in the schoolcorporation;
        (2) are at-large members of the governing body; and
        (3) upon election and in conducting the business of thegoverning body, represent the interests of the entire schoolcorporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

IC 20-23-14-4
Districts
    Sec. 4. The school districts for the election of the members of thegoverning body under section 3(b) of this chapter are as follows:
        (1) Commencing at the Southeast corner of Section 16; thenceWest along the center line of 29th Avenue (South line ofSection 16) to Deep River; thence Southwesterly along thecenter line of Deep River to State Road 51; thence South alongthe center line of State Road 51 to 33rd Avenue to Montgomery

Street (the North-South center line of Section 20); thence Northalong the center line of Montgomery Street to 31st Avenue;then West along the center line of 31st Avenue to GrandBoulevard; then North along the center line of Grand Boulevardto Riverside Drive; then Northeasterly along the center line ofRiverside Drive to Laporte Street; thence North along the centerline of Laporte Street to Fairview Avenue; thence Easterlyalong the center line of Fairview Avenue to State Road 51;thence North along the center line of State Road 51 to CentralAvenue; thence East along the center line of Central Avenue tothe county line; thence South along the county line to the pointof beginning.
        (2) Commencing at the Northeast Corner of Section 9-36-7;thence South along the county line to Central Avenue; thenceWest along the center line of Central Avenue to State Road 51;thence South along the center line of State Road 51 to FairviewStreet; thence Westerly along the center line of FairviewAvenue to Laporte Street; thence South along the center line ofLaporte Street to Riverside Drive; thence Southwesterly alongthe center line of Riverside Drive to Grand Boulevard; thenceNorth along the center line of Grand Boulevard to Court Street;thence West along the center line of Court Street to HowardStreet; thence Northerly along the center line of Howard Streetto the Borman Tri-State Highway (I-80 and I-94); thenceWesterly along the center line of the Borman Tri-State Highwayto the Little Calumet River Bed; thence meandering along thecenter line of the Little Calumet River Bed first in aNortheasterly direction, then in a Southwesterly direction, thenin a Northerly direction to Burns Ditch; thence Westerly alongthe center line of Burns Ditch to Clay Street; then North alongthe center line of Clay Street to 15th Avenue; thence East alongthe center line of 15th Avenue to Gibson Street; thence Northalong Gibson Street to the Indiana Toll Road; thence Easterlyalong the North Line of the Indiana Toll Road to Lake Street;thence North along the East Line of Lake Street to the WabashRailroad; thence East along the Wabash Railroad to the point ofbeginning.
        (3) Commencing at the Southeast corner of Section 18-36-7;thence West along the center line of 29th Avenue to HancockStreet; thence South along the center line of Hancock Street toDeep River; thence Southwesterly along the center line of DeepRiver to Gibson Street; thence North along the center line ofGibson Street to 29th Avenue; thence West along 29th Avenue,including residences on both the North and South sides of 29thAvenue to Clay Street; thence South along the center line ofClay Street to Liverpool Road; thence Westerly along the centerline of Liverpool Road to Benton Street; thence North along thecenter line of Benton Street to 29th Avenue; thence West alongthe center line of 29th Avenue to State Street; thence Northalong the center line of State Street to Marquette Road; thence

Easterly along the center line of Marquette Road to Clay Street;thence North along the center line of Clay Street to BurnsDitch; thence Easterly along the center line of Burns Ditch tothe Little Calumet River Bed; thence meandering along thecenter line of the Little Calumet River Bed first in a Southerlydirection, then in a Northeasterly direction, and then in aSoutherly direction to the Borman Tri-State Highway (I-80 andI-94); then Easterly along the center line of the BormanTri-State Highway to Howard Street; thence Southerly along thecenter line of Howard Street to Court Street; thence East alongthe center line of Court Street to Grand Boulevard; thenceSouth along the center line of Grand Boulevard to the point ofbeginning.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

IC 20-23-14-5
Candidates; eligibility
    Sec. 5. To be eligible to be a candidate for the governing bodyunder this chapter, the following apply:
        (1) Each prospective candidate must file a nomination petitionwith the board of elections and registration not earlier than onehundred four (104) days and not later than noon seventy-four(74) days before the primary election at which the members areto be elected that includes the following information:
            (A) The name of the prospective candidate.
            (B) Whether the prospective candidate is a district candidateor an at-large candidate.
            (C) A certification that the prospective candidate meets thequalifications for candidacy imposed under this chapter.
            (D) The signatures of at least one hundred (100) registeredvoters residing in the school corporation.
        (2) Each prospective candidate for a district position must:
            (A) reside in the district; and
            (B) have resided in the district for at least the three (3) yearsimmediately preceding the election.
        (3) Each prospective candidate for an at-large position must:
            (A) reside in the school corporation; and
            (B) have resided in the school corporation for at least thethree (3) years immediately preceding the election.
        (4) Each prospective candidate (regardless of whether thecandidate is a district candidate or an at-large candidate) must:
            (A) be a registered voter;
            (B) have been a registered voter for at least the three (3)years immediately preceding the election; and
            (C) be a high school graduate or have received a:
                (i) high school equivalency certificate; or
                (ii) state general educational development (GED) diplomaunder IC 20-20-6.
        (5) A prospective candidate may not:
            (A) hold any other elective or appointive office; or            (B) have a pecuniary interest in any contract with the schoolcorporation or its governing body;
        as prohibited by law.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.81.

IC 20-23-14-6
Election of district and at-large positions
    Sec. 6. (a) With regard to a district position referred to in section3(b) of this chapter, the candidate who receives the greatest numberof votes of all candidates for that position is elected.
    (b) With regard to the at-large positions referred to in section 3(c)of this chapter, the two (2) at-large candidates who receive thegreatest number of votes of all at-large candidates are elected.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.319.

IC 20-23-14-7
Balloting procedures
    Sec. 7. The state board, with assistance from the county electionboard, shall establish:
        (1) balloting procedures under IC 3 for the election; and
        (2) all other procedures required to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

IC 20-23-14-8
Term of office
    Sec. 8. The term of each person elected to serve on the governingbody:
        (1) is four (4) years; and
        (2) begins the July 1 that next follows the person's election.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

IC 20-23-14-9
Schedule of elections
    Sec. 9. The members are elected as follows:
        (1) Three (3) of the members are elected at the primary electionto be held in 2008 and every four (4) years thereafter.
        (2) Two (2) of the members are elected at the primary electionto be held in 2006 and every four (4) years thereafter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.

IC 20-23-14-10
Vacancies
    Sec. 10. The governing body shall temporarily fill a vacancy onthe governing body as soon as practicable after the vacancy occurs.The member chosen must reside in the same district as the vacatingmember. A member chosen by the governing body to fill a vacancyholds office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.7.