ORDINANCE NO. 2002-18

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR NOMINATION OF
CANDIDATES FOR TOWN OFFICE BY PRIMARY ELECTION

WHEREAS, candidates for offices for the Town of Millersburg have previously been nominated by convention under Indiana Code § 3-8-5; and

WHEREAS, Indiana Code § 3-8-5-2 permits a Town legislative body to adopt an ordinance to provide for candidates to be nominated by a primary election;.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED, ESTABLISHED, AND ORDAINED by the Millersburg Town Council as follows:

1. Primary Election. All candidates for any Town office election that will be held on or after January 1, 2003 shall have been nominated by primary election as permitted by Indiana Code § 3-8-5-2(a)(2).

2. Conducting of Primary Election. The Elkhart County Election Board is hereby designated to conduct the primary elections for the Town of Millersburg.

3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its adoption for all elections occurring on or after January 1, 2003. The Town Clerk-Treasurer shall provide a copy of this Ordinance to the Elkhart Circuit Court Clerk.

ORDAINED AND ADOPTED this day of December, 2002.