Indiana · November 3, 2026 general election · Statewide ballot measure
Public Question #2: what your vote means
Where city and town court judges may live. On every Indiana ballot. Official sources checked October 21, 2026.
Public Question #2 · Legislatively referred constitutional amendment
Where city and town court judges may live
Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to permit the judge of a city or town court to reside in: (1) the county in which the court is located; or (2) the bordering county closest to the city or town in which the court is located? (This question concerns Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.)
Public question text as set by law and published by the Indiana Election Division.
A YES vote means:
A city or town court judge could live in the county where the court is located or in the bordering Indiana county closest to the city or town.
A NO vote means:
The current residency requirement for city and town court judges in Article 6, Section 6 stays unchanged.
What it would change
- Who is affected: city and town court judges and candidates for those offices.
- Measuring the closest county: by the shortest distance from the city or town limits to the county line.
- Process: agreed to by the 2023 and 2025 General Assemblies.
- Fiscal impact: No official fiscal statement is published for this public question.
Who supports it and who opposes it
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Who supports it
Not yet compiled
Who opposes it
Not yet compiled
Official sources
- Indiana Election Division: 2026 Indiana Election Legislative Summary (constitutional amendments, pp. 20–22)
- Full text: House Joint Resolution 1 (2025), Indiana General Assembly
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