The Green Papers: Indiana State and Local Government

Governor:1
Senators: 2 (Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2020 Census: 6,790,280 (2.05% of 331,797,979
- 2024, 2028 Electors: 11 (2.04% of 538)
- 2022-2030 Representatives: 9 (2.07% of 435)
2010 Census: 6,501,582 (2.10% of 309,785,186)
- 2012, 2016, 2020 Electors: 11 (2.04% of 538)
- 2012-2020 Representatives: 9 (2.07% of 435)
Capital: Indianapolis

Official Name/Status All States

The STATE of Indiana
Status: STATE of the Union
Organized as a Territory: 7 May 1800. 2 Stat. 58: effective 4 July 1800; previously, part of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio
Admitted to the Union as a State: 11 December 1816 by a Joint Resolution of Congress (3 Stat. 399)
The 19th state.

Traditional Sections and Regions All States

Constitutions All States Links to State Constitutions

Enabling Act (of the Congress of the United States): 19 April 1816 [3 Stat. 289: authorizing the formation of a State government and Admission thereafter]
- 1st (1816-1851) [Adopted: 29 June 1816 Convention convened, 10 June 1816, Ratified: 29 June 1816 not submitted to the People; effective upon Admission, 11 December 1816]
- 2nd (1851-) [Adopted: 10 February 1851 Convention convened, 7 October 1850, Ratified: 4 August 1851 ratified by vote of 109,319 to 26,755; effective, 1 November 1851]

Executive Branch All States

Chief Executive
- GOVERNOR
Successor to a Vacancy
- Lieutenant Governor [elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; next in line of succession: President pro Tempore of the State Senate (1816-1851)]

Legislative Branch All States

Judicial Branch All States

Court of Last Resort
- Supreme Court Constitutional Court [IN and FOR: State]
Intermediate Appellate Court
- Court of Appeals (1890--) Statutory Court [IN: district FOR: State. originally known as "Appellate Court"]

General Trial Jurisdiction
- Circuit Court Constitutional Court [IN: circuit FOR: county]

Limited Jurisdiction
- City Court Statutory Court [IN and FOR: city. was originally to be abolished statewide in 1979, but abolition was then delayed by legislative action thru 1982; incorporated cities since have been given local option re: abolishing this court on their own.]
- Town Court Statutory Court [IN and FOR: town. was originally to be abolished statewide in 1979, but abolition was then delayed by legislative action thru 1982; incorporated towns since have been given local option re: abolishing this court on their own.]
- Superior Court Statutory Court [IN and FOR: county. optional: usually, but not always, established in counties with no County Court; some counties, however, have both a Superior Court and a County Court.]
- Municipal Court Statutory Court [IN and FOR: consolidated Marion County-City of Indianapolis]
- Justices of the Peace (1816-1975) Constitutional Court [IN and FOR: township]
- County Court (1975--) Statutory Court [IN and FOR: county. optional: originally intended to replace Justices of the Peace in those counties without a Superior Court]
Special Jurisdiction
- Probate Court Statutory Court [IN and FOR: county. optional]
- Small Claims Court Statutory Court [IN and FOR: county. optional]

Local Government All States

PRIMARY CIVIL DIVISION All States
- county [Type: Broad, Executive: Board of Commissioners, Legislative: COUNCIL]
  - MINOR CIVIL DIVISION
    - township [Type: Limited, Executive: Trustee, Legislative: Board]

Key Statewide / Federal Officials All States

Statutory Election Information All States

General Election All States
- 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday of November in even-numbered years.
  (IN Code 3-5-1-2(1) & 3-10-2-1... in conformity with IN Constitution Article 2, Section 14 (a) )
Presidential Primary All States
- Same date as the State Primary [1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in May in even-numbered years. (IN Code 3-10-1-3)] in Presidential Election years.
  (implied by the setup of the Primary Ballot required by IN Code 3-10-1-19)
State Primary All States
- 1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in May in even-numbered years.
  (IN Code 3-10-1-3)
Polling times All States
- Polls open: 6 AM local time
  Polls close: 6 PM local time
  (IN Code 3-11-8-8)
  [NOTE: INDIANA is split between the CENTRAL (to the west) and EASTERN (to the east) TIME ZONES. In 2008, most counties align with the EASTERN time zone. Beginning in the Spring of 2006, all of INDIANA will go on Daylight Savings Time. From 1967 through 2005 the State did not observe Daylight Savings Time in the EASTERN TIME ZONE portions of the State.]

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State and Local Government Outline

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