Indiana Public Question 2: City and town judges’ residency
Indiana · Constitutional amendment · Government · Statewide decision
Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.
AI-written summary
Would allow a city or town judge to live anywhere in the court’s county or in the closest bordering Indiana county, measured from the city or town boundary to the county line.
What applies now
Existing constitutional officer-residency rules do not include the proposed exception for city and town judges.
If yes / for
Permit the broader residence area.
If no / against
Keep the current constitutional residency rules.
Costs and funding
No verified fiscal estimate recorded in this baseline. This does not mean there is no cost.
Timing
Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.
Passage rule
A majority of votes on the amendment.