City Election the Issue: Bill Would Move It to County Election Year. Our View: It Makes Good Sense.

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Legislation growing out of the Kernan-Shepard Commission recommendations for reforming local government in Indiana is jam- packed with controversy. Proposals to replace three county commissioners with one, to make some elective offices appointive, and to get rid completely of township offices will struggle to pass the current legislation session because of strongly held opinions by elected leaders in local and state government.

But there are a couple of lesser discussed proposals from the commission that make good sense and merit the level of public attention given to the headline issues.

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City Election the Issue: Bill Would Move It to County Election Year. Our View: It Makes Good Sense.

The proposal we especially like is one to move city and town elections to even-number years, conducting them in ...

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