1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a local public question must be certified to an election board by law, that certification must occur no later than noon:

   1. (1) seventy-four (74) days before a primary election if the public question is to be placed on the primary or municipal primary election ballot; or
   2. (2) August 1 if the public question is to be placed on the general or municipal election ballot.

2. (b) A referendum or local public question:

   1. (1) under IC 20-46-1 ;
   2. (2) under IC 20-46-9 ; or

   3. (3) under IC 6-1.1-20 for controlled projects;

      may be placed on the ballot only at a general election. Certification of a local public question under this subsection must occur not later than noon August 1.

As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.191. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.96; P.L.4-1991, SEC.59; P.L.225-2011, SEC.49; P.L.68-2025, SEC.1.