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What this office does ยท Indiana

Mayor (Attica, Covington)

The city executive.

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The basics

Term
4 years. [2, 3]
Term limit
None for third-class cities. [4]
Who may stand
One year city residence before the election (second- and third-class cities). [5]
On the 2026 ballot
2 races in Indiana

What the law puts in this job

  • Enforces city ordinances and state law, reports annually on city finances, supervises city officers, signs contracts and approves or vetoes ordinances. [1]

Who the officeholder answers to

  • Voters; common council; State Board of Accounts audits. [6]

What it pays, and who sets that

  • Set by city ordinance. [4]

Questions worth asking a candidate

Ours, not a questionnaire anyone answered. They come from what the job actually involves.

  • What are the city's top infrastructure needs, and how will you pay for them?

Sources

Office research by Legal Insights (Oct. 13, 2026): Indiana Code 2026 edition, state agencies and county budgets. Nothing here rates an officeholder or candidate.

Sources

  1. Indiana Code 36-4-5-3 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  2. Indiana Code 36-4-5-2 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  3. Legal Insights office summaries (Civic)
  4. 2026 Indiana Candidate Guide (Indiana Election Division)
  5. Indiana Code 3-8-1-26 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  6. Indiana Code 36-4-6-18 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  7. 2026 General Election Candidate List (Sept. 22, 2026) (Indiana Election Division)
What's included
the U.S. House, statewide offices, every Indiana House and Senate district on the ballot, Indiana's statewide public questions and judicial retention questions, and county, township, city, town and school board races from the Indiana Election Division's candidate list.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: IndianaVoters.in.gov.
Candidate lists
As of Sunday, October 18, 2026.
At the polls
Indiana law lets you bring a list of candidates and public questions into the polling place, including one stored on your phone, as long as you don't electioneer. IC 3-11-8-18.5

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