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What this office does ยท Indiana

Town Council Member

Member of the town legislative body; the council president is the town executive.

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The basics

Term
4 years (shorter transitional terms where a town changes its election cycle). [3, 4]
Term limit
None. [3]
Who may stand
Town residence; ward residence where the town elects by ward. [5]
On the 2026 ballot
225 races in Indiana

What the law puts in this job

  • Passes ordinances, adopts the town budget and tax levy, and the council (through its president) acts as the town executive. [1, 2]

What the officeholder decides

  • SEA 1: towns of 3,500+ may adopt their own income tax rate from 2029; smaller towns depend on the county's municipal-services rate. [7, 8]

Who the officeholder answers to

  • Voters; DLGF certifies budgets; State Board of Accounts audits. [6]

What it pays, and who sets that

  • Set by town ordinance. [5]
  • Varies; not compiled.

Questions worth asking a candidate

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

  • What does the town most need to repair or replace?
  • How should the town respond to the 2029 income tax changes?

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 36-5-2-2 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  2. Legal Insights office summaries (Civic)
  3. Indiana Code 36-5-2-3 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  4. Indiana Code 3-10-7-2.9 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  5. 2026 Indiana Candidate Guide (Indiana Election Division)
  6. Indiana Code 6-1.1-17-16 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  7. Indiana Code 6-3.6-6-22 (2026 edition) (Indiana General Assembly)
  8. Legal Insights notes on Indiana county government law (quoting the 2026 Indiana Code) (Indiana General Assembly)
  9. 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

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.