Constitutional amendment · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Public Question 2: Where city and town court judges may live
Would let a city or town court judge live anywhere in the court’s county or in the closest bordering Indiana county, instead of inside the city or town. Approved by lawmakers in 2023 and 2025. On every Indiana ballot.
On the ballot
Public Question #2 Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to permit the judge of a city or town court to reside in: (1) the county in which the court is located; or (2) the bordering county closest to the city or town in which the court is located? (This question concerns Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.)
What a vote means
- A yes vote
- Judges of city and town courts could live outside the city or town, within the county or the nearest bordering county. Other local officers still must live in their units.
- A no vote
- City and town court judges must keep living in the city or town where the court sits.
Sources
Researched Sunday, October 11, 2026
- 2026 Indiana Election Legislation Summary (pp. 9, 21) (Indiana Election Division)
- House Enrolled Act 1019-2026 (P.L.18-2026): ballot question text (Indiana General Assembly)
- Fiscal Impact Statement, HB 1019-2026 (LS 6002) (Legislative Services Agency)
- House Enrolled Joint Resolution 1-2025 (amends Art. 6, Sec. 6) (Indiana General Assembly)
- HJR 1-2025 details page (author, sponsor) (Indiana General Assembly)
- HJR 1-2025, House Roll Call 57, Jan. 30, 2025 (Indiana House of Representatives)
- HJR 1-2025, Senate Roll Call 234, Mar. 17, 2025 (Indiana Senate)
- HJR 6-2023 details page (authors, sponsor) (Indiana General Assembly)
- HJR 6-2023, House Roll Call 197, Feb. 21, 2023 (Indiana House of Representatives)
- HJR 6-2023, Senate Roll Call 263, Mar. 28, 2023 (Indiana Senate)
- Indiana Public Question 2, Residency Requirements for City and Town Court Judges Amendment (2026) (Ballotpedia)
- 2026 voter guide: public questions (WFYI)
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Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
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