Ballot measure · Indiana · November 3, 2026

Public Question #2

On Indiana's statewide ballot on November 3, 2026.1,2

Research draftReferred by the legislatureConstitutional amendment
How it got there
Referred by the legislature
Kind of measure
Constitutional amendment
To pass
A majority of the votes on it
Researched
October 27, 2026

Research draft. We gathered this from official sources on October 27, 2026: election offices, state laws and court records, each linked to its source. Separate reviewers checked a random sample of 48 facts from the ballot-measure research against the cited sources and found no errors. The rest hasn't been reviewed fact by fact yet, so check the linked source before relying on anything here.

§1What your vote means

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A yes vote

A yes vote would let a city or town court judge live either in the county where the court is located or in the bordering Indiana county closest to the city or town, measured by the shortest distance from the city or town limits to the county line.1 pp. 21–22, Public Question #2

A no vote

A no vote would keep the constitution's current residency rule for city and town court judges, so the option of living in the closest bordering county would not be added.1 pp. 21–22, Public Question #2

§2How it got on the ballot

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Referred by the legislature. The legislature voted to put it on the ballot.1,2

Constitutional amendment. It would change the state constitution.1,2

Two separately elected General Assemblies, in 2023 and 2025, agreed to this amendment to Article 6, Section 6 of the Indiana Constitution, which sends it to voters; House Enrolled Act 1019 (Public Law 18-2026) set the ballot wording.1 pp. 21–22

It is on Indiana's list of statewide measures for November 3, 2026.1,2,3 None of the official sources we read calls the list certified or final, so we don’t either. What we couldn't confirm about the list is in the notes on Indiana's measures.

§3What it needs to pass

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

A majority of the votes on it. The amendment takes effect if a majority of the voters who vote on the question approve it.1 p. 22