LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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Indianapolis, IN 46204
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6644 NOTE PREPARED: Dec 23, 2021
BILL NUMBER: HB 1145 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: School Board Elections.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Morrison BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill requires candidates for school board offices to be nominated in the same
manner as candidates for all other elected offices are nominated. It repeals the current statute relating to
nomination of candidates for school board offices. It repeals other superseded statutes. It makes conforming
changes.
Effective Date: January 1, 2023.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The provisions of the bill would likely require the Election Division
to update some manuals and forms which should be able to be changed as a matter of routine business.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Circuit court clerks may see a reduction in workload as they would
no longer certify petitions of nomination for major-party school board candidates. However, clerks would
likely be verifying more signatures for minor-party and independent candidates. (See Additional Information
for more details.)
In addition, county election officials would need to change ballots to include school board candidates on
primary ballots and change the order of candidates on general election ballots. However, these ballot changes
would likely be accommodated as part of routine election ballot preparation and programming prior to
elections.
Additional Information– School board candidates currently file petitions of nomination, containing 10
HB 1145 1 signatures, except in a few certain school districts. Under the bill, circuit court clerks would need to verify
additional signatures, equal to 2% of the number of voters that voted in the latest Secretary of State election
for that election district, for independent school board candidates and most minor-party candidates (not
Libertarian). There were about 1,200 candidates on the ballot for school board during the 2020 general
election.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Indiana Election Division.
Local Agencies Affected: Circuit court clerks.
Information Sources: 2020 General Election Candidate List, Indiana Election Division;
2020 Indiana Candidate Guide, Indiana Election Division.
Fiscal Analyst: Heather Puletz, 317-234-9484; Chris Baker, 317-232-9851.
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