A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about how the election process will change, only that it aligns with other counties.

Lake County Superior Court Judges Election Act

This act changes how Lake County superior court judges are elected to be similar to other counties in Indiana.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the way Lake County superior court judges are elected so that they will be chosen like judges in other counties.
• The new election rules for Lake County judges start at the next general election before a judge's term ends under current law.
• Removes old laws about how Lake County judges were previously selected.

Who It Names or Affects

• Lake County superior court judges and voters in Lake County

Terms To Know

superseded provisions

Old rules that are no longer needed because they have been replaced by new laws.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify exactly how the election process will change, only that it will be similar to other counties.
• It is unclear when the first election under these new rules will happen since it depends on when current judges' terms end.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.
Election of Lake County superior court judges.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning courts and court officers.

Election of Lake County superior court judges.

Provides that the superior court judges of Lake County are elected in the same manner as other superior court judges. Provides that the change to the election of a judge does not occur until the general election that occurs immediately before the expiration of the term of a judge sitting on the court under current law. Repeals superseded provisions.