Board certifies state constitutional amendments and judicial retention questions for county ballot

Elections staff presented two proposed constitutional amendments from the Indiana General Assembly and several judicial retention questions and recommended the board adopt Resolution 20‑26‑11 to certify them for the Tippecanoe County ballot.

Staff summarized the amendments in plain terms — one concerning bail and the other permitting municipal judges to live outside the municipality they serve — and said the county’s role was to place the legislature’s language verbatim on the ballot. "We are just certifying this language to be placed on our ballot as per statute," staff said. A board member questioned statutory phrasing such as the standard "proof is evident or the presumption of strong," which staff declined to interpret.

The board voted to approve the resolution. Staff also noted the inclusion of judicial retention questions for recently appointed judges who must stand for retention at the next general election; those names will appear on the ballot per statute.