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Our call — vote NO
The measure
Public Question 2 is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on Indiana's November 3, 2026 ballot. City and town court judges must currently live in the city or town where their court sits. The amendment would let them reside anywhere in the county of the court, or in the closest bordering county. Supporters point to the shortage of lawyers in rural areas, where small towns may have few or no resident attorneys eligible to serve.
What YES does
A yes vote widens the residency pool for city and town judges to the home county and the nearest bordering county.
What NO does
A no vote keeps the requirement that these judges live in the city or town itself.
The math
No fiscal note for this measure was published on its Ballotpedia page.
OUR CALL
Our call: no call.
This is a technical residency rule for local courts. Widening the pool can help rural towns fill a bench; keeping judges resident in the town they serve is a legitimate local-accountability preference. No tax, debt, rights, or integrity question in our rubric is decided by it, so we print the facts and leave the choice to Indiana voters.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia — Indiana Public Question 2 measure page (accessed October 25, 2026)
- Ballotpedia — 2026 ballot measures — https://ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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