Public Question 2: Residency Requirement for City and Town Court Judges
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Public Question 2: Residency Requirement for City and Town Court Judges is a ballot measure in Indiana on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Lets a city or town court judge live anywhere in the county where the court sits, or in the closest bordering county, instead of inside the city or town itself. It is meant to help small towns find judges; no cost to you.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 6,851,073 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,851,073 ÷ 6,851,073) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in IN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
What does this measure do?
Lets a city or town court judge live anywhere in the county where the court sits, or in the closest bordering county, instead of inside the city or town itself. It is meant to help small towns find judges; no cost to you.
Read the official ballot measure
A YES vote means
City and town courts could have judges who live in the county or the nearest neighboring county.
A NO vote means
City and town judges must keep living inside the city or town they serve.
Sources: ballotpedia.org2 · news.ballotpedia.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.