Section 4-33-6-19.3 - Vigo County approval of inland casino gambling; special election; certification of results; subsequent public questions(a) This section applies to Vigo County.(b) The Vigo County election board shall hold a special election in the county at either of the following elections, as determined by the county election board: (1) At the time of the municipal general election on November 5, 2019.(2) At the time of the primary election on May 5, 2020.(c) The Vigo County election board shall place the following public question on the ballot at the special election: "Shall inland casino gambling be permitted in Vigo County?".
(d) The public question shall be placed on the ballot as provided in IC 3-10-9 and certified as provided in IC 3-10-9-3.(e) Each registered voter of the county is entitled to vote in the special election.(f) The Vigo County circuit court clerk shall certify the results of the special election under IC 3-12-4-9 to the commission and the department of state revenue.(g) If the voters of Vigo County do not vote in favor of permitting inland casino gambling under this article, a second public question under this section may not be held in that county for at least two (2) years. If the voters of Vigo County vote to reject inland casino gambling a second time, a third or subsequent public question under this section may not be held in Vigo County until the general election held during the tenth year following the year that the previous public question was placed on the ballot.(h) The commission may not issue a license under this article to allow an inland casino to operate in the county unless the voters of the county have approved inland casino gambling in the county.Added by P.L. 293-2019,SEC. 17, eff. 7/1/2019.