Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 36-4-6-12 (2026)
Ordinance; majority vote
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 12. A majority vote of the legislative body is required to pass an ordinance, unless a greater vote is required by statute.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-1-3-2 part.]
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.212, SEC.3.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2004–2008 · leading case: Indiana Land Co., LLC v. City of Greenwood, 378 F.3d 705 (7th Cir. 2004).
Indiana Land Co., LLC v. City of Greenwood, 378 F.3d 705 (7th Cir. 2004). “" Ind.Code 36-4-6-12. A public hearing was convened at which the Council debated the issue and concluded that the ordinance's two-thirds requirement was valid, noting among other reasons for so concluding that the state statute(s) could be interpreted as making a majority vote a…”
City of Carmel v. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 883 N.E.2d 781 (Ind. 2008). “Ordinance at 27; see I.C. § 36-4-6-12 to -18. The Ordinance provides that the director of the City’s Department of Community Services is given powers and duties to administer and enforce the Ordinance.”
IN Land Co v. City of Greenwood (7th Cir. 2004). “” Ind. Code 36-4-6-12. A public hearing No.”
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