Government employee may not hold elected office
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Claussen v. Pence (2016)
Most recently applied in Claussen v. Pence (June 2016)
As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.1
Sec. 5. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, an individual is considered to have resigned as:
(1) a government employee when the individual assumes an elected office of the unit that employs the individual; or
(2) an elected official of the unit when the individual becomes a government employee of the unit.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.