Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a town that:
(1) adopts an ordinance under IC 3-10-6-2.6; and
(2) subsequently adopts an ordinance to establish a town court under section 1 of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding section 1 of this chapter, the judge of the town court shall be elected at the next municipal election not conducted in a general election year. The successors of the judge shall be elected at the first general election following the municipal election and every four (4) years thereafter.