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The Indiana Court of Appeals yesterday rejected a challenge to a state law that eliminated most township assessor offices across the state.
The court agreed with a Huntington County court decision that found state lawmakers had the legal right to eliminate the elected offices in midterm.
Huntington Township Assessor Joan Stoffel had argued that the state constitution protected township assessors from such actions before their terms expired. But the appeals court upheld the judge’s decision to dismiss the case and deny Stoffel a preliminary injunction.
The court said the office of township assessor was provided for in the constitution but its existence depended on action by the Legislature.
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