EXECUTIVE ORDER: 07-21

FOR: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF POPULATION INFORMATION FROM THE UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU FOR STATE LAW PURPOSES

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME, GREETINGS.

WHEREAS, Indiana Code 1-1-3.5-3 provides that, with respect to any Indiana statute that classifies political subdivisions based on their population according to the federal census results, the effective date of each federal special census, special tabulation, or corrected population count is April 1 of the calendar year following the year in which the tabulation of population or corrected population count is delivered to the State by the United States Secretary of Commerce under 13 U.S.C. 141 and is received by the Governor; and

WHEREAS, Indiana Code 1-1-3.5-3 further provides that the Governor shall issue an Executive Order upon receipt of the tabulation of population or corrected population count:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Governor of the State of Indiana, as required by Indiana Code 1-1-3.5-3, do hereby acknowledge delivery by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce of the following federal special census as of the date set forth in the list below and note that the effective date of the census for the political subdivision set forth opposite such date is April 1, 2008:

In compliance with IC 1-1-3.5-5(a), I have forwarded a copy of this Executive Order to the Director of the Indiana State Library for distribution under IC 1-1-3.5-5(b), to the Election Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, and to the Indiana Register for publication.

SEAL

ATTEST: Todd Rokita

Secretary of State