Editing Ohio County, Indiana (section)

==Government==
{{See also|Government of Indiana}}
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]] and the [[Indiana Code]]. The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms and are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes and service taxes.<ref name="inc3623">{{Cite web |last=Indiana Code |author-link=Indiana In the 2020 presidential election, Ohio county has the largest % of Libertarian votes, with 11%. Code |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3 |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |access-date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=Government of Indiana}}</ref><ref name="inc2102">{{Cite web |last=Indiana Code |title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |access-date=September 16, 2008 |publisher=Government of Indiana |format=PDF}}</ref>

A board of commissioners serves as the county's executive body. The commissioners are elected county–wide to staggered four–year terms. One commissioner serves as board president. The board executes the acts legislated by the council, collects revenue, and manages day-to-day functions of the county government.<ref name=inc3623/><ref name=inc2102/>

The county maintains a [[small claims court]] that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level [[circuit court]] which is shared with neighboring Dearborn County.<ref name=inc2102/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana Trial Courts: Types of Courts |url=http://www.in.gov/judiciary/about/04-trialcourts.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019180119/http://in.gov/judiciary/about/04-trialcourts.html |archive-date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=December 3, 2011 |publisher=Indiana Courts}}</ref>

The county has several other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[surveying|surveyor]] and circuit [[court clerk]]; they are elected to four–year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and be residents of the county.<ref name=inc2102/>

Each of the townships has a [[Indiana Township Trustee|trustee]] who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief and manages cemetery care, among other duties.<ref name=TD/> The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government |url=http://unitedtownships.org/?page_id=95 |access-date=January 6, 2011 |publisher=United Township Association of Indiana}}</ref>

Ohio County is part of [[Indiana's 6th congressional district]]; [[Indiana Senate]] district 43;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana Senate Districts |url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm |access-date=July 14, 2011 |publisher=State of Indiana}}</ref> and [[Indiana House of Representatives]] district 68.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indiana House Districts |url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm |access-date=July 14, 2011 |publisher=State of Indiana}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|1992|Republican|1,009|970|535|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,412|1,113|6|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|1,503|1,068|6|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|1,264|1,074|82|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,027|1,300|10|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|1,368|922|9|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|1,053|991|243|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,314|1,015|7|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,219|1,119|10|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,031|1,173|11|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|1,126|1,043|15|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|997|1,288|20|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,177|1,097|38|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|406|553|168|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|619|622|19|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|962|584|40|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|730|632|9|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|705|634|1|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|662|606|12|Indiana}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|726|585|3|Indiana}}