Editing Montgomery County, Indiana (section)

==Government==
{{see also|Government of Indiana}}
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| country           = United States
| legaljuris        = opsjuris
| police            = yes
| local             = yes
| lockuptype        = Jail
| chief1name        = Mark Casteel
| chief1position    = Sheriff
| chief2name        = 
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}}

The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]] and the [[Indiana Code]]. The county council, the legislative branch of the county government, controls 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|author=Indiana Code|author-link=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html|title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=Government of Indiana}}</ref><ref name=inc2102>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf|title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=Government of Indiana}}</ref>

The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute the county's legislative acts, collecting revenue and managing the county's 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]].<ref name=inc2102/>

The county has other elected offices including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[surveying|surveyor]] and circuit [[court clerk]]. Each is 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 township 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|url=http://unitedtownships.org/?page_id=95|title=Government|publisher=United Township Association of Indiana|access-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref>

Montgomery County is part of [[Indiana's 4th congressional district]]; [[Indiana Senate]] district 23;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3006.htm|title=Indiana Senate Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref> and [[Indiana House of Representatives]] districts 28 and 41.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/3005.htm|title=Indiana House Districts|publisher=State of Indiana|access-date=July 14, 2011}}</ref>
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{{PresRow|1972|Republican|10,997|3,431|43|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1952|Republican|10,569|5,386|86|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1940|Republican|8,554|6,994|68|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|6,417|8,077|210|Indiana}}
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{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|2,747|3,821|1,648|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|4,427|4,227|265|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|4,647|3,747|357|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|4,507|4,102|194|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|4,353|4,183|67|Indiana}}
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{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|4,011|3,763|118|Indiana}}