Senate Enrolled Act No. 270 (SEA 270), formerly Senate Bill 270, scores every Indiana township on 10 criteria. Four or more points triggers mandatory merger or reorganization. Check your township's projected score.
Select your county and township to see projected SEA 270 scores.
| At Risk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50% |
| Allen | 20 | 4 | 5 | 20% |
| Bartholomew | 12 | 3 | 4 | 25% |
| Benton | 11 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% |
| Blackford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Boone | 9 | 4 | 0 | 44.4% |
| Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Carroll | 14 | 6 | 4 | 42.9% |
| Cass | 14 | 6 | 7 | 42.9% |
| Clark | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Clay | 11 | 8 | 0 | 72.7% |
| Clinton | 14 | 4 | 3 | 28.6% |
| Crawford | 9 | 8 | 1 | 88.9% |
| Daviess | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40% |
| Dearborn | 14 | 7 | 3 | 50% |
| Decatur | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22.2% |
| DeKalb | 15 | 4 | 3 | 26.7% |
| Delaware | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18.2% |
| Dubois | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41.7% |
| Elkhart | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Fayette | 9 | 7 | 0 | 77.8% |
| Floyd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 60% |
| Fountain | 11 | 8 | 2 | 72.7% |
| Franklin | 13 | 8 | 1 | 61.5% |
| Fulton | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Gibson | 10 | 3 | 4 | 30% |
| Grant | 13 | 2 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Greene | 15 | 9 | 1 | 60% |
| Hamilton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Hancock | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22.2% |
| Harrison | 12 | 3 | 4 | 25% |
| Hendricks | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
| Henry | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0% |
| Howard | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36.4% |
| Huntington | 12 | 5 | 4 | 41.7% |
| Jackson | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50% |
| Jasper | 13 | 6 | 3 | 46.2% |
| Jay | 12 | 7 | 1 | 58.3% |
| Jefferson | 10 | 8 | 1 | 80% |
| Jennings | 11 | 2 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Johnson | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Knox | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30% |
| Kosciusko | 17 | 2 | 1 | 11.8% |
| LaGrange | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27.3% |
| Lake | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| LaPorte | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14.3% |
| Lawrence | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11.1% |
| Madison | 14 | 3 | 3 | 21.4% |
| Marshall | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20% |
| Martin | 6 | 3 | 1 | 50% |
| Miami | 14 | 9 | 2 | 64.3% |
| Monroe | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9.1% |
| Montgomery | 11 | 6 | 4 | 54.5% |
| Morgan | 14 | 4 | 2 | 28.6% |
| Newton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 40% |
| Noble | 13 | 2 | 2 | 15.4% |
| Ohio | 4 | 3 | 0 | 75% |
| Orange | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% |
| Owen | 13 | 7 | 4 | 53.8% |
| Parke | 13 | 9 | 2 | 69.2% |
| Perry | 7 | 6 | 0 | 85.7% |
| Pike | 9 | 4 | 1 | 44.4% |
| Porter | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8.3% |
| Posey | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20% |
| Pulaski | 12 | 8 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Putnam | 13 | 8 | 4 | 61.5% |
| Randolph | 11 | 4 | 0 | 36.4% |
| Ripley | 11 | 4 | 0 | 36.4% |
| Rush | 12 | 7 | 1 | 58.3% |
| Scott | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20% |
| Shelby | 14 | 7 | 5 | 50% |
| Spencer | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| St. Joseph | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7.7% |
| Starke | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11.1% |
| Steuben | 12 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Sullivan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Tippecanoe | 13 | 6 | 3 | 46.2% |
| Tipton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Union | 6 | 5 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Vanderburgh | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25% |
| Vermillion | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20% |
| Vigo | 12 | 3 | 3 | 25% |
| Wabash | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Warren | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50% |
| Warrick | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20% |
| Washington | 13 | 3 | 3 | 23.1% |
| Wayne | 15 | 5 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Wells | 9 | 5 | 2 | 55.6% |
| White | 12 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Whitley | 9 | 1 | 6 | 11.1% |
Senate Enrolled Act No. 270 directs the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) to evaluate every township in Indiana (excluding Marion County) against 10 criteria. Townships that accumulate four or more points on the scorecard are designated for mandatory merger or reorganization.
Designated townships face two tracks: merger with another township under IC 36-6-1.7, or reorganization under IC 36-1.5-4.1. The track depends on whether at least 80% of the township's boundaries coincide with a municipality and at least 51% of its population resides within that municipality. Townships meeting this threshold follow Track 2 (reorganization with the municipality). All others follow Track 1 (merger with a neighboring township).
The timeline is fixed. DLGF publishes its official list on December 31, 2026. Designated townships have until March 31, 2027 to petition for reconsideration. DLGF issues final determinations by June 30, 2027. Merger or reorganization must be completed by January 1, 2029.
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Legal Disclaimer: TownWorks, Inc. is a technology company, not a law firm. No attorney-client relationship is created by using this tool or any information on this page. The information regarding SEA 270 is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Municipalities should consult with qualified legal counsel regarding their specific legal situation and SEA 270 compliance obligations.
Scorecard Methodology: Projected scores are estimates based on publicly available DLGF Gateway data, SBOA filing records, and county election records as of March 2026. Actual DLGF scoring may differ. Criterion 2 (fire protection) confidence levels vary by township. Participant units are differentiated from provider units under IC 36-8-19; the interpretation of "actively manage fire protection" as applied to participant units remains an open policy question. This tool does not constitute legal advice.