At the next general municipal election after a vote in favor of a merger at an election held under section 2 or 3 of this chapter, one (1) set of officers for a municipality having the combined population of the merging municipalities shall be elected by the voters of the merging municipalities as prescribed by statute, except that:
IC 36-4-2-10
Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-10-14 part.