Gov. Mike Braun appointed five members to the Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission, which is one member less than the quorum needed for the commission to have voting power.

Indiana House Enrolled Act 1008, authored by Speaker Todd Huston, established an Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission to research the possibility of adjusting the boundaries between the two states.

Huston, R-Fishers, said he drafted the bill after learning that 33 Illinois counties have voted to secede from their state, including seven in November, since 2020.

“I look forward to continuing to tell Indiana’s story and share why the Hoosier state is a great place to live, work, start and grow a business, and raise a family,” Huston said Wednesday.

Under the law, which Braun signed May 1, Indiana

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