Indiana voters would elect utility regulators from three districts

Voters in each district would elect their own utility commission members. The central district would have one member who lives there. The northern and southern districts would each have two members who live there. Candidates would run without party labels. Three seats would first be elected in 2028, and two in 2030. Each seat would then be elected every four years.

Candidates and their campaign committees could not seek or accept donations from utilities or certain people tied to them. These rules cover candidates for Indiana's utility commission. The donation ban also covers their campaign committees. Candidates would have to have lived in Indiana for at least one year before the election. They could not have professional or financial ties to utilities or certain people with an interest in them. The donation ban would last throughout each candidacy.

The commission chair would assign covered hearings to a regulator from the district with the most affected customers. This applies to hearings that could affect rates for customers who buy utility service directly. Until November 5, 2030, the chair would need to make that assignment only when practical. The practical rule would cover hearings set from November 7, 2028, through November 4, 2030. The firm rule would cover hearings set on or after November 5, 2030.