Section 3-5-2-6 - "Candidate"(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), "candidate" means an individual who:(1) has taken the action necessary to qualify under Indiana law for listing on the ballot at an election or to become a write-in candidate;(2) has publicly announced or declared candidacy for an elected office; or(3) otherwise seeks nomination for or election to an elected office, regardless of whether the individual wins election to the office.(b) As used in IC 3-9, an individual becomes a "candidate" when the individual, the candidate's committee, or a person acting with the consent of the individual:(1) receives more than one hundred dollars ($100) in contributions; or(2) makes more than one hundred dollars ($100) in expenditures.(c) As used in IC 3-13-1 and IC 3-13-2, "candidate" includes an individual filling a general or municipal election ballot vacancy under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2 when a county or town election board, the Indiana election commission, or a court has determined that the required action of:(2) another person under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2; is void or invalid.
Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-4-1-3; 3-4-8-1 part.
Amended by P.L. 153-2024,SEC. 1, eff. 3/13/2024.As added by P.L. 5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 4-1991, SEC.1; P.L. 3-1997, SEC.4.