Indiana Statutes § 3-5-2-6 "Candidate"
Statute Text
(a)
Except as provided in
[subsection]
subsections
(b)
and (c),
"candidate" means
[a]
[person]
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:
(1)
the individual; or
(2)
another person under IC
3-13-1
or IC
3-13-2
; is void or invalid.
Source
Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-4-1-3; 3-4-8-1 part.
History
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 .
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