"Candidate"

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "candidate" means a person 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. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-4-1-3; 3-4-8-1 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.1; P.L.3-1997, SEC.4.