candidate Sec. 8.4. (a) This section applies to a candidate who files a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under IC 3-8-2. (b) A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before the nomination date. (c) The period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individual became a candidate and ends fourteen (14) days after the nomination date. As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.50.