§ 3-9-1-5 — Principal committee; designation by written instrument

(a) This section does not apply to the following
candidates:
(1) A candidate for a local office for which the compensation is
less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
(2) A candidate for a school board office.
(b) Each candidate shall have a principal committee.
(c) A candidate shall file a written instrument designating the name
of the principal committee and the names of the chairman and treasurer
of the committee. The written instrument must be filed not later than
the earliest of the following:
(1) Noon ten (10) days after becoming a candidate.
(2) Noon seven (7) days after the final date and hour for filing any
of the following, whichever applies to the candidate:
(A) A declaration of candidacy under IC 3-8-2.
(B) A petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6.
(C) A certificate of nomination under IC 3-8-7-8.
(D) A certificate of candidate selection under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2.
(E) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under IC 3-8-2.
(3) The date a candidate is required to file the candidate's first
campaign finance report under IC 3-9-5.
(d) This designation may be made on the same instrument as the
statement of organization required from the principal committee.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-4(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.140; P.L.10-1988, SEC.63; P.L.8-1992, SEC.6; P.L.3-1995, SEC.64; P.L.26-2000, SEC.9; P.L.199-2001, SEC.16.