Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to candidates in all elections and caucuses and to the following types of committees: (1) Candidate’s committees. (2) Regular party committees. (3) Political action committees. (4) Legislative caucus committees. (b) This chapter does not apply to the following: (1) A candidate for a […]
Sec. 1.5. (a) This section does not apply to a national committee of a political party. (b) For purposes of determining the deadline for filing a statement of organization under section 3 of this chapter, a committee becomes a regular party committee when the committee accepts contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year: (1) […]
Sec. 10. A committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a statement of organization within ten (10) days following the change. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-8.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-9.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.4-1991, SEC.147.
Sec. 12. (a) A committee may disband at any time in the manner prescribed by this section. (b) The commission or a county election board may administratively disband a committee in the manner prescribed by this section. (c) The commission has exclusive jurisdiction to disband any of the following: (1) A candidate’s committee for state […]
Sec. 13. A treasurer of a committee: (1) must be a United States citizen; (2) may not be the chairman of a committee except in the case of a candidate under section 7 of this chapter; (3) must be appointed treasurer in writing as required by section 14 of this chapter; and (4) must file […]
Sec. 14. The chairman of a committee shall appoint or designate the treasurer of the committee in a written instrument. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-11.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.65.
Sec. 15. The treasurer of a committee shall file a notice of the treasurer’s written appointment or designation with the election division or the county election board, as required by IC 3-9-5-2, IC 3-9-5-3, or IC 3-9-5-4. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-12.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.141; P.L.10-1988, SEC.64; P.L.2-1996, SEC.95; P.L.3-1997, […]
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-13 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.8-1992, SEC.43.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-13 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.8-1992, SEC.43.
Sec. 18. A treasurer of one committee may be the treasurer of another committee unless the treasurer is a candidate. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-15.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.
Sec. 19. (a) A committee may remove a person appointed or designated chairman or treasurer by the committee without assigning a cause. The committee may also appoint or designate the successor of the removed chairman or treasurer. (b) Upon removal, the treasurer shall immediately account for and turn over to the treasurer’s successor in office […]
Sec. 2. Each committee must have a chairman and a treasurer who are ex officio members of the committee. A person may not make an expenditure or accept a contribution for or on behalf of a committee without the authorization of its chairman or treasurer. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-1.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.
Sec. 20. All money or other property collected or received by a committee or by a member of it for a political purpose shall be paid over to and made to pass through the hands of the treasurer of the committee. Similarly, all money or other property must be disbursed by the treasurer. [Pre-1986 Recodification […]
Sec. 21. The treasurer of a committee may not expend or disburse money or other property or incur any liability except by the authority and subject to the direction of the committee for which the treasurer is acting. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-18.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.
Sec. 22. Disbursements may be made by a voucher drawn by the chairman of a committee on the treasurer and presented to the treasurer for payment. The voucher must show the specific purpose for which the money is being expended. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-19.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.
Sec. 23. The treasurer of a committee shall keep a detailed and exact account of the information required to be reported under this article. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-20.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.174.
Sec. 24. (a) The treasurer of a committee shall obtain and keep receipted bills, cancelled checks, or other proof of payment, stating the particulars for each expenditure made by or on behalf of a committee: (1) of more than twenty-five dollars ($25); and (2) for a smaller amount, if the aggregate amount of the expenditures […]
Sec. 25. (a) A member of a committee that has appointed a treasurer in accordance with this chapter may solicit or receive contributions as long as the member immediately turns over the contributions without diminution to the treasurer of the committee, to be disbursed and accounted for by the treasurer as provided by this article. […]
Sec. 25.5. For purposes of this article, a person makes a contribution during the calendar year in which the person relinquishes control over the contribution by: (1) depositing the contribution in the United States mail; or (2) transferring the contribution to any other person who has been directed to convey the contribution to the person […]
