Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), in a year in which a candidate is not a candidate for election to an office to which this article applies or does not seek nomination at a caucus or state convention for election to an office to which this article applies, the treasurer of the candidate’s committee shall file only the report required by section 10 of this chapter.

     (b) This subsection applies to a candidate who holds one (1) office and is a candidate for a different office (or has filed a statement of organization for an exploratory committee without indicating that the individual is a candidate for a specific office). The treasurer of the candidate’s committee for the office the candidate holds shall file the following reports:

(1) If the committee spends, transfers in, or transfers out at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000) from January 1 until twenty-five (25) days before the primary election, the treasurer shall file a preprimary report under section 6 of this chapter.

(2) If the committee spends, transfers in, or transfers out at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000) from twenty-five (25) days before the primary election until twenty-five (25) days before the general election, the treasurer shall file a pregeneral election report under section 6 of this chapter.

(3) The report required under section 10 of this chapter.

     (c) This subsection applies to a candidate who is required to file a preprimary report or preconvention report under section 6 of this chapter and who:

(1) is defeated at the primary election or convention; or

(2) withdraws or is disqualified as a candidate before the general election.

The treasurer of a candidate’s committee described by this subsection is not required to file a pregeneral election report under section 6 of this chapter but shall file the report required by section 10 of this chapter.

     (d) This subsection applies to a candidate for election to a city office or a town office. If a municipal primary is not conducted in the municipality by one (1) or more parties authorized to conduct a primary, the candidate must file a report in accordance with the schedule set forth in section 6 of this chapter as if the primary were conducted. If a municipal election is not conducted in the municipality, the candidate must file a report in accordance with section 6 of this chapter as if the municipal election were conducted.

     (e) This subsection applies to a candidate’s committee of a candidate for a state office. For a year in which an election to the state office is not held, the treasurer of a candidate’s committee shall file the following reports in addition to any other report required by this article:

(1) A report covering the period from January 1 through June 30 of the year of the report. A report required by this subdivision must be filed not later than noon July 15 of the year covered by the report.

(2) A report covering the period from July 1 through December 31 of the year of the report. A report required by this subdivision must:

(A) provide cumulative totals from January 1 through December 31 of the year of the report; and

(B) be filed by the deadline specified in section 10 of this chapter.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-3(d).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1992, SEC.15; P.L.3-1997, SEC.208; P.L.199-2001, SEC.17; P.L.14-2004, SEC.74; P.L.221-2005, SEC.24.