Sec. 23. (a) "Expenditure" means a disbursement (whether characterized as an advance, a deposit, a distribution, a gift, a loan, a payment, a purchase, or a contract or promise to make a disbursement) of property (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-253) that:
(1) is made for the purpose of influencing:
(A) the nomination or election to office of a candidate;
(B) the election of delegates to a state constitutional convention; or
(C) the outcome of a public question; and
(2) is made by:
(A) an individual, except that a contribution made by an individual is not considered to be an expenditure;
(B) a candidate's committee;
(C) a regular party committee; or
(D) a political action committee.
(b) Whenever funds are transferred from one (1) committee to another, the disbursing committee is considered to be making an expenditure in the amount of the funds transferred.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-4-1-10; 3-4-1-16(b) part; 3-4-1-22 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.3.
Structure Indiana Code
3-5-2-1. Application of Definitions
3-5-2-1.5. "Absent Uniformed Services Voter"
3-5-2-2. "Automatic Tabulating Machine"
3-5-2-2.5. "Auxiliary Party Organization"
3-5-2-4.5. "Ballot Card Voting System"
3-5-2-5.3. "Board of Elections and Registration"
3-5-2-5.5. "Bona Fide Political Party"
3-5-2-7. "Candidate's Committee"
3-5-2-15.9. "County Election Board"
3-5-2-16.2. "County Voter Registration Office"
3-5-2-16.3. "De Minimus Change"
3-5-2-19.5. "Election Division"
3-5-2-20.5. "Electronic Poll Book"
3-5-2-20.7. "Electronic Poll List"
3-5-2-21. "Electronic Voting System"
3-5-2-26.7. "Individual With a Nontraditional Residence"
3-5-2-26.8. "Law Enforcement Officer"
3-5-2-26.9. "Lawful Detention"
3-5-2-27.3. "Legislative Caucus Committee"
3-5-2-28. "Legislative Office"
3-5-2-30. "Major Political Party"
3-5-2-31.5. "Member of the Military or Public Safety Officer"
3-5-2-33.9. "Optical Scan Ballot"
3-5-2-37. "Political Action Committee"
3-5-2-38. "Political Subdivision"
3-5-2-40.1. "Precinct Election Officer"
3-5-2-40.3. "Presidential Elector"
3-5-2-40.5. "Proof of Identification"
3-5-2-40.6. "Provisional Ballot"
3-5-2-40.7. "Provisional Voter"
3-5-2-41.7. "Registration Agency"
3-5-2-42. "Regular Party Committee"
3-5-2-45. "School Board Office"
3-5-2-46. "School Corporation"
3-5-2-47.5. "Signing the Poll List"
3-5-2-48.5. "Testing Authority"
3-5-2-49.3. "Uniformed Services"
3-5-2-49.7. "Unknown or Insufficient Address"
3-5-2-50.1. "Voter Identification Number"
3-5-2-50.2. "Voter With Disabilities"
3-5-2-50.3. "Voter With Print Disabilities"
3-5-2-50.4. "Voter's Bill of Rights"