Sec. 37. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), "political action committee" means an organization located within or outside Indiana that satisfies all of the following:
(1) The organization proposes to influence:
(A) the election of a candidate for state, legislative, local, or school board office; or
(B) the outcome of a public question.
(2) The organization accepts contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year:
(A) to influence the election of a candidate for state, legislative, local, or school board office or the outcome of a public question that will appear on the ballot in Indiana; and
(B) that in the aggregate exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
(3) The organization is not any of the following:
(A) An auxiliary party organization.
(B) A legislative caucus committee.
(C) A regular party committee.
(D) A candidate's committee.
(b) A corporation or labor organization that makes a contribution in accordance with IC 3-9-2 or makes an expenditure is not considered a political action committee.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-4-1-14 part; 3-4-1-16(a), (b) part; 3-4-1-17.5 part; 3-4-1-20 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.8; P.L.7-1990, SEC.1; P.L.3-1995, SEC.5; P.L.3-1997, SEC.13; P.L.2-1998, SEC.2; P.L.176-1999, 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"