(a) This section:
- (1) applies only to a large contribution that is received and accepted by a candidate, the candidate's committee, or the treasurer of the candidate's committee; and
- (2) does not apply to a candidate for a state office, the candidate's committee, or the treasurer of the candidate's committee.
(b) As used in this section, "election" refers to any of the following:
- (1) A primary election.
- (2) A general election.
- (3) A municipal election.
- (4) A special election.
- (5) For candidates nominated at a state convention, the state convention.
(c) As used in this section, "large contribution" means contributions:
- (1) that total at least one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(2) that are received and accepted:
- (A) not more than twenty-five (25) days before an election; and
- (B) not less than forty-eight (48) hours before an election.
- (d) The treasurer of a candidate's committee shall file a supplemental large contribution report with the election division or a county election board not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the contribution is received and accepted. A candidate for a legislative office shall file a report required by this section with the election division and the county election board as required by section 3 of this chapter. A report filed under this section may be filed by facsimile
- (fax) transmission.
(e) A report required by subsection (d) must contain the following information for each large contribution:
- (1) The name of the person making the contribution.
- (2) The address of the person making the contribution.
- (3) If the person making the contribution is an individual, the individual's occupation.
- (4) The total amount of the contribution.
- (5) The dates and times the contributions making up the large contribution were received and accepted by the treasurer, the candidate, or the candidate's committee.
- (f) The election division shall prescribe the form for the report required by this section.
As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.66-2003, SEC.27; P.L.221-2005, SEC.26; P.L.169-2015, SEC.76; P.L.227-2023, SEC.56.