Bill Text: IN SB0193 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Local elected officials.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-16 - Signed by the Governor [SB0193 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0193-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 3-8.
Synopsis: Financial disclosures by local elected officials. Requires a
candidate for a local or school board office to file a statement of
economic interests with the candidate's declaration of candidacy,
petition of nomination, declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate,
or certificate of candidate selection. Requires an individual who fills a
vacancy in an elected local or school board office to file a statement of
economic interests not later than 60 days after the individual assumes
the office.
Effective: January 1, 2013.
January 4, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Elections.
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(b) Whenever a candidate for any of the following offices is also required to file a declaration of candidacy or is nominated by petition, the candidate shall file a statement of economic interests before filing the declaration of candidacy or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, before the petition of nomination is filed, before the certificate of nomination is filed, or before being appointed to fill a candidate vacancy under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2:
(1) Governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, and state superintendent of public instruction, in accordance with IC 4-2-6-8.
(2) Senator and representative in the general assembly, in accordance with IC 2-2.1-3-2.
(3) Justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals,
judge of the tax court, judge of a circuit court, judge of a superior
court, judge of a probate court, and prosecuting attorney, in
accordance with IC 33-23-11-14 and IC 33-23-11-15.
(4) A candidate for a local office or school board office, in
accordance with IC 3-8-9, except a candidate for a local office
described in subdivision (3).
(b) A declaration is not valid unless filed in the office of the election division or circuit court clerk by noon on the seventy-fourth day before a primary election.
(c) This subsection applies to a candidate required to file a statement of economic
(1) copy of the statement, file stamped by the office required to receive the statement of economic interests; or
(2) receipt showing that the statement has been filed;
before the election division accepts the declaration for filing. The election division shall reject a filing that does not comply with this subsection.
(d) This subsection applies to a candidate for a local office or school board office required to file a statement of economic interests under IC 3-8-9. A declaration of candidacy that does not include a statement of economic interests is not valid.
Chapter 9. Statements of Economic Interests for Local and School Board Offices
Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to candidates for local or school board offices elected after December 31, 2012.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "filer" refers to an individual who files a statement of economic interests under this chapter.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "statement" refers to the
statement of economic interests required to be filed under this
chapter.
Sec. 4. A candidate for a local office or school board office shall
file a written statement of economic interests as provided in this
chapter.
Sec. 5. An individual required to file a statement under section
4 of this chapter shall file the statement as follows:
(1) With the individual's:
(A) declaration of candidacy under IC 3-8-2 or IC 3-8-5;
(B) petition of nomination under IC 3-8-2.5 or IC 3-8-6;
(C) declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under
IC 3-8-2-2.5; or
(D) certificate of candidate selection under IC 3-13-1 or
IC 3-13-2.
(2) When the individual assumes a vacant elected office under
IC 3-13-7, IC 3-13-8, IC 3-13-9, IC 3-13-10, or IC 3-13-11. A
statement filed under this subdivision must be filed not later
than noon sixty (60) days after the individual assumes the
elected office.
Sec. 6. A declaration of candidacy, petition of nomination,
declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, or certificate of
candidate selection that does not include the statement is invalid.
Sec. 7. A statement must be made under affirmation.
Sec. 8. A statement must set forth the following information for
the preceding calendar year:
(1) The following information for each employer of the filer
and each employer of the filer's spouse:
(A) The name of the employer.
(B) The nature of the employer's business.
For purposes of this subdivision, "employer" means any
person from whom the filer or the filer's spouse received more
than thirty-three percent (33%) of the filer's or the filer's
spouse's income.
(2) The following information about any sole proprietorship
owned or professional practice operated by the filer:
(A) The name of the sole proprietorship or professional
practice.
(B) The nature of the business of the sole proprietorship or
professional practice.
(3) The name of any partnership or limited liability company
in which the filer or the filer's spouse is a member and the
nature of the business of the partnership or limited liability
company.
(4) The name of a corporation (other than a church) of which
the filer or the filer's spouse is an officer or a director and the
nature of the corporation's business.
Sec. 9. The commission shall prescribe the form of the
statement.
