§552. Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
                                     
                                [IB 1993, c. 1, §1 (NEW); IB 1993, c. 1, §2 (AFF).]
              
                  1. 
                                Responsible electoral official. 
                                "Responsible electoral official" means a public official who is responsible for accepting a nomination or nomination petition for an elected office and also means a public official who is responsible for placing the name of a person nominated for public office on a ballot, ballot label, calendar or other similar instrument.
                                     
                                
                [IB 1993, c. 1, §1 (NEW); IB 1993, c. 1, §2 (AFF).]
              
                  2. 
                                Term. 
                                "Term" means a full term of office or any portion of a term that began before the 3rd Wednesday in June in an odd‑numbered year served by an elected official in an office subject to the provisions of this chapter.
                                     
                                
                [PL 2023, c. 289, §1 (AMD).]
              
                        SECTION HISTORY
                        
            IB 1993, c. 1, §1 (NEW). IB 1993, c. 1, §2 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 289, §1 (AMD).