"Candidate" means any person:
1. Who files a declaration of candidacy;
2. Whose name appears on an official ballot at any election; or
3. Who has received one or more contributions in excess of $100, regardless of whether:
(a) The person has filed a declaration of candidacy; or
(b) The name of the person appears on an official ballot at any election.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1363; A 1981, 730; 1997, 239; 2007, 1186; 2015, 1178; 2019, 3401)