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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
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PART 2. TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION |
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CHAPTER 20. REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES |
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL RULES |
| § 20.1. Definitions |
| § 20.3. Reports Filed with the Commission |
| § 20.5. Reports Filed with a County Filing Authority |
| § 20.7. Reports Filed with Other Local Filing Authority |
| § 20.9. Filing Option for Certain Specific-Purpose Committees |
| § 20.11. Federal Candidates and Officeholders |
| § 20.13. Out-of-State Committees |
| § 20.15. Change of Address |
| § 20.16. Notices by Electronic Mail |
| § 20.18. Recordkeeping Required |
| § 20.19. Reports Must Be Filed on Official Forms |
| § 20.20. Timeliness of Action by Electronic Filing |
| § 20.21. Due Dates on Holidays and Weekends |
| § 20.23. Timeliness of Action by Mail |
| § 20.29. Information About Out-of-State Committees |
| § 20.33. Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment by Commission |
| § 20.35. Notice of Proposed Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL REPORTING RULES |
| § 20.50. Total Political Contributions Maintained |
| § 20.51. Value of In-Kind Contribution |
| § 20.52. Description of In-Kind Contribution for Travel |
| § 20.53. Disclosure of True Source of Contribution or Expenditure |
| § 20.54. Reporting a Pledge of a Contribution |
| § 20.55. Time of Accepting Contribution |
| § 20.56. Expenditures to Vendors |
| § 20.57. Time of Making Expenditure |
| § 20.58. Disclosure of Political Expenditure |
| § 20.59. Reporting Expenditure by Credit Card |
| § 20.60. Reporting Political Expenditures for Processing Fees |
| § 20.61. Purpose of Expenditure |
| § 20.62. Reporting Staff Reimbursement |
| § 20.63. Reporting the Use and Reimbursement of Personal Funds |
| § 20.64. Reporting the Forgiveness of a Loan or Settlement of a Debt |
| § 20.65. Reporting No Activity |
| § 20.66. Discounts |
| § 20.67. Reporting after the Death or Incapacity of a Filer |
| SUBCHAPTER C. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE |
| § 20.201. Required Appointment of Campaign Treasurer |
| § 20.203. Candidates for State Party Chair |
| § 20.205. Contents of Candidate's Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.206. Transfer of Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.207. Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.209. Reporting Obligations Imposed on Candidate, Not Campaign Treasurer |
| § 20.211. Semiannual Reports |
| § 20.213. Pre-Election Reports |
| § 20.215. Runoff Report |
| § 20.217. Modified Reporting |
| § 20.219. Content of Candidate's Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures |
| § 20.220. Additional Disclosure for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts |
| § 20.221. Special Pre-Election Report by Certain Candidates |
| § 20.223. Form and Contents of Special Pre-Election Report |
| § 20.225. Special Session Reports |
| § 20.227. Contents of Special Session Report |
| § 20.229. Final Report |
| § 20.231. Contents of Final Report |
| § 20.233. Annual Report of Unexpended Contributions |
| § 20.235. Contents of Annual Report |
| § 20.237. Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions |
| § 20.239. Report of Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions |
| § 20.241. Contents of Report of Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions |
| § 20.243. Contribution of Unexpended Political Contributions to Candidate or Political Committee |
| SUBCHAPTER D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE |
| § 20.271. Officeholders Covered |
| § 20.273. Semiannual Reports of Contributions and Expenditures |
| § 20.275. Exception from Filing Requirement for Certain Local Officeholders |
| § 20.277. Appointment by Officeholder of Campaign Treasurer |
| § 20.279. Contents of Officeholder's Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures |
| § 20.281. Special Session Report by Certain Officeholders |
| § 20.283. Contents of Special Session Report |
| § 20.285. Annual Report of Unexpended Contributions by Former Officeholder |
| § 20.287. Contents of Annual Report |
| § 20.289. Disposition of Unexpended Contributions |
| § 20.291. Report of Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions |
| § 20.293. Contents of Report of Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions |
| § 20.295. Contribution of Unexpended Political Contributions to Candidate or Political Committee |
| SUBCHAPTER E. REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE |
| § 20.301. Thresholds for Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.303. Appointment of Campaign Treasurer |
| § 20.305. Appointing an Assistant Campaign Treasurer |
| § 20.307. Name of Specific-Purpose Committee |
| § 20.309. Contents of Specific-Purpose Committee Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.311. Updating Certain Information on the Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.313. Converting to a General-Purpose Committee |
| § 20.315. Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.317. Termination Report |
| § 20.319. Notice to Candidate or Officeholder |
| § 20.321. Involvement in More Than One Election by Certain Specific-Purpose Committees |
| § 20.323. Semiannual Reports |
| § 20.325. Pre-Election Reports |
| § 20.327. Runoff Report |
| § 20.329. Modified Reporting |
| § 20.331. Contents of Specific-Purpose Committee Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures |
| § 20.333. Special Pre-Election Report by Certain Specific-Purpose Committees |
| § 20.335. Form and Contents of Special Pre-Election Report by a Specific-Purpose Committee Supporting or Opposing Certain Candidates |
| § 20.337. Special Session Reports by Specific-Purpose Committees |
| § 20.339. Contents of the Special Session Report |
| § 20.341. Dissolution Report |
| § 20.343. Contents of Dissolution Report |
| SUBCHAPTER F. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR A GENERAL PURPOSE COMMITTEE |
| § 20.401. Thresholds for Appointment of Campaign Treasurer by a General-Purpose Committee |
| § 20.403. Reporting Requirements for Certain General-Purpose Committees |
| § 20.405. Campaign Treasurer Appointment for a General-Purpose Committee |
| § 20.407. Appointing an Assistant Campaign Treasurer |
| § 20.409. Name of General-Purpose Committee |
| § 20.411. Contents of General-Purpose Committee Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.413. Updating Information on the Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.415. Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment |
| § 20.417. Termination Report |
| § 20.419. Converting to a Specific-Purpose Committee |
| § 20.421. Notice to Candidate or Officeholder |
| § 20.423. Semiannual Reports |
| § 20.425. Pre-Election Reports |
| § 20.427. Runoff Report |
| § 20.429. Option To File Monthly |
| § 20.431. Monthly Reporting |
| § 20.433. Contents of General-Purpose Committee Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures |
| § 20.434. Alternate Reporting Requirements for General-Purpose Committees |
| § 20.435. Special Pre-Election Reports by Certain General-Purpose Committees |
| § 20.437. Form and Contents of Special Pre-Election Report |
| § 20.439. Dissolution Report |
| § 20.441. Contents of Dissolution Report |
| SUBCHAPTER G. RULES APPLICABLE TO A PRINCIPAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF A POLITICAL PARTY |
| § 20.501. Designation of Principal Political Committee |
| § 20.503. Exceptions from Certain Notice Requirements |
| SUBCHAPTER H. RULES APPLICABLE TO A POLITICAL PARTY ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CORPORATIONS OR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS |
| § 20.521. Restrictions on Use of Contributions from Corporations or Labor Organizations |
| § 20.523. Separate Account Required |
| § 20.525. Record of Contributions and Expenditures and Contents of Report |
| § 20.527. Form of Report |
| § 20.529. Reporting Schedule for Political Party Accepting Corporate or Labor Organization Contributions |
| § 20.531. Restrictions on Contributions before General Election |
| SUBCHAPTER I. RULES APPLICABLE TO A POLITICAL PARTY'S COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
| § 20.551. Obligation To Maintain Records |
| § 20.553. Campaign Treasurer Appointment Not Required for County Executive Committee Accepting Contributions or Making Expenditures under Certain Amount |
| § 20.555. County Executive Committee Accepting Contributions or Making Expenditures That Exceed Certain Amount |
| § 20.557. Exceptions from Certain Restrictions |
| § 20.559. Exception from Notice Requirement |
| § 20.561. County Executive Committee Accepting Contributions from Corporations and/or Labor Organizations |
| SUBCHAPTER J. REPORTS BY A CANDIDATE FOR STATE OR COUNTY PARTY CHAIR |
| § 20.571. Definitions |
| § 20.573. Rules Applicable to Candidate for State Chair of a Political Party |
| § 20.575. Contributions to and Expenditures by Candidate for State Chair of a Political Party |
| § 20.577. Reporting Schedule for a Candidate for State Chair |
| § 20.579. Candidates for County Chair in Certain Counties |
| SUBCHAPTER K. REPORTS BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING A CANDIDATE FOR STATE OR COUNTY CHAIR OF A POLITICAL PARTY |
| § 20.591. Appointment of Campaign Treasurer by Political Committee Supporting or Opposing Candidate for State Chair of a Political Party |
| § 20.593. Contributions and Expenditures by Political Committee Supporting or Opposing Candidate for State Chair of a Political Party |
| § 20.595. Reporting Schedule for a Political Committee Supporting or Opposing Candidate for State Chair of a Political Party |
| § 20.597. Political Committees Supporting or Opposing Candidates for County Chair in Certain Counties |