Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 18 - GENERAL RULES CONCERNING REPORTS › Section 18.10 - Guidelines for Substantial Compliance for a Corrected/Amended 8-day Pre-election Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				corrected/amended 8-day pre-election report substantially complies with the
				applicable law and will not be assessed a late fine under §
									18.9 of this title (relating to
				Corrected/Amended Reports) if:
(1) The
				original report was filed in good faith and the corrected/amended report was
				filed not later than the 14th business day after the date the filer learned of
				the errors or omissions; and
(2)
				The only corrections/amendments needed were to correct the following types of
				errors or omissions:
(A) a technical,
				clerical, or
de minimis
error, including a typographical
				error, that is not misleading and does not substantially affect
				disclosure;
(B) an error in or
				omission of information that is solely required for the commission's
				administrative purposes, including a report type or filer identification
				number;
(C) an error that is minor
				in context and that, upon correction/amendment, does not result in changed
				monetary amounts or activity disclosed, including a descriptive change or a
				change to the period covered by the report;
(D) one or more errors in disclosing
				contributions that, in total:
(i) do not
				exceed $3,000; or
(ii) do not
				exceed the lesser of 10% of the total contributions on the corrected/amended
				report or $10,000;
(E)
				one or more errors in disclosing expenditures that, in total:
(i) do not exceed $3,000; or
(ii) do not exceed the lesser of 10% of the
				total expenditures on the corrected/amended report or $10,000;
(F) one or more errors in
				disclosing loans that, in total:
(i) do not
				exceed $3,000; or
(ii) do not
				exceed the lesser of 10% of the amount originally disclosed or $10,000;
				or
(G) an error in the
				amount of total contributions maintained that:
(i) does not exceed $3,000; or
(ii) does not exceed the lesser of 10% of the
				amount originally disclosed or $10,000.
(H) The only correction/amendment by a
				candidate or officeholder was to add to or delete from the outstanding loans
				total an amount of loans made from personal funds;
(I) The only correction/amendment by a
				political committee was to add the name of each candidate supported or opposed
				by the committee, when each name was originally disclosed on the appropriate
				schedule for disclosing political expenditures;
(J) The only correction/amendment was to
				disclose the actual amount of a contribution or expenditure, when:
(i) the amount originally disclosed was an
				overestimation;
(ii) the difference
				between the originally disclosed amount and the actual amount did not vary by
				more than 10%; and
(iii) the
				original report clearly included an explanation of the estimated amount
				disclosed and the filer's intention to file a correction/amendment as soon as
				the actual amount was known; or
(K) The only correction/amendment was to
				delete a duplicate entry.