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Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.52 - Description of In-Kind Contribution for Travel

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The description of an in-kind contribution for travel
					 outside of the state of Texas must provide the following:
(1) The name of the person or persons
				  traveling on whose behalf the travel was accepted;
(2) The means of transportation;
(3) The name of the departure city or the
				  name of each departure location;
(4) The name of the destination city or the
				  name of each destination location;
(5) The dates on which the travel
				  occurred;
(6) The campaign or
				  officeholder purpose of the travel, including the name of a conference,
				  seminar, or other event.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.53 - Disclosure of True Source of Contribution or Expenditure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political
					 contribution or political expenditure in the name of or on behalf of another
					 unless the person discloses the name and address of the person who is the true
					 source of the contribution or expenditure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.54 - Reporting a Pledge of a Contribution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The date a
				  pledge of a contribution is the date the pledge was accepted, regardless of
				  when the pledge is actually received.
(b) Except as provided by subsection (c) of
				  this section, a pledge of a contribution shall be reported on the appropriate
				  pledge schedule for the reporting period in which the pledge was accepted and
				  shall be reported on the appropriate receipts schedule for the reporting period
				  in which the pledge is received.
(c) A pledge of a contribution that is
				  actually received in the reporting period in which the pledge was accepted,
				  shall be reported on the contribution schedule or the loan schedule, as
				  applicable, and in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(d) The effective date of this rule is
				  January 1, 2015.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.55 - Time of Accepting Contribution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  A candidate, office holder, or political committee shall make a determination
				  to accept or refuse a political contribution not later than the end of the
				  reporting period during which the contribution is received, except as provided
				  by subsection (e) of this section.
(b) A determination to refuse a political
				  contribution is a distinct act from returning a political contribution and may
				  occur at a different time.
(c) If a
				  determination to accept or refuse a political contribution is not made before
				  the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received, the
				  contribution is considered to have been accepted on the last day of that
				  reporting period.
(d) A political
				  contribution that is received but not accepted shall be returned to the
				  contributor not later than the 30th day after the deadline for filing a report
				  for the reporting period during which the contribution is received. A
				  contribution not returned within that time is considered to be
				  accepted.
(e) A determination to
				  accept or refuse a political contribution received during a special legislative
				  session shall be made not later than the third day after the date the
				  contribution is received.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.56 - Expenditures to Vendors

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A political
				  expenditure made by a vendor for a candidate, officeholder, political
				  committee, or other filer, with the intent to seek reimbursement from the
				  filer, shall be reported by the filer in accordance with this chapter as though
				  the filer made the expenditure directly.
(b) A vendor of a candidate, officeholder, or
				  specific-purpose committee may not, in providing goods or services for the
				  candidate, officeholder, or committee, make an expenditure that, if made by the
				  candidate, officeholder, or committee, would be prohibited by §§
										RSA
				  253.035,
				  RSA
				  253.038, or
				  RSA
				  253.041, Election Code.
(c) A candidate, officeholder, or
				  specific-purpose committee may not use political contributions to pay or
				  reimburse a vendor for an expenditure that, if made by the candidate,
				  officeholder, or committee, would be prohibited by §§
										RSA
				  253.035,
				  RSA
				  253.038, or
				  RSA
				  253.041, Election Code.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.57 - Time of Making Expenditure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The date of
				  a political expenditure is the date the amount is readily determinable by the
				  person making the expenditure, except as provided by subsection (b) of this
				  section.
(b) If under normal
				  business practices, the amount of an expenditure is not known or readily
				  ascertainable until receipt of a periodic bill, the date of the expenditure is
				  the date the bill is received. Examples of expenditures to which this
				  subsection is applicable are expenditures for use of electricity or for
				  long-distance telephone calls.
(c)
				  A political expenditure by credit card made during the period covered by a
				  report required to be filed under Section 254.064(b) or (c), 254.124(b) or (c),
				  or 254.154(b) or (c) of the Election Code, must be included in the report for
				  the period during which the charge was made, not in the report for the period
				  during which the statement from the credit card company was received.
(d) A political expenditure by credit card
				  made during a period not covered by a report listed under subsection (c) of
				  this section, must be included in the report for the period during which:
(1) the charge was made; or
(2) the person receives the credit card
				  statement that includes the expenditure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.58 - Disclosure of Political Expenditure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An expenditure
				  that is not paid during the reporting period in which the obligation to pay the
				  expenditure is incurred shall be reported on the Unpaid Incurred Obligations
				  Schedule for the reporting period in which the obligation to pay is
				  incurred.
(b) The use of political
				  contributions to pay an expenditure previously disclosed on an Unpaid Incurred
				  Obligations Schedule shall be reported on the appropriate disbursements
				  schedule for the reporting period in which the payment is made.
(c) The use of personal funds to pay an
				  expenditure previously disclosed on an Unpaid Incurred Obligations Schedule
				  shall be reported on the Political Expenditure Made from Personal Funds
				  Schedule for the reporting period in which the payment is made.
(d) The effective date of this rule is
				  January 1, 2015.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.59 - Reporting Expenditure by Credit Card

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A report of an expenditure charged to a
				  credit card must be disclosed on the Expenditures Made to Credit Card Schedule
				  and identify the vendor who receives payment from the credit card
				  company.
(b) A report of a payment
				  to a credit card company must be disclosed on the appropriate disbursements
				  schedule and identify the credit card company receiving the payment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.60 - Reporting Political Expenditures for Processing Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Multiple political expenditures made to a
				  single payee during a reporting period for fees to process political
				  contributions may be itemized as a single expenditure, in an amount equal to
				  the combined total amount of the expenditures, if all the expenditures are made
				  to a single payee for the same purpose.
(b) The purpose of an expenditure reported
				  under subsection (a) of this section must include the dates of the first and
				  last of the multiple expenditures made to a single payee during the reporting
				  period.
(c) For reporting
				  purposes, the date of an expenditure reported under subsection (a) of this
				  section is the date of the first expenditure made to the payee during the
				  reporting period, as provided by §
										RSA
				  20.57(Time of Making Expenditure) of this
				  title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.61 - Purpose of Expenditure

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For
				  reporting required under §
										RSA
				  254.031 of the Election Code, the purpose of
				  an expenditure means:
(1) A description of
				  the category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which an
				  expenditure is made. Examples of acceptable categories include:
(A) advertising expense;
(B) accounting/banking;
(C) consulting expense;
(D) contributions/donations made by
				  candidate/officeholder/political committee;
(E) event expense;
(F) fees;
(G) food/beverage expense;
(H) gifts/awards/memorials expense;
(I) legal services;
(J) loan repayment/reimbursement;
(K) office overhead/rental expense;
(L) polling expense;
(M) printing expense;
(N) salaries/wages/contract labor;
(O) solicitation/fundraising
				  expense;
(P) transportation
				  equipment and related expense;
(Q)
				  travel in district;
(R) travel out
				  of district;
(S) other political
				  expenditures; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.62 - Reporting Staff Reimbursement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Political expenditures made out of personal funds by a staff member of an
				  officeholder, a candidate, or a political committee with the intent to seek
				  reimbursement from the officeholder, candidate, or political committee that in
				  the aggregate do not exceed the amount specified by Figure 5 in 1 TAC §
										18.31, during the reporting period
				  may be reported as follows IF the reimbursement occurs during the same
				  reporting period that the initial expenditure was made:
(1) the amount of political expenditures that
				  in the aggregate exceed the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code
				  §254.031(a)(3), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
											18.31 and that are made during the
				  reporting period, the full names and addresses of the persons to whom the
				  expenditures are made and the dates and purposes of the expenditures;
				  and
(2) included with the total
				  amount or a specific listing of the political expenditures of the amount
				  specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(5), as amended by Figure 1 in 1
				  TAC §
											18.31 or less made during the
				  reporting period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.63 - Reporting the Use and Reimbursement of Personal Funds

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A candidate is required to report a
				  campaign expenditure from his or her personal funds.
(b) An officeholder is not required to report
				  an officeholder expenditure from his or her personal funds unless he or she
				  intends to be reimbursed from political contributions.
(c) A candidate or officeholder must report a
				  political expenditure from his or her personal funds using one of the following
				  methods:
(1) As a political expenditure made
				  from personal funds reported on the political expenditure made from personal
				  funds schedule;
(2) As a loan
				  without depositing the personal funds in an account in which political
				  contributions are held. The amount reported as a loan may not exceed the total
				  amount actually spent in the reporting period. A political expenditure made
				  from these funds must also be reported as a political expenditure made from
				  political funds, not as made from personal funds; or
(3) If the candidate or officeholder deposits
				  personal funds in an account in which political contributions are held, he or
				  she must report that amount as a loan with an indication that personal funds
				  were deposited in that account. A political expenditure made from an account in
				  which political contributions are maintained must be reported as a political
				  expenditure made from political funds, not as made from personal
				  funds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.64 - Reporting the Forgiveness of a Loan or Settlement of a Debt

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The forgiveness of a loan to a candidate,
				  officeholder, or political committee is a reportable in-kind political
				  contribution unless the loan does not constitute a contribution under §
										RSA
				  251.001(2) of the Election
				  Code, and the forgiveness of the loan was made in the due course of
				  business.
(b) The settlement of a
				  debt owed by a candidate, officeholder, or political committee is a reportable
				  in-kind political contribution unless the creditor is a commercial vendor that
				  has treated the settlement in a commercially reasonable manner that reflects
				  the usual and normal practice of the industry, and is typical of the terms the
				  commercial vendor offers to political and non-political persons
				  alike.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.65 - Reporting No Activity

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) As a general
				  rule, a candidate or officeholder must file a report required by Subchapter C
				  of this chapter (relating to Reporting Requirements for a Candidate) or
				  Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Reporting Requirements for an
				  Officeholder Who Does Not Have a Campaign Treasurer Appointment on File), even
				  if there has been no reportable activity during the period covered by the
				  report.
(b) This general rule does
				  not apply to:
(1) special pre-election
				  reports;
(2) special session
				  reports; or
(3) a local
				  officeholder who does not have a campaign treasurer appointment on file and who
				  does not accept more than the aggregate amount of political contributions or
				  make more than the aggregate amount of political expenditures specified in Tex.
				  Elec. Code §254.095, as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
											18.31 during the reporting
				  period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.66 - Discounts

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A discount to a
				  candidate, officeholder, or political committee is an in-kind political
				  contribution unless the terms of the transaction reflect the usual and normal
				  practice of the industry and are typical of the terms that are offered to
				  political and non-political persons alike, or unless the discount is given
				  solely in order to comply with §
										RSA
				  253.041 of the Election Code.
(b) The value of an in-kind contribution in
				  the form of a discount is the difference between the fair market value of the
				  goods or services at the time of the contribution and the amount charged.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES › Section 20.67 - Reporting after the Death or Incapacity of a Filer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The responsibility to file reports
				  required by this title survives the death or incapacity of a candidate or
				  officeholder.
(b) The legal
				  representative or the estate of a candidate or officeholder who has died, or
				  the legal representative of a candidate who is incapacitated, shall file any
				  reports due under Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Reporting
				  Requirements for a Candidate) or Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to
				  Reporting Requirements for an Officeholder Who Does Not Have a Campaign
				  Treasurer Appointment on File).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.201 - Required Appointment of Campaign Treasurer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A candidate must file a campaign treasurer appointment
					 before accepting any campaign contributions or making or authorizing any
					 campaign expenditures, including campaign expenditures from personal
					 funds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.203 - Candidates for State Party Chair

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Because the state chair of a political party does not hold
					 a public office, a candidate for state chair of a political party is not within
					 the definition of "candidate" set out in §
										RSA
					 20.1(4) of this title
					 (relating to Definitions). Nonetheless, a candidate for the state chair of a
					 political party is subject to filing requirements as provided by Subchapter J
					 of this chapter (relating to Reports by a Candidate for State Party
					 Chair).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.205 - Contents of Candidate's Campaign Treasurer Appointment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Each candidate's campaign treasurer appointment shall
					 include the following information:
(1)
				  the name of the candidate making the appointment;
(2) the mailing address of the candidate
				  making the appointment;
(3) the
				  office sought by the candidate making the appointment, if known;
(4) the office held by the candidate, if
				  any;
(5) the name of the individual
				  appointed campaign treasurer;
(6)
				  the campaign treasurer's residence or business street address;
(7) the campaign treasurer's telephone
				  number;
(8) a statement
				  acknowledging awareness of the Government Code, Chapter 573, Subchapter C
				  (concerning Nepotism Prohibitions); and
(9) the signature of the candidate making the
				  appointment.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.206 - Transfer of Campaign Treasurer Appointment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If a candidate who has filed a campaign
				  treasurer appointment decides to seek a different office that would require the
				  appointment to be filed with another authority, a copy of the appointment
				  certified by the authority with whom it was originally filed must be filed with
				  the other authority in addition to the new campaign treasurer
				  appointment.
(b) The original
				  appointment terminates on the filing of the copy with the appropriate authority
				  or on the 10th day after the date the decision to seek a different office is
				  made, whichever is earlier.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.207 - Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A candidate may terminate a campaign
				  treasurer appointment by:
(1) filing a
				  campaign treasurer appointment for a successor campaign treasurer; or
(2) filing a final report.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.209 - Reporting Obligations Imposed on Candidate, Not Campaign Treasurer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A candidate, not the candidate's campaign treasurer, is
					 responsible for complying with this title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.211 - Semiannual Reports

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A candidate
				  shall file semiannual reports as provided by this section.
(b) One semiannual report is due no earlier
				  than July 1 and no later than July 15.
(1)
				  The period covered by a report under this subsection begins on the later of the
				  following dates, as applicable:
(A) January
				  1;
(B) the first day after the
				  period covered by the last report required by this subchapter (other than a
				  special pre-election report or a special session report) or Subchapter D of
				  this chapter (relating to Reporting Requirements for an Officeholder Who Does
				  Not Have a Campaign Treasurer Appointment on File); or
(C) the day the candidate's campaign
				  treasurer appointment was filed, if this is the candidate's first report filed
				  under this subchapter (other than a special pre-election report or a special
				  session report) or Subchapter D of this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.213 - Pre-Election Reports

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A candidate who
				  has an opponent on the ballot in an election must file two pre-election
				  reports, except as provided by subsections (b), (e), and (f) of this
				  section.
(b) A candidate who has
				  declared the intention to file reports in accordance with §
										RSA 20.217 of
				  this title (relating to Modified Reporting) and who remains eligible to file
				  under the modified schedule is not required to file pre-election
				  reports.
(c) The first pre-election
				  report must be received by the authority with whom the report is required to be
				  filed not later than 30 days before election day. If this is the candidate's
				  first report filed, the report covers a period that begins on the day the
				  candidate's campaign treasurer appointment was filed. Otherwise the period
				  begins on the first day after the period covered by the last report required by
				  this subchapter (other than a special pre-election report or a special session
				  report) or Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Reporting Requirements for
				  an Officeholder Who Does Not Have a Campaign Treasurer Appointment on File).
				  The period covered by the report continues through the 40th day before the
				  election.
(d) The second
				  pre-election report must be received by the authority with whom the report is
				  required to be filed not later than eight days before election day. The report
				  covers the period that begins on the 39th day before the election and ends on
				  the 10th day before the election.
(e) If a person becomes an opposed candidate
				  during the period that begins on the 39th day before the election and ends on
				  the 10th day before the election, the person shall file one pre-election
				  report. The report shall cover a period that begins on the day the candidate's
				  campaign treasurer appointment was filed, if this is the candidate's first
				  report filed, or on the first day after the period covered by the last report
				  required by this subchapter (other than a special pre-election report or a
				  special session report) or Subchapter D of this chapter. The period covered by
				  the report ends on the 10th day before the election.
(f) If a person becomes an opposed candidate
				  after the 10th day before the election, the person is not required to file
				  pre-election reports. The person is required to file any special pre-election
				  reports required by §
										RSA
				  20.221 of this title (relating to Special
				  Pre-Election Report by Certain Candidates).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.215 - Runoff Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A candidate in
				  a runoff election shall file a runoff report, except as provided by subsection
				  (b) of this section.
(b) A
				  candidate who has declared an intention to file reports in accordance with
				  §
										RSA 20.217 of
				  this title (relating to Modified Reporting) and who remains eligible to file
				  under the modified schedule is not required to file a runoff report.
(c) A runoff report must be received by the
				  authority with whom the report is required to be filed no later than the eighth
				  day before the runoff election.
(d)
				  A runoff report covers the period that begins on the ninth day before the date
				  of the main election and ends on the 10th day before the runoff.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.219 - Content of Candidate's Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Semiannual reports, pre-election reports, and runoff
					 reports must cover reportable activity during the reporting period and must
					 include the following information:
(1)
				  the candidate's full name;
(2) the
				  candidate's address;
(3) the office
				  sought by the candidate, if known;
(4) the identity and date of the election for
				  which the report is filed, if known;
(5) the campaign treasurer's name;
(6) the campaign treasurer's telephone
				  number;
(7) the campaign
				  treasurer's residence or business street address;
(8) for each political committee from which
				  the candidate received notice under §
										20.319 of this title (relating to
				  Notice to Candidate or Officeholder) or §
										20.421 of this title (relating to
				  Notice to Candidate or Officeholder):
(A) the
				  committee's full name;
(B) the
				  committee's address;
(C)
				  identification of the political committee as a general-purpose or a
				  specific-purpose committee;
(D) the
				  full name of the committee's campaign treasurer; and
(E) the address of the committee's campaign
				  treasurer;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.220 - Additional Disclosure for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For purposes of
				  this section and §
										2155.003(e)
				  of the Government Code, the term "vendor" means:
(1) a person, who during the comptroller's
				  term of office, bids on or receives a contract under the comptroller's
				  purchasing authority that was transferred to the comptroller by §
											2151.004 of the
				  Government Code; and
(2) an
				  employee or agent of a person described by subsection (a)(1) of this section
				  who communicates directly with the chief clerk, or an employee of the Texas
				  Comptroller of Public Accounts who exercises discretion in connection with the
				  vendor's bid or contract, about a bid or contract.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.221 - Special Pre-Election Report by Certain Candidates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) As provided by subsection (b) of this
				  section, certain candidates must file reports about certain contributions
				  accepted during the period that begins on the ninth day before an election and
				  ends at noon on the day before an election. Reports under this section are
				  known as "special pre-election" reports.
(b) An opposed candidate for an office
				  specified by §
										252.005(1),
				  Election Code, who, during the period described in subsection (a) of this
				  section, accepts one or more political contributions from a person that in the
				  aggregate exceed the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.038(a)(1),
				  as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
										18.31 must file special
				  pre-election reports.
(c) Except as
				  provided in subsection (e) of this section, a candidate must file a special
				  pre-election report so that the report is received by the commission no later
				  than the first business day after the candidate accepts a contribution from a
				  person that triggers the requirement to file the special pre-election
				  report.
(d) If, during the
				  reporting period for special pre-election contributions, a candidate receives
				  additional contributions from a person whose previous contribution or
				  contributions have triggered the requirement to file a special pre-election
				  report during that period, the candidate must file an additional special
				  pre-election report for each such contribution. Except as provided in
				  subsection (e) of this section, each such special pre-election report must be
				  filed so that it is received by the commission no later than the first business
				  day after the candidate accepts the contribution.
(e) A candidate must file a special
				  pre-election report that is exempt from electronic filing under §
										254.036(c),
				  Election Code, so that the report is received by the commission no later than 5
				  p.m. of the first business day after the candidate accepts a contribution from
				  a person that triggers the requirement to file the special pre-election
				  report.
(f) A candidate must file a
				  special pre-election report for each person whose contribution or contributions
				  made during the period for special pre-election reports exceed the threshold
				  for special pre-election reports.
(g) A candidate must also report
				  contributions reported on a special pre-election report on the next semiannual,
				  pre-election, or runoff report filed, as applicable.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.223 - Form and Contents of Special Pre-Election Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A special pre-election report shall be
				  filed electronically as required by §
										RSA
				  254.036, Election Code, unless the report is
				  exempt from electronic filing. A special pre-election report that is exempt
				  from electronic filing under §
										RSA
				  254.036(c), Election Code,
				  is not required to be on a form prescribed by the commission.
(b) A special pre-election report shall
				  include the following information:
(1) the
				  name of the candidate;
(2) the
				  office sought by the candidate;
(3)
				  the name of the person making a contribution or contributions that triggered
				  the requirement to file a special pre-election report;
(4) the address of the person making the
				  contribution or contributions;
(5)
				  the amount of each contribution;
(6) the date each contribution was accepted;
				  and
(7) a description of any
				  in-kind contribution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.225 - Special Session Reports

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A candidate for
				  a statewide office or for the legislature who accepts a political contribution
				  during the period that begins on the date the governor signs a proclamation
				  calling a special legislative session and ends on the date of final adjournment
				  must file a special session report.
(b) A special session report must be filed
				  with the commission no later than the 30th day after the date of final
				  adjournment of the special session.
(c) A special session report is a report of
				  contributions only, not expenditures. Expenditures made during the period
				  covered by a special session report are required to be reported in the next
				  applicable sworn report of contributions and expenditures.
(d) Contributions reported in a special
				  session report are required to be reported in the next applicable sworn report
				  of contributions and expenditures.
(e) A determination to accept or refuse a
				  political contribution received during the period covered by a special session
				  report shall be made no later than the third day after the date the
				  contribution is received.
(f) A
				  contribution that is refused under subsection (e) of this section must be
				  returned no later than the 30th day after the date of final adjournment. A
				  contribution not returned by that date will be deemed accepted.
(g) A candidate is not required to file a
				  separate special session report if another report is due no later than the
				  tenth day after the date a report required under this section would be
				  due.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.227 - Contents of Special Session Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A special session report shall include the following
					 information:
(1) the candidate's
				  name;
(2) the candidate's
				  address;
(3) the office sought by
				  the candidate;
(4) the date each
				  contribution was accepted;
(5) the
				  full name of each person making a contribution;
(6) the address of each person making a
				  contribution;
(7) the amount of
				  each contribution accepted during the period;
(8) a description of any in-kind contribution
				  accepted during the period; and
(9)
				  an affidavit, executed by the candidate, stating: "I swear, or affirm, that the
				  accompanying report is true and correct and includes all information required
				  to be reported by me under Title 15, Election Code."
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.229 - Final Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A candidate who
				  expects no further reportable activity in connection with his or her candidacy
				  may file a final report at any time.
(b) The term "reportable activity" includes
				  an expenditure to pay a campaign debt.
(c) Filing a final report terminates the
				  candidate's campaign treasurer appointment and relieves the candidate of the
				  responsibility for filing reports, except as provided by subsection (e) of this
				  section.
(d) A former candidate may
				  not accept campaign contributions or make campaign expenditures without a
				  campaign treasurer appointment on file.
(e) A candidate who is not an officeholder
				  when he or she files a final report under this section, and who retains
				  unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other income from
				  political contributions, assets purchased with political contributions or
				  interest, or other income from political contributions is subject to the
				  requirements of §§
										RSA
				  20.233,
				  RSA
				  20.235,
				  RSA
				  20.237,
				  RSA
				  20.239,
				  RSA
				  20.241, and
				  RSA
				  20.243 of this title (relating to Reporting
				  Requirements for a Candidate).
(f)
				  A candidate who is an officeholder when he or she files a final report under
				  this section becomes subject to the reporting requirements set out in
				  Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Reporting Requirements for an
				  Officeholder Who Does Not Have a Campaign Treasurer Appointment on
				  File).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.233 - Annual Report of Unexpended Contributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A candidate who files a final report and
				  is not an officeholder when he or she files a final report under §
										RSA 20.229 of this
				  title (relating to Final Report) must file an annual report for each year that
				  the former candidate retains unexpended political contributions, unexpended
				  interest or other income earned from political contributions, or assets
				  purchased with political contributions or interest or other income earned from
				  political contributions.
(b) The
				  report is due not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15 of the
				  year after a year in which the former candidate retained unexpended political
				  contributions, unexpended interest or other income earned from political
				  contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions or interest or
				  other income earned from political contributions.
(c) The report is filed with the authority
				  with whom the former candidate's campaign treasurer appointment was required to
				  be filed.
(d) The requirement to
				  file annual reports ends after:
(1) all
				  unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other income earned
				  from political contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions
				  or interest or other income earned from political contributions have been
				  disbursed and reported on an annual report; or
(2) the former candidate has complied with
				  §
											RSA
				  20.237 of this title (relating to Disposition
				  of Unexpended Contributions) and §
											RSA
				  20.239 of this title (relating to Report of
				  Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.235 - Contents of Annual Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An annual report of unexpended contributions shall include
					 the following information:
(1) the
				  candidate's full name;
(2) the
				  candidate's address;
(3) for each
				  payment made by the candidate from unexpended political contributions,
				  unexpended interest or other income earned from political contributions, or
				  assets purchased with political contributions or interest or other income
				  earned from political contributions during the previous year:
(A) the full name of each person to whom a
				  payment was made;
(B) the address
				  of each person to whom a payment was made;
(C) the date of each payment;
(D) the nature of the goods or services for
				  which the payment was made; and
(E)
				  the amount of each payment;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.237 - Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A former candidate who was not an
				  officeholder at the time he or she filed a final report may not retain
				  unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other income earned
				  from political contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions
				  or interest or other income earned from political contributions for more than
				  six years after the date of the final report, except as provided by subsection
				  (f) of this section.
(b) During the
				  six-year period after the final report is filed, a former candidate may
				  disburse unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other
				  income earned from political contributions, or assets purchased with political
				  contributions or interest or other income earned from political contributions
				  to one of the following:
(1) the political
				  party with which the person was affiliated when the person's name last appeared
				  on a ballot;
(2) a candidate or
				  political committee, subject to the reporting requirements of §
											RSA
				  20.243 of this title (relating to
				  Contribution of Unexpended Political Contributions to Candidate or Political
				  Committee);
(3) the Comptroller of
				  Public Accounts, for deposit in the state treasury for use in financing primary
				  elections;
(4) one or more persons
				  from whom political contributions were received, with contributions to a person
				  not to exceed the aggregate amount the former candidate accepted from that
				  person during the last two years that the candidate accepted political
				  contributions;
(5) a recognized,
				  tax-exempt charitable organization; or
(6) a public or private post-secondary
				  educational institution or an institution of higher education, as defined by
				  the Education Code, §
											RSA
				  61.003(8) (concerning
				  Definitions), solely for the purpose of assisting or creating a scholarship
				  program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.239 - Report of Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person required by §
										RSA
				  20.237 of this title (relating to Final
				  Disposition of Unexpended Contributions) to dispose of unexpended
				  contributions, unexpended interest or other income earned from political
				  contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions or interest or
				  other income earned from political contributions at the end of the period for
				  retaining such funds is required to file a report of the disposition of such
				  funds.
(b) The report must be filed
				  no later than the 30th day after the end of the six-year period prescribed by
				  §
										RSA
				  20.237(a) of this title
				  (relating to Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions).
(c) The report shall be filed with the
				  authority with whom the person's campaign treasurer appointment was required to
				  be filed.
(d) The report shall
				  cover the period that begins on the first day after the period covered by the
				  last annual report required through the day a report under this section is
				  filed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter C - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR A CANDIDATE › Section 20.241 - Contents of Report of Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A report of final disposition of unexpended contributions
					 shall include the following information:
(1) the candidate's full name;
(2) the candidate's address;
(3) the full name of each person to whom a
				  payment from unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other
				  income earned from political contributions, or assets purchased with political
				  contributions or interest or other income earned from political contributions
				  was made;
(4) the address of each
				  person to whom such a payment was made;
(5) the date of each payment;
(6) the nature of the goods or services for
				  which the payment was made;
(7) the
				  amount of each payment; and
(8) an
				  affidavit, executed by the candidate, stating: "I swear, or affirm, that the
				  accompanying report is true and correct and includes all information required
				  to be reported by me under Title 15, Election Code."