Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter A - GENERAL RULES › Section 20.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in Title 15 of the
					 Election Code, in this chapter, Chapter 22 of this title (relating to
					 Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures), and Chapter 24 of this title
					 (relating to Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures Applicable to
					 Corporations and Labor Organizations), shall have the following meanings,
					 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Campaign communication--The term does not
				  include a communication made by e-mail.
(2) Campaign treasurer--Either the individual
				  appointed by a candidate to be the campaign treasurer, or the individual
				  responsible for filing campaign finance reports of a political committee under
				  Texas law or the law of any other state.
(3) Contribution--The term does not include a
				  transfer for consideration of any thing of value pursuant to a contract that
				  reflects the usual and normal business practice of the vendor.
(4) Corporation--The term does not include
				  professional corporations or professional associations.
(5) Election cycle--A single election and any
				  related primary or runoff election.
(6) Identified measure--A question or
				  proposal submitted in an election for an expression of the voters' will and
				  includes the circulation and submission of a petition to determine whether a
				  question or proposal is required to be submitted in an election for an
				  expression of the voters' will.
(7)
				  Non-political expenditure--An expenditure from political contributions that is
				  not an officeholder expenditure or a campaign expenditure.
(8) Opposed candidate--A candidate who has an
				  opponent whose name is to appear on the ballot. The name of a write-in
				  candidate does not appear on the ballot.
(9) Out-of-state political committee--A
				  political committee that makes political expenditures outside Texas and in the
				  12 months immediately preceding the making of a political expenditure by the
				  committee inside Texas (other than an expenditure made in connection with a
				  campaign for a federal office or made for a federal officeholder), makes 80% or
				  more of the committee's total political expenditures in any combination of
				  elections outside this state and federal offices not voted on in this state.
				  Section
				  RSA 20.13
				  of this title (relating to Out-of-State Committees) explains the practical
				  application of this definition.
(10) Pledge--A contribution in the form of an
				  unfulfilled promise or unfulfilled agreement, whether enforceable or not, to
				  provide a specified amount of money or specific goods or services. The term
				  does not include a contribution actually made in the form of a check.
(11) Political advertising:
(A) A communication that supports or opposes
				  a political party, a public officer, a measure, or a candidate for nomination
				  or election to a public office or office of a political party, and:
(i) is published in a newspaper, magazine, or
				  other periodical in return for consideration;
(ii) is broadcast by radio or television in
				  return for consideration;
(iii)
				  appears in a pamphlet, circular, flier, billboard, or other sign, bumper
				  sticker, or similar form of written communication; or
(iv) appears on an Internet
				  website.