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 20.217 - Modified Reporting

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An opposed
				  candidate who does not intend to accept more than the aggregate amount of
				  political contributions or make more than the aggregate amount of political
				  expenditures (excluding filing fees) specified in Tex. Elec. Code
				  §254.181(a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
										18.31 in connection with any
				  election in an election cycle may choose to file under the modified
				  schedule.
(b) Under the modified
				  schedule, an opposed candidate is not required to file pre-election reports or
				  a runoff report.
(c) To select
				  modified filing, a candidate must file a declaration of intent not to exceed
				  more than the amount of political contributions or political expenditures
				  (excluding filing fees) specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.182(a), as
				  amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
										18.31 in connection with the
				  election. The declaration must include a statement that the candidate
				  understands that if either one of those limits is exceeded, the candidate will
				  be required to file pre-election reports and, if necessary, a runoff
				  report.
(d) A declaration under
				  subsection (c) of this section is filed with the candidate's campaign treasurer
				  appointment.
(e) To file under the
				  modified schedule, a candidate must file the declaration required under
				  subsection (c) of this section no later than the 30th day before the first
				  election to which the declaration applies. A declaration filed under subsection
				  (c) of this section is valid for one election cycle only.
(f) If an opposed candidate exceeds either of
				  the limits specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.182(a), as amended by Figure
				  1 in 1 TAC §
										18.31, the candidate must file
				  reports under §
										20.213 of this title (relating to
				  Pre-election Reports) and §
										20.215 of this title (relating to
				  Runoff Report).
(g) If an opposed
				  candidate exceeds either of the limits specified in Tex. Elec. Code
				  §254.182(a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
										18.31 after the 30th day before the
				  election, the candidate must file a report not later than 48 hours after
				  exceeding the limit. 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 day the candidate exceeded one of the limits for
				  modified reporting.