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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 20.243 - Contribution of Unexpended Political Contributions to Candidate or Political Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A former
				  candidate who has filed a final report and who contributes 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 a candidate or political
				  committee must report the contribution on an annual report of unexpended
				  contributions or on a report of final disposition of unexpended contributions,
				  as applicable. The former candidate must also report the contribution under
				  subsection (b) of this section.
(b)
				  A former candidate who has filed a final report and who contributes 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 a candidate or
				  political committee must report each contribution to the filing authority with
				  whom the candidate or political committee receiving the contribution files
				  reports. The contribution must be reported on the form used for reports of
				  contributions and expenditures by specific-purpose committees. The report
				  should be filed by the due date for the report in which the candidate or
				  political committee receiving the contribution must report the receipt of the
				  contribution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.271 - Officeholders Covered

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The provisions
				  in this subchapter that apply to an officeholder apply only to a person who
				  holds an elective public office in the state and to the secretary of
				  state.
(b) For purposes of this
				  subchapter, a statewide officer-elect or a member-elect of the legislature is
				  considered to be an officeholder beginning on the day after the date of the
				  general or special election at which the officer-elect or member-elect was
				  elected.
(c) An officeholder who
				  has a campaign treasurer appointment on file is a candidate for filing purposes
				  and shall file under Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Reporting
				  Requirements for a Candidate) rather than under this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.273 - Semiannual Reports of Contributions and Expenditures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as provided by §
										RSA
				  20.275 of this title (relating to Exception
				  from Filing Requirement for Certain Local Officeholders), an officeholder shall
				  file semiannual reports of contributions and expenditures 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 chapter, whether that report was filed by the
				  officeholder in his or her status as an officeholder or as a candidate;
				  or
(C) the day the officeholder
				  took office, if the report is the first report filed by the officeholder under
				  this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.275 - Exception from Filing Requirement for Certain Local Officeholders

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An officeholder is not required to file a semiannual report
					 of contributions and expenditures if the officeholder:
(1) is required to file with an authority
				  other than the commission;
(2) does
				  not have a campaign treasurer appointment on file; and
(3) 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 D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.277 - Appointment by Officeholder of Campaign Treasurer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An officeholder who appoints a campaign
				  treasurer after a period in which the officeholder did not have a campaign
				  treasurer appointment on file must file a sworn report of contributions and
				  expenditures no later than 15 days after the date the campaign treasurer
				  appointment was filed.
(b) A report
				  required by this section covers a period that begins on the later of the
				  following dates, as applicable:
(1) the first
				  day after the period covered by the last report filed under this chapter,
				  whether that report was filed by the officeholder in his or her status as an
				  officeholder or as a candidate; or
(2) the day the officeholder took office, if
				  the report is the first report filed by the officeholder under this
				  chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.279 - Contents of Officeholder's Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An officeholder's semiannual report of contributions and
					 expenditures required by this subchapter must cover reportable activity during
					 the reporting period and must include the following information:
(1) the officeholder's full name;
(2) the officeholder's address;
(3) the office held by the
				  officeholder;
(4) for each
				  political committee from which the officeholder 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 D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.281 - Special Session Report by Certain Officeholders

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A statewide officeholder or member of 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 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.
(c) Contributions
				  reported in a special session report are required to be reported in the next
				  applicable sworn report of contributions and expenditures.
(d) 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.
(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) An officeholder is not required to file a
				  separate special session report if another report is due not later than the
				  10th 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 D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.283 - Contents of Special Session Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A report required by §
										RSA
					 20.281 of this title (relating to Special
					 Session Report by Certain Officeholders) shall include the following
					 information:
(1) the officeholder's
				  name;
(2) the officeholder's
				  address;
(3) the office
				  held;
(4) the date each
				  contribution was accepted;
(5) the
				  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; and
(9) an affidavit,
				  executed by the officeholder, 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 D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.285 - Annual Report of Unexpended Contributions by Former Officeholder

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person who
				  ceases to be an officeholder at a time when he or she does not have a campaign
				  treasurer appointment on file must file an annual report if he or she has
				  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 after filing
				  the last required report as an officeholder.
(b) A report under this section shall be
				  filed not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15 of each year
				  following the year in which the former officeholder filed the last required
				  report as an officeholder, unless the requirement to file annual reports has
				  ended as provided by subsection (d) of this section.
(c) The report is filed with the authority
				  with whom the former officeholder's campaign treasurer appointment was required
				  to be filed.
(d) The requirement to
				  file annual reports ends after:
(1) all
				  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 officeholder has complied with
				  §
											RSA
				  20.289 of this title (relating to Disposition
				  of Unexpended Contributions) and §
											RSA
				  20.291 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 D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.287 - Contents of Annual Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  annual report of unexpended contributions shall include the following
				  information:
(1) the officeholder's full
				  name;
(2) the officeholder's
				  address;
(3) for each payment made
				  by the officeholder 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 the payment;
(4) the total amount of unexpended political
				  contributions as of December 31 of the previous year;
(5) the total amount of interest and other
				  income earned on unexpended political contributions during the previous year;
				  and
(6) an affidavit, executed by
				  the former officeholder, 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 D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.289 - Disposition of Unexpended Contributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  A former officeholder who did not have a campaign treasurer appointment on file
				  at the time he or she ceased to be an officeholder 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 he or she ceased to be an officeholder, except as provided
				  by subsection (f) of this section.
(b) During the six-year period after the date
				  a former officeholder ceased to be an officeholder, the former officeholder
				  covered by subsection (a) of this section 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 for a purpose listed in §
										RSA
				  20.237 of this title (relating to Final
				  Disposition of Unexpended Contributions).
(c) A former officeholder may not convert
				  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 personal
				  use.
(d) At the end of the six-year
				  period, a former officeholder covered by subsection (a) of this section must
				  dispose of unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other
				  income earned from political contributions, and assets purchased with political
				  contributions or interest or other income earned from political contributions
				  in one of the ways listed in §
										RSA
				  20.237 of this title (relating to Final
				  Disposition of Unexpended Contributions).
(e) A former officeholder must make the
				  disposition required by subsection (c) of this section by the 10th day after
				  the end of the six-year period.
(f)
				  The six-year period prescribed by subsection (a) of this section ceases to run
				  if the former officeholder files a campaign treasurer appointment during the
				  period.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.291 - Report of Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A former officeholder who disposes 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 under §
										RSA
				  20.289 of this title (relating to Disposition
				  of Unexpended Contributions) is required to file a report of the final
				  disposition.
(b) A report of final
				  disposition of unexpended contributions must be filed no later than the 30th
				  day after the end of the six-year period prescribed by §
										RSA
				  20.289(a) of this
				  title.
(c) The report shall be
				  filed with the authority with whom the former officeholder's last required
				  report as an officeholder 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 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 D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.293 - Contents of Report of Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A report of
				  final disposition of unexpended contributions shall include the following
				  information:
(1) the officeholder's full
				  name;
(2) the officeholder'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 and services received for each payment;
(7) the amount of each payment; and
(8) an affidavit, executed by the former
				  officeholder, 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 D - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN OFFICEHOLDER WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT ON FILE › Section 20.295 - Contribution of Unexpended Political Contributions to Candidate or Political Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A former
				  officeholder who contributes 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 a candidate or political committee must report the
				  contribution on an annual report of unexpended contributions or on a report of
				  final disposition of unexpended contributions, as applicable. The former
				  officeholder must also report the contribution under subsection (b) of this
				  section.
(b) A former officeholder
				  who contributes 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 a candidate or political committee must report each
				  contribution to the filing authority with whom the candidate or political
				  committee receiving the contribution files reports.
(1) The former officeholder must report such
				  contributions on the form used for reports of contributions and expenditures a
				  specific-purpose committee.
(2) The
				  former officeholder must file the report by the due date for the report in
				  which the candidate or political committee receiving the contribution must
				  report the receipt of the contribution.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.301 - Thresholds for Campaign Treasurer Appointment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A specific-purpose committee may not
				  accept political contributions exceeding the aggregate amount of political
				  contributions or political expenditures specified in Tex. Elec. Code
				  §253.031(b), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
										18.31 without filing a campaign
				  treasurer appointment with the appropriate filing authority.
(b) A specific-purpose committee may not
				  knowingly make or authorize campaign contributions or campaign expenditures
				  exceeding the aggregate amount of political contributions or political
				  expenditures specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.031(b), as amended by
				  Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
										18.31 to support or oppose a
				  candidate in a primary or general election for an office listed below unless
				  the committee's campaign treasurer appointment as filed not later than the 30th
				  day before the appropriate election day:
(1) a
				  statewide office;
(2) a seat in the
				  state legislature;
(3) a seat on
				  the State Board of Education;
(4) a
				  multi-county district office; or
(5) a judicial district office filled by
				  voters of only one county.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.303 - Appointment of Campaign Treasurer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  specific-purpose committee may appoint a campaign treasurer at any time before
				  exceeding the thresholds described in §
										20.301(a) of this
				  title (relating to Thresholds for Campaign Treasurer Appointment).
(b) After a specific-purpose committee
				  appoints a campaign treasurer, the campaign treasurer must comply with all the
				  requirements of this subchapter, even if the committee has not yet exceeded the
				  aggregate amount of political contributions or political expenditures specified
				  in Tex. Elec. Code §253.031(b), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
										18.31 in political contributions or
				  expenditures.
(c) With the
				  exception of the campaign treasurer appointment, the individual named as a
				  committee's campaign treasurer is legally responsible for filing all reports of
				  the specific-purpose committee, including a report following the termination of
				  his or her appointment as campaign treasurer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.305 - Appointing an Assistant Campaign Treasurer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A specific-purpose committee for
				  supporting or opposing a candidate for an office specified by §
										RSA
				  252.005(1), Election Code or
				  a statewide or district measure may appoint an assistant campaign treasurer by
				  written appointment filed with the commission.
(b) A statewide measure is a measure to be
				  voted on by all eligible voters in the state.
(c) A district measure is a measure to be
				  voted on by the voters of a district.
(d) The assistant campaign treasurer has the
				  same authority as the campaign treasurer. However, if the campaign treasurer
				  appointment is terminated the assistant campaign treasurer no longer has
				  authority to act as the campaign treasurer.
(e) The campaign treasurer, not the assistant
				  campaign treasurer, is liable for any penalties assessed by the commission for
				  late reports or incomplete reports or for failure to file a report.
(f) Section
				  RSA
				  20.315 of this title (relating to Termination
				  of Campaign Treasurer Appointment) and §
										RSA 20.317 of
				  this title (relating to Termination Report) apply to the appointment and
				  removal of an assistant campaign treasurer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.307 - Name of Specific-Purpose Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The name of a specific-purpose committee that supports a
					 candidate for or an officeholder of an office specified by §
										RSA
					 252.005(1), Election Code
					 must include the full name of that candidate or officeholder.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.309 - Contents of Specific-Purpose Committee Campaign Treasurer Appointment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A campaign treasurer appointment for a specific-purpose
					 committee shall include the following information:
(1) the full name of the specific-purpose
				  committee;
(2) the address of the
				  specific-purpose committee;
(3) the
				  full name of the person appointing the campaign treasurer;
(4) the following information for the
				  individual appointed campaign treasurer and, if an assistant campaign treasurer
				  is appointed, for that individual also:
(A)
				  the individual's full name;
(B) the
				  individual's residence or business street address;
(C) if the individual's mailing address is
				  different from the street address provided, the mailing address for the
				  individual; and
(D) the
				  individual's telephone number;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.311 - Updating Certain Information on the Campaign Treasurer Appointment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  provided by subsection (b) of this section, if there is a change in any
				  information that is required to be reported in a specific-purpose committee's
				  campaign treasurer appointment, the campaign treasurer must notify the filing
				  authority of the change no later than the 10th day after the date on which the
				  change occurs.
(b) The campaign
				  treasurer must report a change in the name of or office sought by a candidate
				  whom the specific-purpose committee supports or opposes within 24 hours of the
				  change.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.313 - Converting to a General-Purpose Committee

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A specific-purpose committee that changes
				  its operation and becomes a general-purpose committee is subject to the
				  requirements applicable to a general-purpose committee as of the date it files
				  its campaign treasurer appointment as a general-purpose committee with the
				  commission.
(b) The campaign
				  treasurer of a specific-purpose committee that becomes a general-purpose
				  committee must deliver written notice of its change in status to the authority
				  with whom the committee was required to file as a specific-purpose
				  committee.
(c) The notice required
				  under subsection (b) of this section is due no later than the next deadline for
				  filing a report under this subchapter that:
(1) occurs after the committee's change in
				  status; and
(2) would be applicable
				  to the political committee if it were still a specific-purpose
				  committee.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.315 - Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A specific-purpose committee may
				  terminate a campaign treasurer appointment at any time by:
(1) notifying the filing authority in writing
				  of the termination;
(2) filing a
				  campaign treasurer appointment for a successor campaign treasurer; or
(3) filing a dissolution report.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.317 - Termination Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If the campaign
				  treasurer appointment of a specific-purpose committee is terminated, the
				  campaign treasurer whose appointment was terminated shall file a termination
				  report that contains the information listed in §
										RSA
				  20.331 of this title (relating to Contents of
				  Specific-Purpose Committee Sworn Report of Contributions and
				  Expenditures).
(b) A termination
				  report is not required if the termination occurs on the last day of a reporting
				  period under this subchapter and the campaign treasurer files a report for that
				  period as provided by this subchapter.
(c) A termination report covers a period that
				  begins on the day after the period covered by the last report of contributions
				  and expenditures required to be filed under this subchapter (other than a
				  special pre-election report or a special session report) or the day the
				  campaign treasurer appointment was filed (if the committee has not yet filed a
				  report of contributions and expenditures). The period covered by the report
				  ends on the day the termination of the campaign treasurer appointment is
				  effective.
(d) The report shall be
				  filed not later than the 10th day after the date the termination of the
				  campaign treasurer appointment is effective.
(e) Activity reported in a termination report
				  is not required to be included in any subsequent report of the specific-purpose
				  committee that is filed under this subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.319 - Notice to Candidate or Officeholder

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The campaign treasurer of a
				  specific-purpose committee that accepts political contributions or makes
				  political expenditures for a candidate or officeholder shall notify the
				  affected candidate or officeholder of that fact in accordance with this
				  section.
(b) This section does not
				  apply to a specific-purpose committee that has not appointed a campaign
				  treasurer in accordance with §
										RSA
				  20.303(b) of this title
				  (relating to Appointment of Campaign Treasurer).
(c) The notice required by this section shall
				  be in writing and shall include:
(1) the full
				  name of the specific-purpose committee;
(2) the address of the specific-purpose
				  committee;
(3) the full name of the
				  specific-purpose committee's campaign treasurer;
(4) the address of the specific-purpose
				  committee's campaign treasurer;
(5)
				  a statement that the committee is a specific-purpose committee; and
(6) a statement that the specific-purpose
				  committee has accepted political contributions or has made political
				  expenditures on behalf of the candidate or officeholder.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.321 - Involvement in More Than One Election by Certain Specific-Purpose Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A specific-purpose committee that supports or opposes more
					 than one candidate or measure may be required to file reports covering
					 overlapping periods. If so, the committee is only required to report activity
					 occurring during the period of overlap on the first report on which the
					 activity is required to be reported.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.323 - Semiannual Reports

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The campaign
				  treasurer of a specific-purpose committee 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 day the committee's campaign
				  treasurer appointment was filed, if this is the committee's first report filed
				  under this subchapter (other than a special pre-election report or a special
				  session report); or
(C) 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).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.325 - Pre-Election Reports

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The campaign
				  treasurer of a specific-purpose committee that supports or opposes a candidate
				  or a measure in an election shall file pre-election reports as provided by
				  subsections (d) and (e) of this section.
(b) For purposes of this section, supporting
				  or opposing a candidate or a measure in an election means accepting political
				  contributions or making political expenditures to support or oppose the
				  candidate or measure.
(c) The
				  campaign treasurer of a specific-purpose committee that has declared an
				  intention to file under the modified schedule in accordance with §
										RSA 20.329 of
				  this title (relating to Modified Reporting) and that remains eligible to file
				  under the modified schedule is not required to file pre-election
				  reports.
(d) A specific-purpose
				  committee that supports or opposes a candidate or measure in an election during
				  the reporting period set out in the next sentence of this subsection must file
				  a report under this subsection. The report required by this subsection covers a
				  period that begins on either the day the committee's campaign treasurer
				  appointment was filed or the first day after the period covered by the last
				  report (other than a special pre-election report or special session report)
				  filed under this subchapter, as applicable, and ends on the 40th day before the
				  election. The report due under this subsection must be received by the
				  authority with whom the report is required to be filed no later than the 30th
				  day before the election.
(e) A
				  specific-purpose committee that was required to file a pre-election report
				  under subsection (d) of this section must file a report under this subsection
				  by the eighth day before the election. The report shall cover a period that
				  begins on the 39th day before the election and ends on the 10th day before the
				  election. The report must be received by the authority with whom the report is
				  required to be filed no later than the eighth day before the
				  election.
(f) A committee that was
				  not required to file a report under subsection (d) of this section is required
				  to file a report by the eighth day before the election if the committee
				  supports or opposes a candidate or measure during the period that begins on the
				  39th day before the election and ends on the 10th day before the election. A
				  report required under this subsection shall cover a period that begins on
				  either the day the committee's campaign treasurer appointment was filed or the
				  first day after the period covered by the last report (other than a special
				  pre-election report or special session report) filed under this subchapter, as
				  applicable, and ends on the 10th day before the election.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.327 - Runoff Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  specific-purpose committee that supports or opposes a candidate or measure in a
				  runoff election shall file a runoff report, except as provided by subsection
				  (b) of this section.
(b) A
				  specific-purpose committee that has declared an intention to file under the
				  modified schedule in accordance with §
										RSA 20.329 of
				  this title (relating to Modified Reporting) and that 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.
(e) For purposes of this section, supporting
				  or opposing a candidate or a measure in an election means accepting political
				  contributions or making political expenditures to support or oppose the
				  candidate or measure.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.331 - Contents of Specific-Purpose Committee 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 full name of the specific-purpose committee;
(2) the address of the specific-purpose
				  committee;
(3) the full name of the
				  specific-purpose committee's campaign treasurer;
(4) the residence or business street address
				  of the specific-purpose committee's campaign treasurer;
(5) the committee campaign treasurer's
				  telephone number;
(6) the identity
				  and date of the election for which the report is filed, if
				  applicable;
(7) for each candidate
				  supported or opposed by the specific-purpose committee:
(A) the full name of the candidate;
(B) the office sought by the candidate;
				  and
(C) an indication of whether
				  the committee supports or opposes the candidate;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION › Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES › Subchapter E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.333 - Special Pre-Election Report by Certain Specific-Purpose Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) As provided by
				  subsection (b) of this section, certain specific-purpose committees 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) A campaign treasurer
				  for a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate for an
				  office specified by §
										252.005(1),
				  Election Code, that, 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)(2),
				  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, the campaign treasurer of a
				  specific-purpose committee must file a report so that the report is received by
				  the commission no later than the first business day after the committee 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 committee
				  receives additional contributions from a person whose previous contribution or
				  contributions have triggered the requirement to file a special pre-election
				  report during the period, the campaign treasurer for the committee 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 committee accepts the contribution.
(e) The campaign treasurer of a
				  specific-purpose committee 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.
(f) A campaign treasurer
				  of a specific-purpose committee 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 E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.335 - Form and Contents of Special Pre-Election Report by a Specific-Purpose Committee Supporting or Opposing Certain Candidates

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 a 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
				  full name of the specific-purpose committee;
(2) the full name of the campaign
				  treasurer;
(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 E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.337 - Special Session Reports by Specific-Purpose Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A campaign treasurer of a
				  specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting a candidate
				  for or holder of a statewide office or the legislature that 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 not 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 specific-purpose committee's campaign
				  treasurer is not required to file a separate special session report if another
				  report is due no later than the 10th 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 E - REPORTS BY A SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE › Section 20.339 - Contents of the Special Session Report

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A report required by §
										RSA
					 20.337 of this title (relating to Special
					 Session Reports by Specific-Purpose Committees) shall include the following
					 information:
(1) the specific-purpose
				  committee's full name;
(2) the
				  specific-purpose committee's address;
(3) the committee campaign treasurer's full
				  name;
(4) the campaign treasurer's
				  residence or business street address;
(5) for each candidate supported or opposed
				  by the specific-purpose committee:
(A) the
				  full name of the candidate;
(B) the
				  office sought by the candidate; and
(C) an indication of whether the committee
				  supports or opposes the candidate;