(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.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §20.221 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9717; amended to be effective September 19, 2001, 26 TexReg 7116; amended to be effective November 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 8305; amended to be effective January 1, 2020, 44 TexReg 7880; amended to be effective January 1, 2021, 45 TexReg 8511; amended to be effective January 3, 2022, 46 TexReg 9233; amended to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 6822; amended to be effective January 1, 2024, 48 TexReg 6462 |