| (a) A specific-purpose committee that would otherwise
be required to file pre-election reports and a runoff report, if necessary,
may choose to file under the modified schedule if the committee 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 §254.182(a), as amended
by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 in connection with any election in
an election cycle.
(b) Under the modified schedule, the campaign treasurer
of a specific-purpose committee is not required to file pre-election
reports or a runoff report.
(c) To select modified filing, a specific-purpose committee
must file a declaration of the committee's intent not 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 §254.182(b), as amended by
Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 in connection with the election. The
declaration must include a statement that the committee understands
that if either one of those limits is exceeded, the committee's campaign
treasurer 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 committee's campaign treasurer appointment.
(e) To file under the modified schedule, a specific-purpose
committee 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) Except as provided by subsection (g) of this section,
a specific-purpose committee's campaign treasurer must file pre-election
reports and, if necessary, a runoff report under the schedule set
out in §20.325 of this title (relating to Pre-election Reports)
and §20.327 of this title (relating to Runoff Report) if the
committee exceeds either of the aggregate limits in political contributions
or political expenditures (excluding filing fees) specified in Tex.
Elec. Code §254.183(a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31
limits for modified reporting.
(g) If a specific-purpose committee exceeds either
of the aggregate limits in political contributions or political expenditures
(excluding filing fees) specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.183(b),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 limits for modified reporting
after the 30th day before the election, the committee's campaign treasurer
must file a report not later than 48 hours after exceeding the limit.
(1) The period covered by a 48-hour report shall begin
either on the day the committee's campaign treasurer appointment was
filed (if it is the committee's first report of contributions and
expenditures) or on 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.
(2) The period covered by a 48-hour report shall continue
through the day the committee exceeded one of the limits for modified
reporting.
(h) A specific-purpose committee that exceeds either
of the aggregate limits in political contributions or political expenditures
(excluding filing fees) specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.183(a),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 for modified reporting
after the 30th day before the election and on or before the 10th day
before the election must file a report under §20.325(f) of this
title, in addition to any required special pre-election reports.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §20.329 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9727; 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 |
