| (a) For each reporting period during which a candidate,
officeholder, or political committee accepts a contribution or contributions
from an out-of-state political committee totaling more than the amount
specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(a), as amended by Figure
1 in 1 TAC §18.31, the candidate, officeholder, or political
committee must comply with subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b) The candidate, officeholder, or political committee
covered by subsection (a) of this section must first obtain from the
out-of-state committee one of the following documents before accepting
the contribution that causes the total received from the out-of-state
committee to exceed the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(a),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 during the reporting period:
(1) a written statement, certified by an officer of
the out-of-state political committee, listing the full name and address
of each person who contributed more than the amount specified in Tex.
Elec. Code §253.032(a)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31
to the out-of-state political committee during the 12 months immediately
preceding the date of the contribution; or
(2) a copy of the out-of-state political committee's
statement of organization filed as required by law with the Federal
Election Commission and certified by an officer of the out-of-state
committee.
(c) The document obtained pursuant to subsection (b)
of this section shall be included as part of the report that covers
the reporting period in which the candidate, officeholder, or political
committee accepted the contribution that caused the total accepted
from the out-of-state committee to exceed the amount specified in
Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(e), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31.
(d) A candidate, officeholder, or political committee
that:
(1) receives contributions covered by subsection (a)
of this section from the same out-of-state committee in successive
reporting periods; and
(2) complies with subsection (b)(2) of this section
before accepting the first contribution triggering subsection (a)
of this section, may comply with subsection (c) of this section in
successive reporting periods by submitting a copy of the certified
document obtained before accepting the first contribution triggering
subsection (a) of this section, rather than by obtaining and submitting
an original certified document for each reporting period, provided
the document has not been amended since the last submission.
(e) A candidate, officeholder, or political committee
that accepts a contribution or contributions totaling the amount specified
in Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(e), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31
or less from an out-of-state political committee shall include as
part of the report covering the reporting period in which the contribution
or contributions are accepted either:
(1) a copy of the out-of-state committee's statement
of organization filed as required by law with the Federal Election
Commission and certified by an officer of the out-of-state committee;
or
(2) the following information:
(A) the full name of the committee, and, if the name
is an acronym, the words the acronym represents;
(B) the address of the committee;
(C) the telephone number of the committee;
(D) the name of the person appointing the campaign
treasurer; and
(E) the following information for the individual appointed
campaign treasurer and assistant campaign treasurer:
(i) the individual's full name;
(ii) the individual's residence or business street
address; and
(iii) the individual's telephone number.
(f) This section does not apply to a contribution from
an out-of-state political committee if the committee filed a campaign
treasurer appointment with the commission before making the contribution.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §22.7 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9744; amended to be effective May 17, 2009, 34 TexReg 2765; amended to be effective January 1, 2020, 44 TexReg 7883; amended to be effective January 1, 2021, 45 TexReg 8513; amended to be effective January 3, 2022, 46 TexReg 9235; amended to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 6823; amended to be effective January 1, 2024, 48 TexReg 6464 |
