Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 1	ADMINISTRATION
PART 2	TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
CHAPTER 20	REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
SUBCHAPTER B	GENERAL REPORTING RULES
RULE §20.61	Purpose of Expenditure

(16) Example: Candidate X hires a consultant for fundraising services. The acceptable category is "consulting expense" and an acceptable brief description is "campaign services."

(17) Example: Candidate/Officeholder X pays his attorney for legal fees related to either campaign matters or officeholder matters. The acceptable category is "legal services" and an acceptable brief description is "legal fees for campaign" or "for officeholder matters."

(18) Example: Candidate/Officeholder X makes food and beverage expenditures for a meeting with her constituents. The acceptable category is "food/beverage expense" and an acceptable brief statement is "meeting with constituents."

(19) Example: Candidate X makes food and beverage expenditures for a meeting to discuss candidate issues. The acceptable category is "food/beverage expense" and an acceptable brief statement is "meeting to discuss campaign issues."

(20) Example: Officeholder X makes food and beverage expenditures for a meeting to discuss officeholder issues. The acceptable category is "food/beverage expense" and an acceptable brief statement is "meeting to discuss officeholder issues."

(21) Example: Candidate/Officeholder X makes food and beverage expenditures for a meeting to discuss campaign and officeholder issues. The acceptable category is "food/beverage expense" and an acceptable brief statement is "meeting to discuss campaign/officeholder issues."

Source Note: The provisions of this §20.61 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9717; amended to be effective August 10, 2005, 30 TexReg 4463; amended to be effective December 23, 2009, 34 TexReg 9167; amended to be effective May 12, 2010, 35 TexReg 3635; amended to be effective April 29, 2014, 39 TexReg 3391; amended to be effective January 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5666