| (a) A county executive committee described by subsection
(b) of this section is subject to the requirements of Subchapter F
of this chapter (relating to Reporting Requirements for a General-Purpose
Committee), except where those rules conflict with this subchapter.
In the case of conflict, this subchapter prevails over Subchapter
F of this chapter.
(b) A county executive committee that accepts political
contributions or that makes political expenditures that, in the aggregate,
exceed the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.031(d)(1),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 in a calendar year shall
file:
(1) a campaign treasurer appointment with the commission
no later than the 15th day after the date that amount is exceeded;
and
(2) the reports required by Subchapter F of this chapter.
The first report filed must include all political contributions accepted
and all political expenditures made before the county executive committee
filed its campaign treasurer appointment.
(c) Contributions accepted from corporations and labor
organizations under section 253.104 of the Election Code and reported
under Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Accepting and Reporting
Contributions from Corporations and Labor Organizations) do not count
against the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.031(d)(1),
as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 thresholds described in
subsection (b) of this section.
(d) A county executive committee that filed a campaign
treasurer appointment may file a final report, which will notify the
commission that the county executive committee does not intend to
file future reports unless it exceeds one of the amount specified
in Tex. Elec. Code §253.031(d)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in
1 TAC §18.31 thresholds. The final report may be filed:
(1) beginning on January 1 and by the January 15 filing
deadline if the committee has exceeded one of the amounts specified
in Tex. Elec. Code §253.031(d)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in
1 TAC §18.31 thresholds in the previous calendar year; or
(2) at any time if the committee has not exceeded one
of the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.031(d)(1), as
amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 thresholds in the calendar
year.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §20.555 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9741; amended to be effective March 6, 2006, 31 TexReg 1438; amended to be effective December 23, 2012, 37 TexReg 9769; 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 |
