1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.329 - Modified Reporting
(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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