Campaign Finance Guide for Political Committees Page: II
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Campaign Finance Guide for Political Committees
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND POLITICAL EXPENDITURES......................... 12
Political Contributions ............................................................................................................ 12
Political Expenditures ............................................................................................................. 12
N onpolitical Expenditures .................................................................................................... 13
RECO RD K EEPING FO R REPO RTS ..................................................................................13
Contributions .......................................................................................................................... 13
Accepting Contributions ...................................................................................................... 14
Tim e of Accepting Contribution........................................................................................... 14
Pledges .................................................................................................................................... 14
Loans....................................................................................................................................... 15
Contributions From Out-of-State Political Com m ittees ......................................................... 15
Expenditures ........................................................................................................................... 15
Tim e of M aking Expenditure................................................................................................ 16
D irect Expenditures ................................................................................................................ 16
N otice to Candidates or O fficeholders................................................................................ 16
U se of Political Funds to Rent or Purchase Real Property .................................................. 16
Paym ents to a Business of a Candidate or O fficeholder....................................................... 17
Returned Contributions........................................................................................................... 17
Corporate Contributions ...................................................................................................... 17
N political Expenditures .................................................................................................... 18
Interest Earned, Other Credits/Gains/Refunds, and Purchase of Investments..................... 18
M money on H and....................................................................................................................... 18
PREPARING AND FILING REPORTS OF CONTRIBUTIONS
A ND EXPEN DITURES .................................................................................................... 19
Electronic Filing ..................................................................................................................... 19
Paper Form s ............................................................................................................................ 19
W here to File Reports ............................................................................................................. 19
Periods Covered by Reports ................................................................................................. 19
No A activity to Report ..............................................................................................................19
Signature ................................................................................................................................. 20
Action by M ail or Other Carrier ........................................................................................... 20
Deadline on W eekend or Holiday ......................................................................................... 20
Penalties for V iolations of Filing Requirem ents.................................................................. 20
REGULAR FILING SCHEDULE FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE
PO LITIC A L CO M M ITTEES ........................................................................................... 20
Sem iannual Reports ................................................................................................................ 20
30-Day Pre-Election Report ................................................................................................ 21
8-Day Pre-Election Report.................................................................................................. 21
Special Pre-Election Reports ............................................................................................... 21
Runoff Reports........................................................................................................................ 22
Term ination Reports ............................................................................................................... 22
Dissolution Reports................................................................................................................. 23
Texas Ethics Commission Page ii Revised 09/28/2011
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Texas Ethics Commission. Campaign Finance Guide for Political Committees, text, September 28, 2011; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth576340/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.