1. (a) A special pre-election report shall be filed electronically as required by §254.036, Election Code, unless the report is exempt from electronic filing. A special pre-election report that is exempt from electronic filing under §254.036(c), Election Code, is not required to be on a form prescribed by the Commission.
2. (b) In this subsection "filer" means the candidate, general-purpose committee, or specific-purpose committee filing the report.

3. (c) A special pre-election report shall include the following information:

   1. (1) the name of the filer;

   2. (2) either:

      1. (A) the office sought by the filer; or
      2. (B) the full name of the campaign treasurer;
   3. (3) the name of the person making the contribution or contributions that triggered the requirement to file a special pre-election report;
   4. (4) the address of the person making the contribution or contributions;
   5. (5) the amount of each contribution;
   6. (6) the date each contribution was accepted; and
   7. (7) a description of any in-kind contribution.

4. (d) A general-purpose committee making direct campaign expenditures must also include:

   1. (1) the full name and address of the person or persons to whom each direct campaign expenditure is made;
   2. (2) the date of each direct campaign expenditure;
   3. (3) a description of the goods or services for which each direct campaign expenditure was made; and
   4. (4) the identification of the candidates or group of candidates benefiting from the direct campaign expenditure.

Source Note:The provisions of this §20.223 adopted to be effective March 16, 2026, 51 TexReg 1603.