1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.555
County Executive Committee Accepting Contributions or Making Expenditures That Exceed $25,000
Effective Dec 23, 201237 TexReg 9769Source 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.Texas Secretary of State
- (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 $25,000 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 (relating to Reporting Requirements for a General-Purpose Committee). 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 §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 $25,000 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 $25,000 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 $25,000 thresholds in the previous calendar year; or
- (2) at any time if the committee has not exceeded one of the $25,000 thresholds in the calendar year.
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.