Semiannual reports, pre-election reports, and runoff reports must cover reportable activity during the reporting period and must include the following information:
(1)
the candidate's full name;
(2)
the candidate's address;
(3)
the office sought by the candidate, if known;
(4)
the identity and date of the election for which the report is filed, if known;
(5)
the campaign treasurer's name;
(6)
the campaign treasurer's telephone number;
(7)
the campaign treasurer's residence or business street address;
(8)
for each political committee from which the candidate received notice under §
20.319
of this title (relating to Notice to Candidate or Officeholder) or §
20.421
of this title (relating to Notice to Candidate or Officeholder):
(A)
the committee's full name;
(B)
the committee's address;
(C)
identification of the political committee as a general-purpose or a specific-purpose committee;
(D)
the full name of the committee's campaign treasurer; and
(E)
the address of the committee's campaign treasurer;
(9)
on a separate page, the following information for each expenditure from political contributions made to a business in which the candidate has a participating interest of more than 10%, holds a position on the governing body of the business, or serves as an officer of the business:
(A)
the full name of the business to which the expenditure was made;
(B)
the address of the person to whom the expenditure was made;
(C)
the date of the expenditure;
(D)
the purpose of the expenditure; and
(E)
the amount of the expenditure;
(10)
for each person from whom the candidate accepted a political contribution (other than a pledge, loan, or a guarantee of a loan) of more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
in value or political contributions (other than pledges, loans, or guarantees of loans) that total more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
in value:
(A)
the full name of the person making the contribution;
(B)
the address of the person making the contribution;
(C)
the total amount of contributions;
(D)
the date each contribution was accepted; and
(E)
a description of any in-kind contribution;
(11)
for each person from whom the candidate accepted a pledge or pledges to provide more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
in money, or goods or services:
(A)
the full name of the person making the pledge;
(B)
the address of the person making the pledge;
(C)
the amount of each pledge;
(D)
the date each pledge was accepted;
(E)
a description of any goods or services pledged; and
(F)
the total of all pledges accepted during the period for the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
and less from a person, except those reported under subparagraphs (A)-(E) of this paragraph;
(12)
for each person making a loan or loans to the candidate for campaign purposes, if the total amount loaned by the person during the period is more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(2), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
:
(A)
the full name of the person or financial institution making the loan;
(B)
the address of the person or financial institution making the loan;
(C)
the amount of the loan;
(D)
the date of the loan;
(E)
the interest rate;
(F)
the maturity date;
(G)
the collateral for the loan, if any; and
(H)
if the loan has guarantors:
(i)
the full name of each guarantor;
(ii)
the address of each guarantor;
(iii)
the principal occupation of each guarantor;
(iv)
the name of the employer of each guarantor; and
(v)
the amount guaranteed by each guarantor;
(13)
the total amount of loans accepted during the period for the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(2), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
and less from persons other than financial institutions engaged in the business of making loans for more than one year, except for a loan reported under paragraph (12) of this section;
(14)
for political expenditures made during the reporting period that total more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(3), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
to a single payee, other than expenditures reported under paragraph (9) of this section:
(A)
the full name of the person to whom each expenditure was made;
(B)
the address of the person to whom the expenditure was made;
(C)
the date of the expenditure;
(D)
the purpose of the expenditure; and
(E)
the amount of the expenditure;
(15)
for each political expenditure of any amount made out of personal funds for which reimbursement from political contributions is intended:
(A)
the full name of the person to whom each expenditure was made;
(B)
the address of the person to whom the expenditure was made;
(C)
the date of the expenditure;
(D)
the purpose of the expenditure;
(E)
a declaration that the expenditure was made out of personal funds;
(F)
a declaration that reimbursement from political contributions is intended; and
(G)
the amount of the expenditure;
(16)
for each non-political expenditure made from political contributions, other than expenditures reported under paragraph (9) of this section:
(A)
the date of each expenditure;
(B)
the full name of the person to whom the expenditure was made;
(C)
the address of the person to whom the expenditure was made;
(D)
the purpose of the expenditure; and
(E)
the amount of the expenditure;
(17)
for each other candidate or officeholder who benefits from a direct campaign expenditure made by the candidate during the reporting period:
(A)
the name of the candidate or officeholder; and
(B)
the office sought or held by the candidate or officeholder;
(18)
for each political contribution from an out-of-state political committee, the information required by §
22.7
of this title (relating to Contribution from Out-of-State Committee);
(19)
any credit, interest, rebate, refund, reimbursement, or return of a deposit fee resulting from the use of a political contribution or an asset purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(9), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
;
(20)
any proceeds of the sale of an asset purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(10), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
;
(21)
any other gain from a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(12), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
;
(22)
any investment purchased with a political contribution that is received during the reporting period and the amount of which exceeds the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(11), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
;
(23)
the full name and address of each person from whom an amount described by paragraph (19), (20), (21), or (22) of this section is received, the date the amount is received, and the purpose for which the amount is received;
(24)
the following total amounts:
(A)
the total principal amount of all outstanding loans as of the last day of the reporting period;
(B)
the total amount or an itemized listing of political contributions (other than pledges, loans, or guarantees of loans) of the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(1) and (1-a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
and less;
(C)
the total amount of all political contributions (other than pledges, loans, or guarantees of loans);
(D)
the total amount or an itemized listing of the political expenditures of the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.031(a)(5), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
18.31
and less; and
(E)
the total amount of all political expenditures; and
(25)
an affidavit, executed by the candidate, stating: "I swear, or affirm, that the accompanying report is true and correct and includes all information required to be reported by me under Title
15
, Election Code."
History
The provisions of this §20.219 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9717; Amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7311; Amended to be effective March 4, 2012, 37 TexReg 1481; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 51, December 20, 2019, TexReg
7881
, eff.
1/1/2020
; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 48, November 27, 2020, TexReg
8512
, eff.
1/1/2021
; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 41, October 14, 2022, TexReg
6822
, eff.
1/1/2023
; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 44, November 3, 2023, TexReg
6463
, eff.
1/1/2024