(a)
For each reporting period during which a candidate, officeholder, or political committee accepts a contribution or contributions from an out-of-state political committee totaling more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
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, the candidate, officeholder, or political committee must comply with subsections (b) and (c) of this section.
(b)
The candidate, officeholder, or political committee covered by subsection (a) of this section must first obtain from the out-of-state committee one of the following documents before accepting the contribution that causes the total received from the out-of-state committee to exceed the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
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during the reporting period:
(1)
a written statement, certified by an officer of the out-of-state political committee, listing the full name and address of each person who contributed more than the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(a)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
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to the out-of-state political committee during the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the contribution; or
(2)
a copy of the out-of-state political committee's statement of organization filed as required by law with the Federal Election Commission and certified by an officer of the out-of-state committee.
(c)
The document obtained pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be included as part of the report that covers the reporting period in which the candidate, officeholder, or political committee accepted the contribution that caused the total accepted from the out-of-state committee to exceed the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(e), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
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.
(d)
A candidate, officeholder, or political committee that:
(1)
receives contributions covered by subsection (a) of this section from the same out-of-state committee in successive reporting periods; and
(2)
complies with subsection (b)(2) of this section before accepting the first contribution triggering subsection (a) of this section, may comply with subsection (c) of this section in successive reporting periods by submitting a copy of the certified document obtained before accepting the first contribution triggering subsection (a) of this section, rather than by obtaining and submitting an original certified document for each reporting period, provided the document has not been amended since the last submission.
(e)
A candidate, officeholder, or political committee that accepts a contribution or contributions totaling the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §253.032(e), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §
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or less from an out-of-state political committee shall include as part of the report covering the reporting period in which the contribution or contributions are accepted either:
(1)
a copy of the out-of-state committee's statement of organization filed as required by law with the Federal Election Commission and certified by an officer of the out-of-state committee; or
(2)
the following information:
(A)
the full name of the committee, and, if the name is an acronym, the words the acronym represents;
(B)
the address of the committee;
(C)
the telephone number of the committee;
(D)
the name of the person appointing the campaign treasurer; and
(E)
the following information for the individual appointed campaign treasurer and assistant campaign treasurer:
(i)
the individual's full name;
(ii)
the individual's residence or business street address; and
(iii)
the individual's telephone number.
(f)
This section does not apply to a contribution from an out-of-state political committee if the committee filed a campaign treasurer appointment with the commission before making the contribution.
History
The provisions of this §22.7 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9744; Amended to be effective May 17, 2009, 34 TexReg 2765; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 51, December 20, 2019, TexReg
7883
, eff.
1/1/2020
; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 48, November 27, 2020, TexReg
8513
, eff.
1/1/2021
; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 53, December 31, 2021, TexReg
9235
, eff.
1/3/2022
; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 41, October 14, 2022, TexReg
6823
, eff.
1/1/2023
; Amended by
Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 44, November 3, 2023, TexReg
6464
, eff.
1/1/2024