Texas Statutes
Election Code
Title 15 - Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns

Section 251.009. Legislative Caucus Contribution or Expenditure Not Considered to Be Officeholder Contribution or Expenditure - Sec. 251.009. LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE NOT CONSIDERED TO...

Subchapter B. Duties of Commission

Section 251.032. Forms - Sec. 251.032. FORMS. In addition to furnishing samples of the...

Section 251.033. Notification of Deadline for Filing Reports - Sec. 251.033. NOTIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR FILING REPORTS. (a) The...

Chapter 252 - Campaign Treasurer

Section 252.001. Appointment of Campaign Treasurer Required - Sec. 252.001. APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER REQUIRED. Each candidate and...

Section 252.0011. Ineligibility for Appointment as Campaign Treasurer - Sec. 252.0011. INELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS CAMPAIGN TREASURER. (a) Except...

Section 252.002. Contents of Appointment - Sec. 252.002. CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT. (a) A campaign treasurer appointment...

Section 252.003. Contents of Appointment by General-Purpose Committee - Sec. 252.003. CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE. (a) In...

Section 252.0031. Contents of Appointment by Specific-Purpose Committee - Sec. 252.0031. CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE. (a) In...

Section 252.0032. Contents of Appointment by Candidate - Sec. 252.0032. CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY CANDIDATE. (a) In addition...

Section 252.004. Designation of Oneself - Sec. 252.004. DESIGNATION OF ONESELF. An individual may appoint himself...

Section 252.005. Authority With Whom Appointment Filed: Candidate - Sec. 252.005. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: CANDIDATE. An individual...

Section 252.006. Authority With Whom Appointment Filed: Specific-Purpose Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Assisting Officeholder - Sec. 252.006. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE FOR...

Section 252.007. Authority With Whom Appointment Filed: Specific-Purpose Committee for Supporting or Opposing Measure - Sec. 252.007. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE FOR...

Section 252.008. Multiple Filings by Specific-Purpose Committee Not Required - Sec. 252.008. MULTIPLE FILINGS BY SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE NOT REQUIRED. If...

Section 252.009. Authority With Whom Appointment Filed: General-Purpose Committee - Sec. 252.009. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE. A...

Section 252.010. Transfer of Appointment - Sec. 252.010. TRANSFER OF APPOINTMENT. (a) If a candidate who...

Section 252.011. Time Appointment Takes Effect; Period of Effectiveness - Sec. 252.011. TIME APPOINTMENT TAKES EFFECT; PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS. (a)...

Section 252.012. Removal of Campaign Treasurer - Sec. 252.012. REMOVAL OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER. (a) A campaign treasurer...

Section 252.013. Termination of Appointment on Vacating Position - Sec. 252.013. TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT ON VACATING POSITION. (a) If...

Section 252.0131. Termination of Campaign Treasurer Appointment - Sec. 252.0131. TERMINATION OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER APPOINTMENT. (a) The commission...

Section 252.014. Preservation of Filed Appointments - Sec. 252.014. PRESERVATION OF FILED APPOINTMENTS. The authority with whom...

Section 252.015. Assistant Campaign Treasurer - Sec. 252.015. ASSISTANT CAMPAIGN TREASURER. (a) Each specific-purpose committee for...

Chapter 253 - Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures

Subchapter A. General Restrictions

Section 253.001. Contribution or Expenditure in Another's Name Prohibited - Sec. 253.001. CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE IN ANOTHER'S NAME PROHIBITED. (a)...

Section 253.003. Unlawfully Making or Accepting Contribution - Sec. 253.003. UNLAWFULLY MAKING OR ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION. (a) A person...

Section 253.004. Unlawfully Making Expenditure - Sec. 253.004. UNLAWFULLY MAKING EXPENDITURE. (a) A person may not...

Section 253.005. Expenditure From Unlawful Contribution - Sec. 253.005. EXPENDITURE FROM UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION. (a) A person may...

Section 253.006. Certain Contributions and Expenditures by Lobbyists Restricted - Sec. 253.006. CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY LOBBYISTS RESTRICTED. Notwithstanding...

Section 253.007. Prohibition on Lobbying by Person Making or Authorizing Certain Political Contributions and Direct Campaign Expenditures - Sec. 253.007. PROHIBITION ON LOBBYING BY PERSON MAKING OR AUTHORIZING...

Subchapter B. Candidates, Officeholders, and Political Committees

Section 253.031. Contribution and Expenditure Without Campaign Treasurer Prohibited - Sec. 253.031. CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE WITHOUT CAMPAIGN TREASURER PROHIBITED. (a)...

Section 253.032. Limitation on Contribution by Out-of-State Committee - Sec. 253.032. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION BY OUT-OF-STATE COMMITTEE. (a) In...

Section 253.033. Cash Contributions Exceeding $100 Prohibited - Sec. 253.033. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS EXCEEDING $100 PROHIBITED. (a) A candidate,...

Section 253.034. Restrictions on Contributions During and Following Regular Legislative Session - Sec. 253.034. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS DURING AND FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE...

Section 253.0341. Restrictions on Contributions to Legislative Caucuses During and Following Regular Legislative Session - Sec. 253.0341. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES DURING AND...

Section 253.035. Restrictions on Personal Use of Contributions - Sec. 253.035. RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A...

Section 253.0351. Loans From Personal Funds - Sec. 253.0351. LOANS FROM PERSONAL FUNDS. (a) A candidate or...

Section 253.036. Officeholder Contributions Used in Connection With Campaign - Sec. 253.036. OFFICEHOLDER CONTRIBUTIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH CAMPAIGN. An...

Section 253.037. Restrictions on Contribution or Expenditure by General-Purpose Committee - Sec. 253.037. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE....

Section 253.038. Payments Made to Purchase Real Property or to Rent Certain Real Property Prohibited - Sec. 253.038. PAYMENTS MADE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY OR TO...

Section 253.039. Contributions in Certain Public Buildings Prohibited - Sec. 253.039. CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED. (a) A...

Section 253.040. Separate Accounts - Sec. 253.040. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS. (a) Except as provided by Section...

Section 253.041. Restrictions on Certain Payments - Sec. 253.041. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS. (a) A candidate or...

Section 253.042. Restrictions on Reimbursement of Personal Funds and Payments on Certain Loans - Sec. 253.042. RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS...

Section 253.043. Political Contributions Used in Connection With Appointive Office - Sec. 253.043. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH APPOINTIVE OFFICE....

Subchapter D. Corporations and Labor Organizations

Section 253.091. Corporations Covered - Sec. 253.091. CORPORATIONS COVERED. This subchapter applies only to corporations...

Section 253.092. Treatment of Incorporated Political Committee - Sec. 253.092. TREATMENT OF INCORPORATED POLITICAL COMMITTEE. If a political...

Section 253.093. Certain Associations Covered - Sec. 253.093. CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS COVERED. (a) For purposes of this...

Section 253.094. Contributions Prohibited - Sec. 253.094. CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) A corporation or labor organization...

Section 253.095. Punishment of Agent - Sec. 253.095. PUNISHMENT OF AGENT. An officer, director, or other...

Section 253.096. Contribution on Measure - Sec. 253.096. CONTRIBUTION ON MEASURE. A corporation or labor organization...

Section 253.097. Contribution From Corporation or Labor Organization - Sec. 253.097. CONTRIBUTION FROM CORPORATION OR LABOR ORGANIZATION. A corporation...

Section 253.098. Communication With Stockholders or Members - Sec. 253.098. COMMUNICATION WITH STOCKHOLDERS OR MEMBERS. (a) A corporation...

Section 253.099. Nonpartisan Voter Registration and Get-Out-the-Vote Campaigns - Sec. 253.099. NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET-OUT-THE-VOTE CAMPAIGNS. (a) A...

Section 253.100. Expenditures for General-Purpose Committee - Sec. 253.100. EXPENDITURES FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE. (a) A corporation, acting...

Section 253.101. Unlawful Contribution or Expenditure by Committee - Sec. 253.101. UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY COMMITTEE. (a) A...

Section 253.102. Coercion Prohibited - Sec. 253.102. COERCION PROHIBITED. (a) A corporation or labor organization...

Section 253.103. Corporate Loans - Sec. 253.103. CORPORATE LOANS. (a) A corporation may not make...

Section 253.104. Contribution to Political Party - Sec. 253.104. CONTRIBUTION TO POLITICAL PARTY. (a) A corporation or...

Section 253.105. Contributions to Direct Expenditure Only Committees - Sec. 253.105. CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIRECT EXPENDITURE ONLY COMMITTEES. (a) A...

Subchapter E. Civil Liability

Section 253.131. Liability to Candidates - Sec. 253.131. LIABILITY TO CANDIDATES. (a) A person who knowingly...

Section 253.132. Liability to Political Committees - Sec. 253.132. LIABILITY TO POLITICAL COMMITTEES. (a) A corporation or...

Section 253.133. Liability to State - Sec. 253.133. LIABILITY TO STATE. A person who knowingly makes...

Section 253.134. Civil Penalties Imposed by Commission - Sec. 253.134. CIVIL PENALTIES IMPOSED BY COMMISSION. This title does...

Subchapter F. Judicial Campaign Fairness Act

Section 253.151. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 253.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 253.152. Definitions - Sec. 253.152. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Child" means a...

Section 253.153. Contribution Prohibited Except During Election Period - Sec. 253.153. CONTRIBUTION PROHIBITED EXCEPT DURING ELECTION PERIOD. (a) A...

Section 253.154. Write-in Candidacy - Sec. 253.154. WRITE-IN CANDIDACY. (a) A write-in candidate for judicial...

Section 253.1541. Acceptance of Political Contributions by Person Appointed to Fill Vacancy - Sec. 253.1541. ACCEPTANCE OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY PERSON APPOINTED TO...

Section 253.155. Contribution Limits - Sec. 253.155. CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. (a) A judicial candidate or officeholder...

Section 253.157. Limit on Contribution by General-Purpose Committees - Sec. 253.157. LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTION BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEES. (a) Repealed...

Section 253.158. Contribution by Spouse or Child - Sec. 253.158. CONTRIBUTION BY SPOUSE OR CHILD. (a) For purposes...

Section 253.159. Exception to Contribution Limits - Sec. 253.159. EXCEPTION TO CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. Section 253.155 does not...

Section 253.1601. Contribution to Certain Committees Considered Contribution to Candidate or Officeholder - Sec. 253.1601. CONTRIBUTION TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES CONSIDERED CONTRIBUTION TO CANDIDATE...

Section 253.161. Use of Contribution From Nonjudicial or Judicial Office Prohibited - Sec. 253.161. USE OF CONTRIBUTION FROM NONJUDICIAL OR JUDICIAL OFFICE...

Section 253.1611. Certain Contributions by Judicial Candidates, Officeholders, and Committees Restricted - Sec. 253.1611. CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS BY JUDICIAL CANDIDATES, OFFICEHOLDERS, AND COMMITTEES...

Section 253.1612. Certain Campaign Activities Authorized - Sec. 253.1612. CERTAIN CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED. The Code of Judicial...

Section 253.162. Restrictions on Reimbursement of Personal Funds and Payments on Certain Loans - Sec. 253.162. RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS...

Section 253.1621. Application of Contribution and Reimbursement Limits to Certain Candidates - Sec. 253.1621. APPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTION AND REIMBURSEMENT LIMITS TO CERTAIN...

Section 253.167. Certification of Population; Notice of Contribution Limits - Sec. 253.167. CERTIFICATION OF POPULATION; NOTICE OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. (a)...

Section 253.171. Contribution From or Direct Campaign Expenditure by Political Party - Sec. 253.171. CONTRIBUTION FROM OR DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE BY POLITICAL...

Section 253.176. Civil Penalty - Sec. 253.176. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The commission may impose a...

Chapter 254 - Political Reporting

Subchapter A. Recordkeeping

Section 254.001. Recordkeeping Required - Sec. 254.001. RECORDKEEPING REQUIRED. (a) Each candidate and each officeholder...

Subchapter B. Political Reporting Generally

Section 254.031. General Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.031. GENERAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. (a) Except as otherwise...

Section 254.0311. Report by Legislative Caucus - Sec. 254.0311. REPORT BY LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS. (a) A legislative caucus...

Section 254.0312. Best Efforts - Sec. 254.0312. BEST EFFORTS. (a) A person required to file...

Section 254.0313. Omission of Address for Judge and Family Member - Sec. 254.0313. OMISSION OF ADDRESS FOR JUDGE AND FAMILY MEMBER....

Section 254.032. Nonreportable Personal Travel Expense - Sec. 254.032. NONREPORTABLE PERSONAL TRAVEL EXPENSE. A political contribution consisting...

Section 254.033. Nonreportable Personal Service - Sec. 254.033. NONREPORTABLE PERSONAL SERVICE. A political contribution consisting of...

Section 254.034. Time of Accepting Contribution - Sec. 254.034. TIME OF ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION. (a) A determination to...

Section 254.035. Time of Making Expenditure - Sec. 254.035. TIME OF MAKING EXPENDITURE. (a) For purposes of...

Section 254.036. Form of Report; Affidavit; Mailing of Forms - Sec. 254.036. FORM OF REPORT; AFFIDAVIT; MAILING OF FORMS. (a)...

Section 254.0362. Use of Publicly Accessible Computer Terminal for Preparation of Reports - Sec. 254.0362. USE OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER TERMINAL FOR PREPARATION...

Section 254.037. Filing Deadline - Sec. 254.037. FILING DEADLINE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 254.038. Special Report Near Election by Certain Candidates and Political Committees - Sec. 254.038. SPECIAL REPORT NEAR ELECTION BY CERTAIN CANDIDATES AND...

Section 254.039. Special Report Near Election by Certain General-Purpose Committees - Sec. 254.039. SPECIAL REPORT NEAR ELECTION BY CERTAIN GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEES....

Section 254.0391. Report During Special Legislative Session - Sec. 254.0391. REPORT DURING SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION. (a) A statewide...

Section 254.040. Preservation of Reports; Record of Inspection - Sec. 254.040. PRESERVATION OF REPORTS; RECORD OF INSPECTION. (a) Each...

Section 254.0401. Availability of Reports on Internet - Sec. 254.0401. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS ON INTERNET. (a) The commission...

Section 254.04011. Availability of Reports of School Trustees on Internet - Sec. 254.04011. AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES ON INTERNET....

Section 254.0402. Public Inspection of Reports - Sec. 254.0402. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF REPORTS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 552.222(a),...

Section 254.0405. Amendment of Filed Report - Sec. 254.0405. AMENDMENT OF FILED REPORT. (a) A person who...

Section 254.041. Criminal Penalty for Untimely or Incomplete Report - Sec. 254.041. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR UNTIMELY OR INCOMPLETE REPORT. (a)...

Section 254.042. Civil Penalty for Late Report - Sec. 254.042. CIVIL PENALTY FOR LATE REPORT. (a) The commission...

Section 254.043. Action to Require Compliance - Sec. 254.043. ACTION TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE. (a) This section applies...

Subchapter C. Reporting by Candidate

Section 254.061. Additional Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.061. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition to the...

Section 254.0611. Additional Contents of Reports by Certain Judicial Candidates - Sec. 254.0611. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS BY CERTAIN JUDICIAL CANDIDATES....

Section 254.0612. Additional Contents of Reports by Candidate for Statewide Executive Office or Legislative Office - Sec. 254.0612. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS BY CANDIDATE FOR STATEWIDE...

Section 254.062. Certain Officeholder Activity Included - Sec. 254.062. CERTAIN OFFICEHOLDER ACTIVITY INCLUDED. If an officeholder who...

Section 254.063. Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Candidate - Sec. 254.063. SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR CANDIDATE. (a) A candidate...

Section 254.064. Additional Reports of Opposed Candidate - Sec. 254.064. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF OPPOSED CANDIDATE. (a) In addition...

Section 254.065. Final Report - Sec. 254.065. FINAL REPORT. (a) If a candidate expects no...

Section 254.066. Authority With Whom Reports Filed - Sec. 254.066. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports under this...

Subchapter D. Reporting by Officeholder

Section 254.091. Additional Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.091. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition to the...

Section 254.0911. Additional Contents of Reports by Certain Judicial Officeholders - Sec. 254.0911. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS BY CERTAIN JUDICIAL OFFICEHOLDERS....

Section 254.0912. Additional Contents of Reports by Statewide Executive Officeholders and Legislative Officeholders - Sec. 254.0912. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS BY STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE OFFICEHOLDERS...

Section 254.092. Certain Officeholder Expenditures Excluded - Sec. 254.092. CERTAIN OFFICEHOLDER EXPENDITURES EXCLUDED. An officeholder is not...

Section 254.093. Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Officeholder - Sec. 254.093. SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR OFFICEHOLDER. (a) An officeholder...

Section 254.094. Report Following Appointment of Campaign Treasurer - Sec. 254.094. REPORT FOLLOWING APPOINTMENT OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER. (a) An...

Section 254.095. Report Not Required - Sec. 254.095. REPORT NOT REQUIRED. If at the end of...

Section 254.096. Officeholder Who Becomes Candidate - Sec. 254.096. OFFICEHOLDER WHO BECOMES CANDIDATE. An officeholder who becomes...

Section 254.097. Authority With Whom Reports Filed - Sec. 254.097. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports under this...

Subchapter E. Reporting by Specific-Purpose Committee

Section 254.121. Additional Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.121. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition to the...

Section 254.1211. Additional Contents of Reports of Certain Committees - Sec. 254.1211. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMITTEES. In...

Section 254.1212. Additional Contents of Reports of Committee Supporting or Opposing Candidate for Statewide Executive Officeholders or Legislative Officeholders or Assisting Statewide Executive Officeholders or Legislative Officeholders - Sec. 254.1212. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEE SUPPORTING OR...

Section 254.122. Involvement in More Than One Election by Certain Committees - Sec. 254.122. INVOLVEMENT IN MORE THAN ONE ELECTION BY CERTAIN...

Section 254.123. Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee - Sec. 254.123. SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR COMMITTEE. (a) The campaign...

Section 254.124. Additional Reports of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure - Sec. 254.124. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING...

Section 254.125. Final Report of Committee for Supporting or Opposing Candidate or Measure - Sec. 254.125. FINAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING...

Section 254.126. Dissolution Report of Committee for Assisting Officeholder - Sec. 254.126. DISSOLUTION REPORT OF COMMITTEE FOR ASSISTING OFFICEHOLDER. (a)...

Section 254.127. Termination Report - Sec. 254.127. TERMINATION REPORT. (a) If the campaign treasurer appointment...

Section 254.128. Notice to Candidate and Officeholder of Contributions and Expenditures - Sec. 254.128. NOTICE TO CANDIDATE AND OFFICEHOLDER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND...

Section 254.129. Notice of Change in Committee Status - Sec. 254.129. NOTICE OF CHANGE IN COMMITTEE STATUS. (a) If...

Section 254.130. Authority With Whom Reports Filed - Sec. 254.130. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. (a) Except as...

Subchapter F. Reporting by General-Purpose Committee

Section 254.151. Additional Contents of Reports - Sec. 254.151. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS. In addition to the...

Section 254.152. Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures - Sec. 254.152. TIME FOR REPORTING CERTAIN EXPENDITURES. If a general-purpose...

Section 254.153. Semiannual Reporting Schedule for Committee - Sec. 254.153. SEMIANNUAL REPORTING SCHEDULE FOR COMMITTEE. (a) The campaign...

Section 254.154. Additional Reports of Committee Involved in Election - Sec. 254.154. ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF COMMITTEE INVOLVED IN ELECTION. (a)...

Section 254.1541. Alternate Reporting Requirements for Certain Committees - Sec. 254.1541. ALTERNATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMMITTEES. (a) This...

Section 254.155. Option to File Monthly; Notice - Sec. 254.155. OPTION TO FILE MONTHLY; NOTICE. (a) As an...

Section 254.156. Contents of Monthly Reports - Sec. 254.156. CONTENTS OF MONTHLY REPORTS. Each monthly report filed...

Section 254.157. Monthly Reporting Schedule - Sec. 254.157. MONTHLY REPORTING SCHEDULE. (a) The campaign treasurer of...

Section 254.158. Exception to Monthly Reporting Schedule - Sec. 254.158. EXCEPTION TO MONTHLY REPORTING SCHEDULE. If the campaign...

Section 254.1581. Reporting by Out-of-State Political Committee - Sec. 254.1581. REPORTING BY OUT-OF-STATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE. For each reporting...

Section 254.159. Dissolution Report - Sec. 254.159. DISSOLUTION REPORT. If a general-purpose committee expects no...

Section 254.160. Termination Report - Sec. 254.160. TERMINATION REPORT. If the campaign treasurer appointment of...

Section 254.161. Notice to Candidate and Officeholder of Contributions and Expenditures - Sec. 254.161. NOTICE TO CANDIDATE AND OFFICEHOLDER OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND...

Section 254.162. Notice of Change in Committee Status - Sec. 254.162. NOTICE OF CHANGE IN COMMITTEE STATUS. If a...

Section 254.163. Authority With Whom Reports Filed - Sec. 254.163. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM REPORTS FILED. Reports filed under...

Section 254.164. Certain Committees Exempt From Civil Penalties - Sec. 254.164. CERTAIN COMMITTEES EXEMPT FROM CIVIL PENALTIES. The commission...

Subchapter G. Modified Reporting Procedures; $500 Maximum in Contributions or Expenditures

Section 254.181. Modified Reporting Authorized - Sec. 254.181. MODIFIED REPORTING AUTHORIZED. (a) An opposed candidate or...

Section 254.182. Declaration of Intent Required - Sec. 254.182. DECLARATION OF INTENT REQUIRED. (a) To be entitled...

Section 254.183. Maximum Exceeded - Sec. 254.183. MAXIMUM EXCEEDED. (a) An opposed candidate or specific-purpose...

Section 254.184. Applicability of Regular Reporting Requirements - Sec. 254.184. APPLICABILITY OF REGULAR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Subchapter C...

Subchapter H. Unexpended Contributions

Section 254.201. Annual Report of Unexpended Contributions - Sec. 254.201. ANNUAL REPORT OF UNEXPENDED CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) This section...

Section 254.202. Filing of Report; Contents - Sec. 254.202. FILING OF REPORT; CONTENTS. (a) A person shall...

Section 254.203. Retention of Contributions - Sec. 254.203. RETENTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A person may not...

Section 254.204. Disposition of Unexpended Contributions - Sec. 254.204. DISPOSITION OF UNEXPENDED CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) At the end...

Section 254.205. Report of Disposition of Unexpended Contributions - Sec. 254.205. REPORT OF DISPOSITION OF UNEXPENDED CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) Not...

Subchapter I. Civil Liability

Section 254.231. Liability to Candidates - Sec. 254.231. LIABILITY TO CANDIDATES. (a) A candidate or campaign...

Section 254.232. Liability to State - Sec. 254.232. LIABILITY TO STATE. A candidate, officeholder, or campaign...

Subchapter J. Reporting by Certain Persons Making Direct Campaign Expenditures

Section 254.261. Direct Campaign Expenditure Exceeding $100 - Sec. 254.261. DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE EXCEEDING $100. (a) A person...

Section 254.262. Travel Expense - Sec. 254.262. TRAVEL EXPENSE. A direct campaign expenditure consisting of...

Chapter 255 - Regulating Political Advertising and Campaign Communications

Section 255.001. Required Disclosure on Political Advertising - Sec. 255.001. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING. (a) A person...

Section 255.002. Rates for Political Advertising - Sec. 255.002. RATES FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISING. (a) The rate charged...

Section 255.003. Unlawful Use of Public Funds for Political Advertising - Sec. 255.003. UNLAWFUL USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISING....

Section 255.0031. Unlawful Use of Internal Mail System for Political Advertising - Sec. 255.0031. UNLAWFUL USE OF INTERNAL MAIL SYSTEM FOR POLITICAL...

Section 255.004. True Source of Communication - Sec. 255.004. TRUE SOURCE OF COMMUNICATION. (a) A person commits...

Section 255.005. Misrepresentation of Identity - Sec. 255.005. MISREPRESENTATION OF IDENTITY. (a) A person commits an...

Section 255.006. Misleading Use of Office Title - Sec. 255.006. MISLEADING USE OF OFFICE TITLE. (a) A person...

Section 255.008. Disclosure on Political Advertising for Judicial Office - Sec. 255.008. DISCLOSURE ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING FOR JUDICIAL OFFICE. (a)...

Chapter 257 - Political Parties

Section 257.001. Principal Political Committee of Political Party - Sec. 257.001. PRINCIPAL POLITICAL COMMITTEE OF POLITICAL PARTY. The state...

Section 257.002. Requirements Relating to Corporate or Labor Union Contributions - Sec. 257.002. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CORPORATE OR LABOR UNION CONTRIBUTIONS....

Section 257.003. Report Required - Sec. 257.003. REPORT REQUIRED. (a) A political party that accepts...

Section 257.004. Restrictions on Contributions Before General Election - Sec. 257.004. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE GENERAL ELECTION. (a) Beginning...

Section 257.005. Candidate for State or County Chair of Political Party - Sec. 257.005. CANDIDATE FOR STATE OR COUNTY CHAIR OF POLITICAL...

Section 257.006. Criminal Penalty for Failure to Comply - Sec. 257.006. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY. (a) Except...

Section 257.007. Rules - Sec. 257.007. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules to implement...

Chapter 258 - Fair Campaign Practices

Section 258.001. Short Title - Sec. 258.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 258.002. Purpose - Sec. 258.002. PURPOSE. (a) The purpose of this chapter is...

Section 258.003. Delivery of Copy of Code - Sec. 258.003. DELIVERY OF COPY OF CODE. (a) When a...

Section 258.004. Text of Code - Sec. 258.004. TEXT OF CODE. The Code of Fair Campaign...

Section 258.005. Forms - Sec. 258.005. FORMS. The commission shall print copies of the...

Section 258.006. Acceptance and Preservation of Copies - Sec. 258.006. ACCEPTANCE AND PRESERVATION OF COPIES. (a) An authority...

Section 258.007. Subscription to Code Voluntary - Sec. 258.007. SUBSCRIPTION TO CODE VOLUNTARY. The subscription to the...

Section 258.008. Indication on Political Advertising - Sec. 258.008. INDICATION ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING. A candidate or a...

Section 258.009. Civil Cause of Action - Sec. 258.009. CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION. This chapter does not...

Chapter 259 - Political Signs

Section 259.001. Notice Requirement on Political Advertising Signs - Sec. 259.001. NOTICE REQUIREMENT ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING SIGNS. (a) The...

Section 259.002. Regulation of Display of Political Signs by Property Owners' Association - Sec. 259.002. REGULATION OF DISPLAY OF POLITICAL SIGNS BY PROPERTY...

Section 259.003. Regulation of Political Signs by Municipality - Sec. 259.003. REGULATION OF POLITICAL SIGNS BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) In...

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