Texas Election Code 251.0015 – Communication With Candidate
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 251.0015
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
For purposes of Section 251.001(8), communication between a person and a candidate, officeholder, or candidate’s or officeholder’s agent is not evidence that the person obtained the candidate’s or officeholder’s consent or approval for a campaign expenditure made after the communication by the person on behalf of the candidate or officeholder unless the communication establishes that:
(1) the expenditure is incurred at the request or suggestion of the candidate, officeholder, or candidate’s or officeholder’s agent;
(2) the candidate, officeholder, or candidate’s or officeholder’s agent is materially involved in decisions regarding the creation, production, or distribution of a campaign communication related to the expenditure; or
(3) the candidate, officeholder, or candidate’s or officeholder’s agent shares information about the candidate’s or officeholder’s plans or needs that is:
(A) material to the creation, production, or distribution of a campaign communication related to the expenditure; and
(B) not available to the public.