Texas Election Code 254.039 – Special Report Near Election by Certain General-Purpose Committees
(a) In addition to other reports required by this chapter, a general-purpose committee shall file additional reports during the period beginning the ninth day before election day and ending at 12 noon on the day before election day if the committee:
(1) accepts political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed $5,000 during that reporting period; or
(2) makes direct campaign expenditures supporting or opposing either a single candidate that in the aggregate exceed $1,000 or a group of candidates that in the aggregate exceed $15,000 during that reporting period.
(a-1) A report under this section shall be filed electronically, by telephonic facsimile machine, or by hand, in the form required by § 254.036. The commission must receive a report under this section not later than 5 p.m. of the first business day after the date the contribution is accepted or the expenditure is made. A report under this section is not required to be accompanied by the affidavit required under § 254.036(h) or to be submitted on a form prescribed by the commission. A report under this section that complies with § 254.036(a) must be accompanied by an affidavit under § 254.036(c)(1) unless the committee has submitted an affidavit under § 254.036(c)(1) with another report filed in connection with the election for which a report is required under this section.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 254.039
- Affidavit: means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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
(a-2) Each report required by Subsection (a)(1) must include the amount of the contributions specified by that subsection, the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions.
(b) Each report required by Subsection (a)(2) must include the amount of the expenditures, the full name and address of the persons to whom the expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the expenditures.
(c) To the extent of a conflict between this section and § 254.036, this section controls.