Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
Chapter 20 - REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Subchapter B - GENERAL REPORTING RULES
Section 20.55 - Time of Accepting Contribution

Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 20.55

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) A candidate, office holder, or political committee shall make a determination to accept or refuse a political contribution not later than the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received, except as provided by subsection (e) of this section.

(b) A determination to refuse a political contribution is a distinct act from returning a political contribution and may occur at a different time.

(c) If a determination to accept or refuse a political contribution is not made before the end of the reporting period during which the contribution is received, the contribution is considered to have been accepted on the last day of that reporting period.

(d) A political contribution that is received but not accepted shall be returned to the contributor not later than the 30th day after the deadline for filing a report for the reporting period during which the contribution is received. A contribution not returned within that time is considered to be accepted.

(e) A determination to accept or refuse a political contribution received during a special legislative session shall be made not later than the third day after the date the contribution is received.

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