Texas Election Code
§ 254.036 — FORM OF REPORT; AFFIDAVIT; MAILING OF FORMS
EL § 254.036Title 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS · Ch. 254. POLITICAL REPORTING · Art. B. POLITICAL REPORTING GENERALLY
Statute text
View on source(a)Each report filed under this chapter with an authority other than the commission must be in a format prescribed by the commission. A report filed with the commission that is not required to be filed by computer diskette, modem, or other means of electronic transfer must be on a form prescribed by the commission and written in black ink or typed with black typewriter ribbon or, if the report is a computer printout, the printout must conform to the same format and paper size as the form prescribed by the commission.
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (e), each report filed under this chapter with the commission must be filed by computer diskette, modem, or other means of electronic transfer, using computer software provided by the commission or computer software that meets commission specifications for a standard file format. (b-1) In prescribing the format of a report filed with the commission under Subsection (b), the commission shall ensure the report includes a space to indicate whether the address of an individual listed as having received a political expenditure is a residence address.
(c)A candidate, officeholder, or political committee that is required to file reports with the commission may file reports that comply with Subsection (a) if:
(1)the candidate, officeholder, or campaign treasurer of the committee files with the commission an affidavit stating that the candidate, officeholder, or committee, an agent of the candidate, officeholder, or committee, or a person with whom the candidate, officeholder, or committee contracts does not use computer equipment to keep the current records of political contributions, political expenditures, or persons making political contributions to the candidate, officeholder, or committee; and
(2)the candidate, officeholder, or committee does not, in a calendar year, accept political contributions that in the aggregate exceed $20,000 or make political expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $20,000. (c-1) An affidavit under Subsection (c) must be filed with each report filed under Subsection (a). The affidavit must include a statement that the candidate, officeholder, or political committee understands that the candidate, officeholder, or committee shall file reports as required by Subsection (b) if:
(1)the candidate, officeholder, or committee, a consultant of the candidate, officeholder, or committee, or a person with whom the candidate, officeholder, or committee contracts uses computer equipment for a purpose described by Subsection (c); or
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1225 (H.B. 1071), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 2359), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1009 (H.B. 2359), Sec. 6(3), eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 1035), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 957 (S.B. 1761), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 549 (H.B. 551), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.