Texas Election Code
§ 254.0362 — USE OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COMPUTER TERMINAL FOR PREPARATION OF REPORTS
EL § 254.0362Title 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS · Ch. 254. POLITICAL REPORTING · Art. B. POLITICAL REPORTING GENERALLY
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who is required to file reports under this chapter may use a publicly accessible computer terminal that has Internet access and web browser software to prepare the reports.
(b)A public entity may prescribe reasonable restrictions on the use of a publicly accessible computer terminal for preparation of reports under this chapter, except that a public entity may not prohibit a person from using a computer terminal for preparation of reports during the public entity's regular business hours if the person requests to use the computer terminal less than 48 hours before a reporting deadline to which the person is subject.
(c)This section does not require a public entity to provide a person with consumable materials, including paper and computer diskettes, in conjunction with the use of a publicly accessible computer terminal.
(d)An officeholder may not use a computer issued to the officeholder for official use to prepare a report under this title.
(e)In this section:
(1)"Public entity" means a state agency, city, county, or independent school district.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1434, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.