§ 2-2-23 — POLITICAL COMMITTEES

§ 2-2-23 - POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

(A) A specific purpose committee that makes contributions or expenditures in connection with a City election must file a campaign finance report with the city clerk as prescribed by the Texas Election Code and this chapter. In addition to the required report, a specific purpose committee must file each campaign finance report's data as provided in Section 2-2-26 (Filing of Campaign Finance Report Data). (B) A general purpose committee that makes contributions or expenditures in connection with a City election must file with the city clerk a copy of each campaign finance report filed with the Texas Ethics Commission. This requirement shall apply to all reporting periods in which the general purpose committee makes 50 percent or more of its expenditures in connection with a City election, or makes an expenditure of $2,500 or more in connection with a City election. The filing date for filing with the city clerk is the date established under the Texas Election Code for filing with the Texas Ethics Commission. In addition to a copy of each campaign finance report filed with the Texas Ethics Commission, a general purpose committee must file the campaign finance report's data as provided in Section 2-2-26 (Filing of Campaign Finance Data). (C) A general purpose political committee that makes more than 50 percent of its expenditures in a reporting period in connection with a City election, or makes an expenditure of $2,500 or more in connection with a City election, or intends to do so, shall file with the city clerk as a notice of intent an original or a copy of its current "Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer" not later than the 60th day before making a contribution or expenditure in connection with a City election. At the written request of the general purpose political committee, the original filing with the city clerk of the "Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer" may serve as a notice of intent to participate in future City elections.

Source: Ord. 20080925-079; Ord. No. 20160407-006, Pt. 7, 4-18-16.