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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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ELECTION CODE |
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Title 15. REGULATING POLITICAL FUNDS AND CAMPAIGNS |
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Chapter 253. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES |
| Subchapter A. GENERAL RESTRICTIONS |
| § 253.001. CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE IN ANOTHER'S NAME PROHIBITED |
| § 253.003. UNLAWFULLY MAKING OR ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTION |
| § 253.004. UNLAWFULLY MAKING EXPENDITURE |
| § 253.005. EXPENDITURE FROM UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION |
| Subchapter B. CANDIDATES, OFFICEHOLDERS, AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES |
| § 253.031. CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE WITHOUT CAMPAIGN TREASURER PROHIBITED |
| § 253.032. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION BY OUT-OF-STATE COMMITTEE |
| § 253.033. CASH CONTRIBUTIONS EXCEEDING $100 PROHIBITED |
| § 253.034. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS DURING AND FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION |
| § 253.0341. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUSES DURING AND FOLLOWING REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION |
| § 253.035. RESTRICTIONS ON PERSONAL USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS |
| § 253.0351. LOANS FROM PERSONAL FUNDS |
| § 253.036. OFFICEHOLDER CONTRIBUTIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH CAMPAIGN |
| § 253.037. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE |
| § 253.038. PAYMENTS MADE TO PURCHASE REAL PROPERTY OR TO RENT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY PROHIBITED |
| § 253.039. CONTRIBUTIONS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC BUILDINGS PROHIBITED |
| § 253.040. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS |
| § 253.041. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS |
| § 253.042. RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN LOANS |
| § 253.043. POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS USED IN CONNECTION WITH APPOINTIVE OFFICE |
| Subchapter D. CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS |
| § 253.091. CORPORATIONS COVERED |
| § 253.092. TREATMENT OF INCORPORATED POLITICAL COMMITTEE |
| § 253.093. CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS COVERED |
| § 253.094. CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED |
| § 253.095. PUNISHMENT OF AGENT |
| § 253.096. CONTRIBUTION ON MEASURE |
| § 253.098. COMMUNICATION WITH STOCKHOLDERS OR MEMBERS |
| § 253.099. NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET-OUT-THE-VOTE CAMPAIGNS |
| § 253.100. EXPENDITURES FOR GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE |
| § 253.101. UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY COMMITTEE |
| § 253.102. COERCION PROHIBITED |
| § 253.103. CORPORATE LOANS |
| § 253.104. CONTRIBUTION TO POLITICAL PARTY |
| Subchapter E. CIVIL LIABILITY |
| § 253.131. LIABILITY TO CANDIDATES |
| § 253.132. LIABILITY TO POLITICAL COMMITTEES |
| § 253.133. LIABILITY TO STATE |
| § 253.134. CIVIL PENALTIES IMPOSED BY COMMISSION |
| Subchapter F. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT |
| § 253.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER |
| § 253.152. DEFINITIONS |
| § 253.153. CONTRIBUTION PROHIBITED EXCEPT DURING ELECTION PERIOD |
| § 253.154. WRITE-IN CANDIDACY |
| § 253.1541. ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICEHOLDER CONTRIBUTIONS BY PERSON APPOINTED TO FILL VACANCY |
| § 253.155. CONTRIBUTION LIMITS |
| § 253.157. LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTION BY LAW FIRM OR MEMBER OR GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE OF LAW FIRM |
| § 253.158. CONTRIBUTION BY SPOUSE OR CHILD CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTION BY INDIVIDUAL |
| § 253.159. EXCEPTION TO CONTRIBUTION LIMITS |
| § 253.160. AGGREGATE LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM AND DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEE |
| § 253.1601. CONTRIBUTION TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES CONSIDERED CONTRIBUTION TO CANDIDATE |
| § 253.161. USE OF CONTRIBUTION FROM NONJUDICIAL OR JUDICIAL OFFICE PROHIBITED |
| § 253.1611. CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS BY JUDICIAL CANDIDATES, OFFICEHOLDERS, AND COMMITTEES RESTRICTED |
| § 253.162. RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN LOANS |
| § 253.1621. APPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTION AND REIMBURSEMENT LIMITS TO CERTAIN CANDIDATES |
| § 253.163. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES |
| § 253.164. VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE |
| § 253.165. EFFECT OF NONCOMPLYING CANDIDATE |
| § 253.166. BENEFIT TO COMPLYING CANDIDATE |
| § 253.167. CERTIFICATION OF POPULATION; NOTICE OF CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE LIMITS |
| § 253.168. EXPENDITURE LIMITS |
| § 253.169. EXPENDITURE BY CERTAIN COMMITTEES CONSIDERED EXPENDITURE BY CANDIDATE |
| § 253.170. EFFECT OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES |
| § 253.171. CONTRIBUTION FROM OR DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE BY POLITICAL PARTY |
| § 253.172. RESTRICTION ON EXCEEDING EXPENDITURE LIMITS |
| § 253.173. AGREEMENT TO EVADE LIMITS PROHIBITED |
| § 253.174. MISREPRESENTATION OF OPPONENT'S COMPLIANCE WITH OR VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER PROHIBITED |
| § 253.175. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS FUND |
| § 253.176. CIVIL PENALTY |