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7 2016 Notice to Local Filing Authorities10WAIMDyIasl[1T+ WOU,1ulf+Y1to]►1 Mailing Address: StreetAddress: P.O. Box 12070, Capitol Station 201 E. 14th St., 10th Floor Austin, Texas 78711 -2070 Austin, Texas 78701 512 - 463 -5800 www.ethics.state.tx.us NOTICE TO LOCAL FILING AUTHORITIES Below is a list of the forms, instructions, filing schedules, and other materials you should have in order to comply with your responsibilities as a filing authority for campaign finance reports under Title 15 of the Texas Election Code. All of these materials are available at www.ethics.state.tx.us /main /local.htm on the Texas Ethics Commission's website. If you prepare filing packets for candidates and officeholders, we recommend that packet include the items that are marked with an asterisk ( *). To determine if you have the most current items, refer to the forms and instructions page located at www. ethics. state. tx. us /filinginfo/localcohforms.htm on our website. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any difficulty accessing our forms, instructions, filing schedules, or other filing materials, or if you have any questions about the campaign finance laws. We encourage you to refer your campaign finance filers to the applicable guides and instructions or to our office if they have any questions about their filing obligations. URGENT REMINDER: It is imperative that you affix a date stamp on the first page of every cqmpaign finance report/document that is filed with your office. A date affixed by the filer when signing the he report or a notaly public when witnessing the filer's signature is not considered a date stamp of the filing authority. Also, encourage individuals with reporting questions to review the form instructions guide and appropriate campaign finance guide and to call the Ethics Commission if they still have questions. List of Forms, Instructions, and Guides Guide to a Kcal Filing Authority's Duties under the Cam ai n Finance Law Form C/OH-LTC - Candidate /Officeholder Report of Unexpended Contributions Form C/OH-UC — Instruction Guide Fon-n COPS -C/OH — Correction Affidavit for Candidate/Officeholder Form COR-PAC — Correction Affidavit for Political Committee ** Form CIS — Local Government Officer Conflicts Disclosure Statement Form CI ) —flict of Conflict Questionnaire Title 15 of the Election Code Texas Ethics Commission Rules ** As required by the Legislature, the Texas Ethics Commission adopted Forms CTS and CTQ. Please note that the Texas Ethics Commission does NOT have jurisdiction to interpret or enforce Chapter 176 of the Government Code; that responsibility rests with the local filing authority. Also, please note that these forms are filed with the local filing authority and NOT with the Texas Ethics Commission.