4a. COH-Instruction GuideTEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT
FORM C/OH – INSTRUCTION GUIDE
(PAPER FILERS ONLY)
To Report Activity Occurring on or after January 1, 2024
Revised January 1, 2024
Texas Ethics Commission, P.O. Box 12070, Austin, Texas 78711
www.ethics.state.tx.us (512) 463-5800 • TDD (800) 735-2989
Promoting Public Confidence in Government
FORM C/OH – INSTRUCTION GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
These instructions are for the CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT (Form
C/OH) and all schedules that are filed with it. FORM C/OH includes a three-page cover sheet and
Schedules A1, A2, B, E, F1, F2, F3, F4, G, H, I, K, and T. Candidates or officeholders filing a Final
Report should also attach Form C/OH-FR. All filers must submit the three-page cover sheet, but only the
schedules on which there is information to report need to be included.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ..................................................................................................... 3
IMPORTANT UPDATES .......................................................................................................... 3
ELECTRONIC FILING.............................................................................................................. 3
FILLING OUT THE FORMS .................................................................................................... 3
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION GUIDES .............................................................................. 4
PHOTOCOPIES OF FORMS ..................................................................................................... 4
FILING DATE ............................................................................................................................ 4
FORM C/OH: CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT ......... 5
GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... 5
COMPLETING THE COVER SHEET ...................................................................................... 7
PAGE 1 ................................................................................................................................... 7
PAGE 2 ................................................................................................................................. 13
PAGE 3 ................................................................................................................................. 15
SCHEDULE A1: MONETARY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS ....................................... 18
SCHEDULE A2: NON-MONETARY (IN-KIND) POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS .......... 21
SCHEDULE B: PLEDGED CONTRIBUTIONS ................................................................... 23
SCHEDULE E: LOANS .......................................................................................................... 26
SCHEDULE F1: POLITICAL EXPENDITURES FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS 29
SCHEDULE F2: UNPAID INCURRED OBLIGATIONS ..................................................... 32
SCHEDULE F3: PURCHASE OF INVESTMENTS FROM POLITICAL
CONTRIBUTIONS .................................................................................................................. 34
SCHEDULE F4: EXPENDITURES MADE BY CREDIT CARD ......................................... 35
SCHEDULE G: POLITICAL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM PERSONAL FUNDS ...... 38
SCHEDULE H: PAYMENT FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO A BUSINESS OF
C/OH ......................................................................................................................................... 40
SCHEDULE I: NON-POLITICAL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM POLITICAL
CONTRIBUTIONS .................................................................................................................. 41
SCHEDULE K: INTEREST, CREDITS, GAINS, REFUNDS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS
RETURNED TO FILER ........................................................................................................... 42
SCHEDULE T: IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS OR POLITICAL EXPENDITURES FOR
TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF TEXAS ............................................................................................. 43
FORM C/OH-FR: DESIGNATION OF FINAL REPORT ................................................... 44
GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 44
COMPLETING THE FORM .................................................................................................... 45
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING EXPENDITURES.................................... 46
EXAMPLES: REPORTING EXPENDITURES MADE BY CREDIT CARD ...................... 46
EXAMPLES: PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURES ..................................................................... 51
EXAMPLES: REPORTING EXPENDITURES FROM PERSONAL FUNDS ...................... 53
EXAMPLES: REPORTING STAFF REIMBURSEMENT ..................................................... 55
Form C/OH – Instruction Guide
Texas Ethics Commission Page 3 Revised 1/1/2024
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
These general instructions apply to all C/OH forms required to be filed under title 15, Texas
Election Code, for activity that occurs on or after January 1, 2024. For a report that
includes activity occurring before January 1, 2024, you must use the instructions applicable
before that time, which are available on the Texas Ethics Commission’s website at
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/forms/coh/cohfrm.php.
IMPORTANT UPDATES
Increased Disclosure Thresholds
On January 1, 2020, the Texas Ethics Commission began adjusting certain reporting thresholds
to account for inflation. As directed by section 571.064 of the Texas Government Code, the
Commission is required to annually adjust these thresholds upward to the nearest multiple of $10
in accordance with the percentage increase for the previous year in the Consumer Price Index for
Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department
of Labor. Accordingly, one or more thresholds will generally be adjusted each year, depending
upon the figures in the index.
These changes will be made effective January 1st of each calendar year; the affected numbers and
corresponding new thresholds are located in 1 T.A.C. §18.31, which can be found here:
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/rules/. The higher itemization thresholds will be reflected on the
paper forms and in these instructions, as applicable.
Verify that you are using the correct thresholds and forms that apply to your filing. For example,
if you are filing a campaign finance report or lobby activities report that is due in January of
2021, you must use the forms and instructions that are applicable to the period ending December
31, 2020.
Contributions Made Electronically Must Be Itemized
Beginning on September 1, 2019, all political contributions that are made electronically and
accepted by a filer during the reporting period must be itemized in the filer’s campaign finance
report. This change is made by House Bill 2586, adopted by the 86th Texas Legislature.
ELECTRONIC FILING
All persons filing campaign finance reports with the Texas Ethics Commission (Commission) are
required to file those reports electronically unless the person is eligible to claim an exemption.
Check the Commission’s website at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us for information about exemptions
from the electronic filing requirement.
FILLING OUT THE FORMS
All reports filed on paper must be either handwritten in ink or typewritten. If you complete the
report by hand, print everything other than your signature.
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If you are filing with the Commission, and you are eligible to claim an exemption to electronic
filing, you may use your own computer-generated form if it provides for disclosure of all the
information required on the Commission's form and it is substantially identical in paper size,
color, layout, and format. A substitute form that is substantially identical to the Commission's
prescribed form must be submitted for pre-approval by the Commission's executive director.
Always file the cover sheet of the campaign finance report form. You need to file only those
schedules on which you have information to report.
You must keep an exact copy of each report filed and all records necessary to complete the
report for at least two (2) years after the deadline for filing the report.
If you have questions, call our office at (512) 463-5800.
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION GUIDES
The Commission publishes a Campaign Finance Guide for each type of filer. These guides are
designed to explain your responsibilities as a filer. The Commission encourages you to read the
appropriate guide before you begin accepting political contributions or making or authorizing
political expenditures.
PHOTOCOPIES OF FORMS
You may use photocopies of Commission forms. For example, if the space provided on
Schedule A1 is insufficient, you may make copies of a blank Schedule A1 form and attach more
pages as needed.
FILING DATE
For most reporting deadlines, a document is considered timely filed if it is properly addressed
with postage or handling charges prepaid and bears a postmark or receipt mark of a common or
contract carrier indicating a time on or before the deadline.
Pre-Election Reports: A report due 30 days before an election and a report due 8 days before
an election must be received by the appropriate filing authority no later than the report due date.
If you are filing with the Commission, address your reports and correspondence to the Texas
Ethics Commission, P.O. Box 12070, Austin, Texas 78711-2070. For hand-deliveries, the
Commission’s street address is 201 East 14th Street, Sam Houston Building, 10th Floor, Austin,
Texas 78701.
If the due date for a report falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the report is due on the
next regular business day.
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FORM C/OH: CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REPORT
These instructions are for the CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT
(Form C/OH). A complete report includes the Form C/OH cover sheet, and any of the following
schedules on which there is information to report: A1, A2, B, E, F1, F2, F3, F4, G, H, I, K, and
T. A complete Final Report must also include Form C/OH-FR.
Note: Judicial candidates and officeholders must use a different form, Form JC/OH.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Use Form C/OH for filing the following reports:
• Semiannual reports (January 15 and July 15)
• Pre-election reports (30th day before election, 8th day before election)
• Runoff report (8th day before runoff election)
• Exceeded Modified Reporting Limit report
• 15th day after officeholder campaign treasurer appointment
• Final Report
See the instructions for sections 9 and 10 of the Cover Sheet for help in deciding which reports
you are required to file.
OFFICEHOLDER ACTIVITY
An officeholder may make officeholder expenditures and accept officeholder contributions
without having a campaign treasurer appointment on file. However, an officeholder must have a
campaign treasurer appointment on file before the officeholder may make campaign
expenditures or accept campaign contributions.
DUTIES OF CANDIDATE OR OFFICEHOLDER
As a candidate or officeholder, you alone, not the campaign treasurer, are responsible for filing
this form. Failing to file a report on time or filing an incomplete report may subject you to
criminal or civil penalties.
DUTIES OF CAMPAIGN TREASURER
State law does not impose any reporting or record-keeping obligations on a candidate’s
campaign treasurer.
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WHERE TO FILE
This form is filed with the same filing authority with which you were required to file your
Campaign Treasurer Appointment (Form CTA). If you are an officeholder who does not have a
campaign treasurer appointment on file, file your reports with the same authority with which a
candidate for your office must file the campaign treasurer appointment.
FILING A FINAL REPORT
For filing purposes, you are a “candidate” as long as you have an appointment of campaign
treasurer on file. If you do not expect to accept any further campaign contributions or to make
any further campaign expenditures, you may file a Final Report of contributions and
expenditures. A Final Report terminates your appointment of campaign treasurer and relieves
you of the obligation of filing further reports as a candidate. If you are an officeholder at the
time of filing a Final Report, you may be required to file semiannual reports of contributions and
expenditures as an officeholder. The only officeholders who are not required to file semiannual
reports are officeholders who file locally, who do not have a campaign treasurer appointment on
file, and who do not exceed $1,080 in contributions or expenditures during the reporting period.
You are required to file a report of unexpended contributions (using Form C/OH-UC) if all of the
following apply to you: you are not a current officeholder, you have filed a final report, and you
retain political contributions. Officeholders who leave office, no longer have a treasurer
appointment on file, file a final report, and still retain political contributions will also owe this
report. See Instructions for Form C/OH-UC for further information. To file a Final Report, you
must complete the “C/OH CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT” (Form C/OH), check the “final”
box in section 9 on the Cover Sheet, and complete and attach the “C/OH REPORT:
DESIGNATION OF FINAL REPORT” (Form C/OH- FR).
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COMPLETING THE COVER SHEET
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
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1. FILER ID: If you are filing with the Commission, you were assigned a filer identification
number when you filed your initial campaign treasurer appointment. You should have
received a letter acknowledging receipt of the form and informing you of your Filer ID.
Enter this number wherever you see “FILER ID.” If you do not file with the Commission,
you are not required to enter a Filer ID.
2. TOTAL PAGES FILED: After you have completed the form, count the total number of
pages of this form and any attached schedules. Enter that number where indicated on the top
line of page 1 only. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
3. CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER NAME: Enter your full name, including nicknames and
suffixes (e.g., Sr., Jr., III), if applicable.
4. CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER MAILING ADDRESS: Enter your complete mailing
address. If your mailing address has changed since you last gave notice of your address,
check the “Change of Address” box.
5. CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER PHONE: Enter your phone number including the area
code, and your extension, if applicable.
Sections 6 - 8 pertain to a candidate’s campaign treasurer. If you are an officeholder who does
not have a campaign treasurer appointment on file, skip these sections.
6. CAMPAIGN TREASURER NAME: Enter the full name of your campaign treasurer,
including nicknames and suffixes (e.g., Sr., Jr., III), if applicable.
7. CAMPAIGN TREASURER ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of your campaign
treasurer.
8. CAMPAIGN TREASURER PHONE: Enter the phone number of your campaign treasurer
including the area code, and the extension, if applicable.
9. REPORT TYPE: Check the box that describes the type of report you are filing, according
to the descriptions below. See the instructions for section 10 for the periods covered by each
type of report.
January 15 (Semiannual) Report: All candidates and most officeholders must file a
semiannual report by January 15. The only officeholders who are not required to file this
report are officeholders who file locally, who do not have a campaign treasurer
appointment on file, and who do not exceed $1,080 in contributions or expenditures during
the reporting period.
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All candidates and officeholders who file with the Commission must file this report by
midnight Central Time on the January 15 report due date. All candidates and officeholders
who file locally must file this report by 5 p.m. on the January 15 report due date.
Note: Anyone who has a campaign treasurer appointment (Form CTA) on file must file
semiannual reports, even after an election has ended and even if the filer lost the election.
To end this semiannual filing requirement, the filer must cease campaign activity and file a
Final Report. (See “Final Report” below for more information.)
July 15 (Semiannual) Report: All candidates and most officeholders must file a
semiannual report by July 15. The only officeholders who are not required to file this
report are officeholders who file locally, who do not have a campaign treasurer
appointment on file, and who do not exceed $1,080 in contributions or expenditures during
the reporting period.
See “January 15 Report” above for more information on filing requirements and deadlines
for semiannual reports.
30th Day Before Election Report: Opposed candidates in an election who did not choose
the modified reporting schedule must file this pre-election report. If an opposed candidate
chose modified reporting, but then exceeded a threshold before the 30th day before the
election, the candidate must file this report.
The report is due no later than 30 days before the election. For all candidates and
officeholders who file with the Commission, this report must be received by the
Commission no later than midnight Central Time on the report due date. For all candidates
and officeholders who file locally, this report must be received by the filing authority no
later than 5 p.m. on the report due date.
You are an "opposed" candidate if you have an opponent, including a minor party
candidate, whose name is printed on the ballot. If your only opposition is a write-in
candidate, you are not considered opposed for filing purposes. If you are a write-in
candidate, you are an "opposed" candidate subject to the reporting requirements if you
accept political contributions or make political expenditures. Candidates who are
unopposed in an election are not required to file pre-election reports for that election.
8th Day Before Election Report: Opposed candidates in an election who did not choose
the modified reporting schedule must file this pre-election report. If an opposed candidate
chose modified reporting but then exceeded a threshold before the 8th day before the
election, the candidate must file this report.
The report is due no later than 8 days before the election. For all candidates and
officeholders who file with the Commission, this report must be received by the
Commission no later than midnight Central Time on the report due date. For all candidates
and officeholders who file locally, this report must be received by the filing authority no
later than 5 p.m. on the report due date.
See “30th Day Before Election Report” above for the definition of an opposed candidate.
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Runoff Report: Opposed candidates who are participating in a runoff election and who
did not choose the modified reporting schedule must file this runoff report. The report is
due no later than 8 days before the runoff election. For all candidates and officeholders
who file with Commission, this report must be received by the Commission no later than
midnight Central Time on the report due date. For all candidates and officeholders who file
locally, this report must be received by the filing authority no later than 5 p.m. on the report
due date.
See “30th Day Before Election Report” above for the definition of an opposed candidate.
Exceeded Modified Reporting Limit Report: Candidates who chose to file under the
modified reporting schedule but then, after the 30th day before the election, exceeded
$1,080 in contributions or $1,080 in expenditures in connection with the election must file
this Exceeded Modified Reporting Limit report within 48 hours after exceeding the $1,080
limit. The candidate must meet this deadline even if it falls on a weekend or a holiday.
15th Day After Campaign Treasurer Appointment Report (Officeholders Only): An
officeholder must file this report if he or she appoints a campaign treasurer after a period of
not having a campaign treasurer appointment (Form CTA) on file. For all officeholders
who file with Commission, this report is due no later than midnight Central Time on the
15th day after an officeholder files Form CTA with the Commission. For all officeholders
who file locally, this report is due no later than 5 p.m. on the 15th day after an officeholder
files Form CTA with the filing authority. It is not required of officeholders who are merely
changing their campaign treasurer. It is not required of an officeholder who files locally if
the officeholder did not exceed $1,080 in either contributions or expenditures during the
period covered by the report. Candidates who are not officeholders do not file this report.
Final Report: A person who has a campaign treasurer appointment on file may file this
report when he or she does not expect to accept any further campaign contributions or
make or authorize any further campaign expenditures. There is not a fixed deadline for this
report. This report must have a completed “C/OH REPORT: DESIGNATION OF FINAL
REPORT” (Form C/OH-FR) attached.
A candidate must have a CTA on file to accept campaign contributions or make campaign
expenditures, including contributions intended to offset campaign debts or expenditures
made to pay campaign debts. A candidate who intends to continue campaign activity
should not file a Final Report.
A Final Report terminates a candidate’s CTA and relieves the candidate from any
additional filing obligations as a candidate. Officeholders who file a Final Report will still
be subject to the filing requirements applicable to officeholders. A person who is not an
officeholder but who has surplus political funds or assets after filing a Final Report will be
required to file annual Unexpended Contribution reports. (See “Form C/OH-FR:
Designation of Final Report” for more information.) A candidate or officeholder who does
not have a CTA on file may still be required to file a personal financial statement (PFS).
Filing a Final Report does not relieve a candidate of responsibility for any delinquent
reports or outstanding civil penalties.
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Daily Pre-Election Report of Contributions: A candidate or officeholder who files with the
Commission may be required to file daily pre-election reports disclosing contributions
during the period beginning the 9th day before an election and ending at 12 noon on the
day before the election. This information is disclosed on Form Daily-C C/OH. For more
information, see the instructions for Form Daily-C C/OH.
Legislative Special Session Report: All statewide candidates and officeholders and
members of and candidates for the legislature who accept a political contribution during the
period beginning on the date the governor signs the proclamation calling a special
legislative session and continuing through the date of final adjournment are required to file
a report after a special session of the legislature. This information can be disclosed on Form
C/OH-SS. For more information, see the instructions for Form C/OH-SS.
10. PERIOD COVERED: A reporting period includes the start date and the end date. The due
date for filing will generally be after the end of the reporting period. Generally, a report
picks up where the last report left off, and there should be no gaps or overlapping periods.
The exceptions are Daily Pre-election reports, which do create overlaps because you are
required to report the activity twice.
First Reports: If this is the first report of contributions and expenditures that you
have filed, the beginning date will depend on the date your campaign treasurer
appointment (Form CTA) was filed or the date you took office.
• If you are a candidate (a person who has filed a Form CTA) and you are
filing your first report, the start date will be the date your Form CTA was
filed.
• If you are an officeholder who was appointed to an elective office and
who did not have a Form CTA on file at the time of the appointment, the
start date for your first report will be the date you took office.
January 15th (Semiannual) Report: The start date is July 1 of the previous year or the
day after the last day covered by your last required report, whichever is later. If this is the
first report you have filed, see the “First Reports” section above. The end date is December
31 of the previous year.
July 15th (Semiannual) Report: The start date is January 1 or the day after the last day
covered by your last required report, whichever is later. If this is the first report you have
filed, see the “First Reports” section above. The end date is June 30.
30th Day Before Election Report: The start date is the day after the last day covered by
your last required report. If this is the first report you have filed, see the “First Reports”
section above. The end date is the 40th day before the election. This report is not required
for unopposed candidates or candidates who are filing under the modified reporting
schedule.
8th Day Before Election Report: The start date is the 39th day before the election if you
filed a 30th Day Before Election Report. If you did not file the 30th Day Before Election
Report, the day after the last day covered by your last required report is the start date. If
this is the first report you have filed, see the “First Reports” section above. The end date is
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the 10th day before the election. This report is not required for unopposed candidates or
candidates who are filing under the modified reporting schedule.
Runoff Report: The start date is the 9th day before the main election if you filed an 8th
Day Before Election Report. Otherwise, the start date is the day after the last day
covered by your last required report or the day you appointed a campaign treasurer,
whichever is later. The end date is the 10th day before the runoff election. This report is
not required for candidates who are filing under the modified reporting schedule.
Exceeded Modified Reporting Limit Report: The start date for the report is either the
day you appointed your campaign treasurer or the day after the last day covered by your
last required report, whichever is later. The end date is the day you exceeded the $1,080
limit for contributions or expenditures.
15th Day After Campaign Treasurer Appointment Report (Officeholders Only): The
start date is either the day after the last day covered by your last required report or the day
you began serving an appointment to elective office. The end date is the day before the
campaign treasurer appointment was filed. This report is due no later than 15 days after the
campaign treasurer appointment was filed.
Final Report: The start date is the day after the last day covered by your last required
report. The end date is the day the final report is filed.
If you are an officeholder without a campaign treasurer appointment on file, or if you have a
campaign treasurer appointment on file but you are not a candidate in an upcoming election and
were not a candidate in a recent election, you may skip Section 11.
11. ELECTION: If you are a candidate in an upcoming election or were a candidate in a
recently held election, provide the following information concerning the upcoming or recent
election.
Election Date: Enter the month, day, and year of the election for which this report is filed,
if known.
Candidate in an Upcoming Election: If the political activity in the report primarily
pertains to an upcoming election, provide the date of the upcoming election in
which you intend to participate as a candidate that most immediately follows the
deadline for this report.
Candidate in a Recently Held Election: If the political activity in this report
primarily pertains to a recently held election, provide the date of the recently held
election in which you participated as a candidate that most immediately precedes
the deadline for this report.
Election Type: Check the box next to the type of election that most accurately describes
the election for which this report is filed.
Primary: An election held by a political party to select its nominees for office.
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Runoff: An election held if no candidate for a particular office receives the vote
necessary to be elected in an election requiring a majority vote.
General: An election, other than a primary election, that regularly occurs at fixed
dates.
Special: An election that is neither a general election nor a primary election nor a
runoff election.
Other: If none of the listed election types apply, check “Other” and provide your
own description of the election for which the report is filed.
12. OFFICE HELD: If you are an officeholder, enter the office you currently hold. Include the
district, precinct, or other designation for the office, if applicable.
13. OFFICE SOUGHT: If you are a candidate in an upcoming election, enter the office you
seek. If you were a candidate in a recently held election, but were unsuccessful or are not
currently an officeholder, enter the office you sought during the election that most
immediately precedes the deadline for this report. Include the district, precinct, or other
designation for the office, if applicable.
14. NOTICE FROM POLITICAL COMMITTEE(S): Complete this section if you received
notice from a political committee that it accepted political contributions or made political
expenditures on your behalf. You are required to disclose the receipt of such a notice in the
report covering the period in which you receive the notice. If you have not received such
notice, you may skip this section.
The political committee is required to include in the notice the full name and address of the
committee, the full name and address of the committee’s campaign treasurer, and a statement
indicating whether the committee is a general-purpose committee or a specific-purpose
committee. If the notice also describes the expenditure, do not include the description in this
section.
“Additional Pages” box: If you received notice from more than one committee,
check this box and attach an additional page listing the names and addresses of
the other committees and of their campaign treasurers.
Committee Type:
“General” box: Check this box if the notice is from a general-purpose
committee.
“Specific” box: Check this box if the notice is from a specific-purpose
committee.
Committee Name: Enter the full name of the committee as reported in the notice.
Committee Address: Enter the address of the committee as reported in the notice.
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Committee Campaign Treasurer Name: Enter the name of the committee’s campaign
treasurer as reported in the notice.
Committee Campaign Treasurer Address: Enter the address of the committee’s
campaign treasurer as reported in the notice.
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15. C/OH (CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER) NAME: Enter your full name.
16. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
17. TOTALS: Complete this section only after you have completed all applicable schedules.
Line 1- Total Unitemized Political Contributions: Enter the total of all unitemized
contributions (other than pledges, loans, guarantees of loans, or contributions made
electronically) of $110 or less. Do not include any contributions itemized on Schedules
A1 or A2 or any contributions made electronically. Enter a “0” if you did not receive
any unitemized contributions during the period covered.
On Schedules A1 and A2, you are required to itemize political contributions that totaled
more than $110 from one person during the reporting period and any political
contribution that is made electronically. (Remember: If the committee received
contributions totaling more than $110 from one person during the reporting period, you
are required to itemize all of those contributions, even if individual contributions were
$110 or less.) You may also itemize contributions of $110 or less from one person. Do
not include any itemized contributions in the total entered on line 1, regardless of
amount.
Line 2- Total Political Contributions: Add the total contributions listed on Schedules
A1 and A2 to the amount you entered on line 1. Enter that total on line 2. Enter a “0”
if you did not receive any contributions during the period covered.
Line 3- Total Unitemized Political Expenditures: Enter the total of all unitemized
political expenditures of $220 or less. Do not include any expenditures itemized on
Schedules F1, F2, F3, F4, G, or H. Enter a “0” if you did not make any unitemized
expenditures during the period covered.
On Schedule F1, you are required to itemize political expenditures that totaled more
than $220 to one payee. (Remember: If the committee made expenditures totaling
more than $220 to one person during the reporting period, you are required to itemize
all of those expenditures, even if individual expenditures were $220 or less.) You may
also itemize expenditures totaling $220 or less to one payee. Do not include any
expenditures itemized on Schedule F1 in the total entered on line 3, regardless of
amount.
On Schedule F2, you are required to itemize incurred but not yet paid political
expenditures that totaled more than $220 to one payee. You may also itemize incurred
but not yet paid political expenditures totaling $220 or less to one payee. Do not
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include any political or non-political expenditures itemized on Schedule F2 in the total
entered on line 3, regardless of amount.
On Schedule F4, you are required to itemize political expenditures made by a credit
card that totaled more than $220 to one payee. You may also itemize political
expenditures made by a credit card totaling $220 or less to one payee. Do not include
any political or non-political expenditures itemized on Schedule F4 in the total entered
on line 3, regardless of amount.
On Schedule G, you are required to itemize political expenditures from personal funds
if you intend to seek reimbursement from political contributions. Do not include any
expenditures itemized on Schedule G in the total entered on line 3, regardless of
amount.
On Schedule H, you are required to itemize payments from political contributions made
to certain businesses. Do not include any expenditures itemized on Schedule H in the
total entered on line 3, regardless of amount.
Line 4- Total Political Expenditures: Add the following:
(a) the total expenditures itemized on Schedule F1;
(b) the total political expenditures itemized on Schedule F2;
(c) the total political expenditures itemized on Schedule F4;
(d) the total political expenditures itemized on Schedule G;
(e) the total political expenditures itemized on Schedule H; and
(f) the amount you entered on line 3.
Enter that total on line 4.
Enter a “0” if you did not make any expenditures during the period covered.
Line 5- Total Political Contributions Maintained: Enter the total amount of political
contributions, including interest or other income on those contributions, maintained as of
the last day of the reporting period. Enter “0” if you do not maintain political
contributions, including interest or other income on those contributions, as of the last day
of the reporting period. This is different from the total contributions reported on line 2.
Only contributions accepted during the period covered by the report are entered on line 2.
The law requires you to disclose the total amount of political contributions accepted,
including interest or other income on those contributions, maintained in one or more
accounts in which political contributions are deposited as of the last day of the reporting
period.
The “total amount of political contributions maintained” includes: the total amount of
political contributions maintained in one or more accounts, including the balance on
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deposit in banks, savings and loan institutions and other depository institutions; the
present value of any investments that can be readily converted to cash, such as
certificates of deposit, money market accounts, stocks, bonds, treasury bills, etc.; and the
balance of political contributions accepted and held in any online fundraising account
over which the filer can exercise control by making a withdrawal, expenditure, or
transfer.
The total amount of political contributions maintained does not include personal funds
that the filer intends to use for political expenditures, unless the personal funds have
been disclosed as a loan to your campaign and deposited into an account in which
political contributions are held as permitted by section 253.0351(c) of the Election
Code. Any unexpended funds from such a loan are required to be included in the total
amount of political contributions maintained as of the last day of the reporting period.
Note: Personal funds deposited in an account in which political contributions are held
are subject to the personal use restrictions.
Line 6- Total Principal Amount of All Outstanding Loans: Enter the aggregate
outstanding principal amount of all loans accepted for campaign or officeholder
purposes as of the last day of the reporting period. Enter a “0” if you did not accept any
loans during the period covered and have no outstanding loans as of the last day of the
reporting period. This is different from the information reported on Schedule E. This
line must include outstanding principal of loans made in this reporting period as well as
outstanding principal of loans made previously.
18. SIGNATURE: Complete this section only after you have completed all applicable sections
and schedules. You must always sign a report that you file. You must complete this section
even if you have no schedules to attach. Only the candidate or officeholder filing the report
may sign the report.
If you are using the paper form, fill this section out by hand after you finish the rest of this
report. You have the option to either: (1) take the completed form to a notary public where you
will sign above the first line that says “Signature of Candidate/Officeholder (Declarant)” (an
electronic signature is not acceptable) and your signature will be notarized, or (2) sign above
both lines that say “Signature of Candidate/Officeholder (Declarant)” (an electronic signature is
not acceptable), and fill out the unsworn declaration section.
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19. C/OH (CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER) NAME: Enter your full name.
20. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
21. SCHEDULE SUBTOTALS: Complete this section only after you have completed all
applicable schedules.
Check the appropriate boxes to indicate which schedules are attached to your report. If a
schedule is not included in the report, leave the check box blank.
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Line 1- Schedule A1: Add the total amount of contributions itemized on Schedule A1.
Enter that total on line 1. Enter a “0” if you did not accept any contributions during the
period covered.
Line 2- Schedule A2: Add the total amount of non-monetary in-kind contributions
itemized on Schedule A2 to the amount of unitemized non-monetary in-kind
contributions accepted during the period covered. Enter that total on line 2. Enter a “0”
if you did not accept any non-monetary in-kind contributions during the period
covered.
Line 3- Schedule B: Add the total amount of pledged contributions itemized on
Schedule B to the amount of unitemized pledged contributions accepted during the
period covered. Enter that total on line 3. Enter a “0” if you did not accept any pledged
contributions during the period covered.
Line 4- Schedule E: Add the total amount of loans itemized on Schedule E to the
amount of unitemized loans accepted during the period covered. Enter that total on line
4. Enter a “0” if you did not accept any loans during the period covered.
Line 5- Schedule F1: Add the total amount of political expenditures from political
contributions itemized on Schedule F1. Enter that total on line 5. Enter a “0” if you did
not make any political expenditures from political contributions during the period
covered.
Line 6- Schedule F2: Add the total amount of unpaid incurred obligations itemized on
Schedule F2 to the amount of unitemized unpaid obligations incurred during the period
covered. Enter that total on line 6. Enter a “0” if you did not incur any unpaid
obligations during the period covered.
Line 7- Schedule F3: Add the total amount of investments purchased from political
contributions itemized on Schedule F3. Enter that total on line 7. Enter a “0” if you did
not purchase any investments from political contributions during the period covered.
Line 8- Schedule F4: Add the total amount of expenditures made by a credit card
itemized on Schedule F4 to the amount of unitemized expenditures made by a credit
card during the period covered. Enter that total on line 8. Enter a “0” if you did not
make any expenditures by credit card during the period covered.
Line 9- Schedule G: Add the total amount of political expenditures from personal
funds itemized on Schedule G. Enter that total on line 9. Enter a “0” if you did not
make any political expenditures from personal funds during the period covered.
Line 10- Schedule H: Add the total amount of payments from political contributions to
a business of the candidate or officeholder itemized on Schedule H. Enter that total on
line 10. Enter a “0” if you did not make any payments from political contributions to a
business of the candidate or officeholder during the period covered.
Line 11- Schedule I: Add the total amount of non-political expenditures from political
contributions itemized on Schedule I. Enter that total on line 11. Enter a “0” if you did
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not make any non-political expenditures from political contributions during the period
covered.
Line 12- Schedule K: Add the total amount of interests, credits, gains, refunds, and
contributions returned to the filer itemized on Schedule K. Enter that total on line 12.
Enter a “0” if you did not have any such activity during the period covered.
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SCHEDULE A1: MONETARY POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE A1: MONETARY
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about monetary campaign and officeholder
contributions accepted during the reporting period. Do not enter on this schedule information on
non-monetary, in-kind contributions, pledges, loans, or guarantees of loans. Once you actually
receive pledged money, it must be reported on Schedule A1. (Report non-monetary, in-kind
contributions on Schedule A2; report pledges on Schedule B; report loans and guarantees of
loans on Schedule E.)
Itemization: You must enter incoming monetary contributions that exceed $110 from one
person, and any monetary contribution made electronically, during the reporting period on this
schedule. If you accepted two or more contributions from the same person, the total of which
exceeds $110, enter each contribution separately. Although you are not required to do so, you
may also report contributions from one person that do not exceed $110 in the period on this
schedule. If you do not itemize contributions of $110 and less on this schedule, you must total
all such contributions and report them on the Cover Sheet, page 2, section 17, line 1.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE A1: After you have completed Schedule A1, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4. DATE: Enter the date you accepted the contribution.
Accepting a contribution is different from receiving a contribution. You accept a contribution
when you decide to accept it rather than reject it. This may or may not be the same day that
you receive the contribution.
Failure to make a determination about acceptance or refusal: If you fail to make a
determination to accept or refuse a contribution by the end of the reporting period, the
contribution is considered to have been accepted.
Returning refused contributions: If you receive a political contribution but do not accept it,
you must return the contribution not later than the 30th day after the end of the reporting
period in which the contribution was received. If you fail to do so, the contribution is
considered to have been accepted.
5. FULL NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR: Enter the full name of the contributor. If the
contributor is an individual, enter the full first and last name, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if
applicable. If the contributor is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.
“Out-of-State PAC” box: If the contributor is an out-of-state political
committee, check the box. Certain restrictions apply to contributions from out-of-
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state PACs. The fact that a political committee has a mailing address outside of
Texas does not mean that the committee is an out-of-state PAC for purposes of
these restrictions. A political committee that has a campaign treasurer
appointment on file in Texas is not an out-of-state PAC. A political committee
that makes most of its political expenditures outside of Texas may be an out-of-
state PAC. A political committee must determine if it is an out-of-state PAC.
If the contributor is an out-of-state political committee from which you accepted
more than $1,080 in the reporting period (including pledges or loans from sources
other than financial institutions that have been in business for more than a year),
you must include one of the following with your report:
• a written statement, certified by an officer of the out-of-state political
committee, listing the full name and address of each person who
contributed more than $220 to the out-of-state political committee during
the 12 months immediately preceding the contribution; or
• a copy of the out-of-state political committee’s statement of organization
filed as required by law with the FEC and certified by an officer of the
out-of-state committee.
If the contributor is an out-of-state political committee from which you accepted
$1,080 or less (including pledges) during the reporting period, you must include
one of the following with your report:
• a copy of the out-of-state political committee’s statement of organization
filed as required by law with the FEC and certified by an officer of the
out-of-state committee; or
• a document listing the committee’s name, address and phone number; the
name of the person appointing the committee’s campaign treasurer; and
the name, address and phone number of the committee’s campaign
treasurer.
“ID #” Line (Electronic Filing Only): If you are filing your report electronically, you
may enter in this field the out-of-state committee's Federal Election Commission (FEC)
identification number. If you do not have an FEC # for the out-of-state PAC or are not
filing electronically with the Commission, you must provide other documentation as
explained above.
6. CONTRIBUTOR ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the contributor.
7. AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION: Enter the exact amount of the contribution.
8. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR JOB TITLE: Candidates for and holders of statewide
offices in the executive branch and candidates for and holders of legislative offices must
disclose the principal occupation or job title of an individual from whom the candidate or
officeholder has accepted contributions (including pledges) of $1,080 or more during the
reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to report this information but
may do so.
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9. EMPLOYER: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch and
candidates for and holders of legislative offices must disclose the employer of an individual
from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted contributions (including pledges) of
$1,080 or more during the reporting period. In other circumstances, filers are not required to
report this information but may do so.
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SCHEDULE A2: NON-MONETARY (IN-KIND) POLITICAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE A2: NON-
MONETARY (IN-KIND) POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about non-monetary, in-kind campaign and
officeholder contributions received during the reporting period. An in-kind contribution is a
contribution of goods, services, or any other thing of value other than money that is given to
your campaign. You are not required to include contributions of an individual’s personal services
or travel if the individual receives no compensation from any source for the services. Do not
enter on this schedule information on monetary political contributions, pledges, loans, or
guarantees of loans. Once you actually receive a pledged in-kind contribution, it must be
reported on Schedule A2. (Report monetary contributions on Schedule A1; report pledges on
Schedule B; report loans and guarantees of loans on Schedule E.)
Itemization: You must enter non-monetary (in-kind) contributions of goods, services, or other
things of value that exceed $110 from one person, and any non-monetary contribution made
electronically, during the reporting period on this schedule. If you accepted two or more non-
monetary contributions from the same person, the total of which exceeds $110, enter each
contribution separately. Although you are not required to do so, you may also report
contributions from one person that do not exceed $110 in the period on this schedule. If you do
not itemize contributions of $110 and less on this schedule, you must total all such contributions
and report them on the Cover Sheet, page 2, section 17, line 1.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE A2: After you have completed Schedule A2, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4. TOTAL OF UNITEMIZED IN-KIND POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Enter the total
amount of in-kind political contributions of $110 or less that you accepted during the period
covered that are not itemized on this schedule. If you choose to itemize an in-kind
contribution of $110 or less on this schedule, do not include it in this total. All contributions
made electronically must be itemized.
5. DATE: See instructions for Schedule A1, section 4.
6. FULL NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR: See instructions for Schedule A1, section 5.
“Out-of-State PAC” box: See instructions for Schedule A1, section 5.
7. CONTRIBUTOR ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the contributor.
8. AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION: Enter the fair market value of the in-kind contribution.
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9. IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION DESCRIPTION: Enter a description of the contribution.
The description should be sufficiently detailed to allow a person reviewing your report to
understand what was contributed.
“Check if Travel Outside of Texas” box: Check this box if the expenditure was
for travel outside of Texas. The description of a political expenditure for travel
outside of Texas must include detailed information. Report this information on
Schedule T.
10. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR JOB TITLE: See instructions for Schedule A1, section
8.
11. EMPLOYER: See instructions for Schedule A1, section 9.
Sections 12-16 pertain to judicial candidates and officeholders only. Do not complete these
sections. If you are a judicial candidate or officeholder, use form JC/OH and the corresponding
instructions.
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SCHEDULE B: PLEDGED CONTRIBUTIONS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE B: PLEDGED
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about pledges accepted during the reporting period for
campaign or officeholder purposes. You are not required to include pledges of an individual’s
personal services or travel if the individual receives no compensation from any source for the
services. Do not enter on this schedule information on contributions actually received, loans, or
guarantees of loans. (Report contributions actually received on Schedule A1 or Schedule A2, as
applicable; report loans and guarantees of loans on Schedule E.)
If you accept a pledge from a person to give you money, goods, services, or anything of value,
that pledge is a reportable contribution and you must include the pledge on this schedule for the
report covering the period in which you accept the pledge.
Itemization: You must itemize pledges that exceed $110 in the aggregate from one person
during the reporting period. If you accepted two or more pledges from the same person during
the reporting period, the total of which exceeds $110, enter each pledge separately. Although you
are not required to do so, you may also itemize pledges for $110 or less from one person. You
must also disclose the receipt of the pledged contribution on Schedule A1 (used for monetary
contributions) or A2 (used for non-monetary contributions), as applicable, in the reporting period
in which you actually receive the pledged money or thing of value. If the pledge is accepted and
received in the same reporting period, it is no longer a pledge disclosed here; it becomes a
contribution disclosed on the applicable contributions schedule
Note: See the Campaign Finance Guide for more information on pledges.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE B: After you have completed Schedule B, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4. TOTAL OF UNITEMIZED PLEDGES: Enter the total amount of pledges that you
accepted during the period that did not exceed $110 in the aggregate per person. Although
you are not required to do so, you may also itemize pledges of $110 or less on this schedule.
If you itemize some pledges of $110 or less, do not include those pledges in the total entered
here. If you choose to itemize all pledges of $110 or less, enter a “0” here.
5. DATE: Enter the date you accepted the pledge. Accepting a pledge is different from
receiving a contribution. You accept a pledge when you decide to accept it rather than reject
it.
Pledge accepted and received in different reporting periods: If you accept a pledge
in one reporting period and then receive the pledged money or other thing of
value in a later reporting period, you will disclose the pledge on this schedule in
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the reporting period in which you accepted the pledge. You will also disclose the
receipt of the pledged money or other thing of value on the appropriate incoming
funds schedule (report monetary contributions on Schedule A1; report in-kind
contributions on Schedule A2; report loans on Schedule E) in the reporting period
in which you received the pledge.
Pledge received in same reporting period as accepted: If you receive payment of a
pledged contribution in the same reporting period in which the pledge was
accepted, then you will not report the pledge on this schedule. You will only
disclose the contribution on the appropriate incoming funds schedule (such as
monetary or non-monetary contributions, or loans). For a pledged contribution
paid in the same reporting period, the date of the contribution will be the date
your committee accepted the pledge, regardless of what date within the reporting
period that the pledged contribution was actually received.
Pledge accepted but never received: You will disclose the pledge on this schedule
in the reporting period in which you accepted the pledge. If you never actually
receive the pledge, it is not necessary to correct your report to delete the pledge.
Example: In June a supporter promises that he will give Juan Garcia $1,000 in
the last week before the November election. Juan accepts his promise. Juan must
disclose the pledge on his July 15 report covering the period in which he accepted
the pledge. (Note: When he receives the $1,000, he will disclose it as a monetary
contribution on Schedule A1 of the report covering the period in which he
received the money. Also, if he never receives the $1,000, he does not
correct/amend his report to delete the entry for the pledge.)
6. FULL NAME OF PLEDGOR: Enter the full name of the person who made the pledge.
“Out-of-State PAC” box: See instructions for Schedule A1, section 5.
7. PLEDGOR ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the person who made the pledge.
8. AMOUNT OF PLEDGE: Enter the exact amount of the pledge or the fair market value of
any pledged goods or services or other thing of value, as applicable.
9. IN-KIND DESCRIPTION: If the pledge was for goods or services or any other thing of
value, enter a description of the pledged goods or services or other thing of value. The
description should be sufficiently detailed to allow a person reviewing your report to
understand what was pledged.
“Check if Travel Outside of Texas” box: Check this box if the expenditure was
for travel outside of Texas. The description of a political expenditure for travel
outside of Texas must include detailed information. Report this information on
Schedule T.
10. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR JOB TITLE: See instructions for Schedule A1, section
8.
11. EMPLOYER: See instructions for Schedule A1, section 9.
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You do not need Schedules C1-4 and D. These schedules are for political committees to report
contributions from corporations and labor organizations. Candidates and officeholders are
generally prohibited from accepting such contributions.
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SCHEDULE E: LOANS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE E: LOANS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about loans and guarantees of loans accepted during
the reporting period for campaign or officeholder purposes. This schedule must also be used to
disclose deposits of personal funds into an account in which political contributions are held as
permitted by section 253.0351(c) of the Election Code. This schedule may also be used to
disclose political expenditures from personal funds.
Loans to Your Campaign from Your Personal Funds: You may disclose political
expenditures from personal funds as a loan to your campaign on Schedule E.
Outgoing political expenditures made from that loan must then be disclosed as if they
were made from political contributions. The amount you disclose as a loan from
yourself in a reporting period may NOT exceed the amount you actually spent from
personal funds in that reporting period. In other words, do not report a $100,000 loan
to your campaign if the amount actually spent from your personal funds in the
reporting period was $5,000. When you reimburse yourself, disclose the
reimbursement as an outgoing political expenditure on Schedule F1. The
reimbursement may not exceed the amount disclosed as a loan. (You may also
disclose political expenditures from personal funds on Schedule G. See the Schedule
G instructions below for more information.)
Personal Funds Deposited into a Political Account: If you deposit personal funds in
an account in which political contributions are held, you must disclose the deposited
amount as a loan on Schedule E and check the box indicating "Personal Funds
Deposited into Political Account." Personal funds deposited in an account in which
political contributions are held are subject to the personal use restriction. Disclose the
outgoing political expenditures made from that loan as if they were made from
political contributions. When you reimburse yourself, disclose the reimbursement as
an outgoing political expenditure on Schedule F1. The reimbursement may not
exceed the amount disclosed as a loan.
Itemization: You must itemize loans (including loans from personal funds) that exceed $110
that you accepted during the period from one person. If you accepted two or more loans from
the same person, the total of which exceeds $110, itemize each loan separately. You must also
itemize loans that are made electronically by a person other than a financial institution,
regardless of amount. Although you are not required to do so, you may also itemize any other
loans that do not exceed $110.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE E: After you have completed Schedule E, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
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4. TOTAL OF UNITEMIZED LOANS: Enter the total amount of loans accepted during the
reporting period that did not exceed $110 in the aggregate per person and were not from
financial institutions, unless the loans were made electronically.
Although you are not required to do so, you may itemize loans of $110 or less from persons
other than financial institutions on this schedule. If you itemize some loans of $110 or less,
do not include those loans in the total you enter here. If you choose to itemize all loans of
$110 or less, enter a “0” here.
5. DATE OF LOAN: Enter the date you accepted the loan.
6. IS LENDER A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION?: If you accepted the loan from a corporation
that has been legally engaged in the business of making loans for more than one year, choose
“Y” for yes. If you accepted the loan from any other source, choose “N” for no. A loan from
a corporation that has not been legally engaged in the business of making loans for more than
one year is a corporate contribution. Candidates and officeholders may not accept corporate
contributions.
7. NAME OF LENDER: Enter the full name of the person or financial institution that made
the loan. If the lender is an individual, enter the full first and last name and suffix (Jr., III,
etc.) if applicable. If the lender is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.
“Out-of-State PAC” box: See instructions for Schedule A1, section 5.
Note: See the Campaign Finance Guide for detailed information on accepting and reporting
contributions from out-of-state political committees.
8. LENDER ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the person or financial institution that
made the loan.
9. LOAN AMOUNT: Enter the principal amount of the loan.
10. INTEREST RATE: Enter the interest rate.
11. MATURITY DATE: Enter the maturity date.
12. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION OR JOB TITLE: Candidates for and holders of statewide
offices in the executive branch, and candidates for and holders of legislative offices, must
disclose the principal occupation or job title of each individual from whom the candidate or
officeholder has accepted a loan (including a pledge of a loan) of $1,080 or more during the
reporting period. Other types of filers are not required to report this information but may do
so.
13. EMPLOYER: Candidates for and holders of statewide offices in the executive branch, and
candidates for and holders of legislative offices, must disclose the full name of the employer
of an individual from whom the candidate or officeholder has accepted a loan (including a
pledge of a loan) of $1,080 or more during the reporting period. Other types of filers are not
required to report this information but may do so.
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14. DESCRIPTION OF COLLATERAL: If there is no collateral for the loan, check the
“none” box and go to section 15. If there is collateral for the loan, enter a description of the
collateral for the loan.
15. “Check if personal funds were deposited into political account” box: Check this box
only if the loan is a deposit of your personal funds into an account in which political
contributions are held as permitted by section 253.0351(c) of the Election Code. Political
expenditures made from that loan, and any subsequent expenditures to reimburse the
candidate or officeholder, must be reported as if they were made from political
contributions. The reimbursement may not exceed the amount reported as a loan. Personal
funds deposited in an account in which political contributions are held are subject to the
personal use restrictions.
16. GUARANTOR INFORMATION: If there are no guarantors for the loan, check the “Not
Applicable” box and skip sections 17 through 21. If you have no further loans to report, go
to the next applicable schedule.
Note: A person who guarantees all or part of a loan makes a reportable contribution in the
amount of the guarantee. You must report such a contribution on this schedule, and not on
the applicable contributions schedule.
17. NAME OF GUARANTOR: Enter the full name of the person guaranteeing the loan. If the
guarantor is an individual, enter the full first and last name and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if
applicable. If the guarantor is an entity, enter the full name of the entity.
18. GUARANTOR ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the guarantor.
19. AMOUNT GUARANTEED: Enter the exact amount of the loan that the guarantor has
agreed to guarantee.
20. PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION: Enter the principal occupation of the guarantor.
21. EMPLOYER: Enter the employer of the guarantor.
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SCHEDULE F1: POLITICAL EXPENDITURES FROM POLITICAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE F1: POLITICAL
EXPENDITURES FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about political expenditures from political
contributions that were made during the reporting period. Do not enter on this schedule unpaid
incurred obligations, political expenditures made from personal funds, the purchase of
investments from political contributions, expenditures made by credit card, or payments from
political contributions made to a business that you own or control. (Report unpaid incurred
obligations on Schedule F2; report expenditures from personal funds on Schedule G; report the
purchase of investments from political contributions on Schedule F3; report expenditures made
by credit card on Schedule F4; and report payments from political contributions made to a
business that you own or control on Schedule H.)
Expenditures Made by Credit Card: You must disclose expenditures charged to a credit card on
Schedule F4 and not on this schedule. When you pay the credit card bill, you must disclose the
payment to the credit card issuer on Schedule F1 (used for political payments from political
contributions), Schedule G (used for political payments from personal funds), Schedule H (used
for payments from political contributions made to a business that you own or control), or
Schedule I (used for non-political payments from political contributions), as applicable. See
instructions for Schedule F4: Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more information.
See the Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders for important restrictions
regarding the use of political funds to rent or purchase real property.
Itemization: You must enter expenditures paid to one individual or entity during the reporting
period that in the aggregate exceed $220 on this schedule. If you made more than one
expenditure to the same payee, the total of which exceeded $220, enter each expenditure
separately. Although you are not required to do so, you may also report expenditures to one
person that do not exceed $220 in the period on this schedule. If you choose not to itemize
expenditures of $220 and less on this schedule, you must total all unitemized expenditures and
report them on the Cover Sheet, page 2, section 17, line 3.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE F1: After you have completed Schedule F1, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4. DATE: Enter the date the expenditure was made. Remember: expenditure obligations you
incurred in this reporting period but have not yet paid are entered on Schedule F2.
Expenditures made by credit card are entered on Schedule F4.
5. PAYEE NAME: Enter the full name of the person to whom the expenditure was made.
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Note: If you make an expenditure for goods or services to benefit another candidate,
officeholder, or committee, enter the name of the vendor who sold you the goods or services.
Do not enter the name of the person for whose benefit you made the expenditure. Include
that information under section 8, “Purpose of Expenditure.”
6. AMOUNT: Enter the exact amount of the expenditure.
7. PAYEE ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the person to whom the expenditure was
made.
8. PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURE: You must disclose the purpose of the expenditure in two
parts: Category and Description. Merely disclosing the category of goods, services, or other
thing of value for which the expenditure was made does not adequately describe the purpose
of an expenditure.
(a) Category: Select a category of goods, services, or other thing of value for which an
expenditure is made. If none of the listed categories apply, select “Other” and enter your
own category. Examples of acceptable categories include:
Advertising Expense
Accounting/Banking
Consulting Expense
Contributions/Donations Made By Candidate/Officeholder/Political Committee
Credit Card Payment
Event Expense
Fees
Food/Beverage Expense
Gifts/Awards/Memorials Expense
Legal Services
Loan Repayment/Reimbursement
Office Overhead/Rental Expense
Polling Expense
Printing Expense
Salaries/Wages/Contract Labor
Solicitation/Fundraising Expense
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Transportation Equipment and Related Expense
Travel In District
Travel Out Of District
Other (Enter your own category, if none of the listed categories apply)
(b) Description: Enter a brief statement or description of the candidate or officeholder
activity that was conducted by making the expenditure. The brief statement or
description must include the item or service purchased and must be sufficiently specific,
when considered within the context of the description of the category, to make the reason
for the expenditure clear. Merely disclosing the category of goods, services, or other
thing of value for which the expenditure is made does not adequately describe the
purpose of an expenditure.
“Check if travel outside of Texas” box: Check this box if the expenditure was for
travel outside of Texas. The description of a political expenditure for travel outside of
Texas must include detailed information. Report this information on Schedule T.
“Check if Austin, TX, officeholder living expense” box: Check this box if the
expenditure is an officeholder expense for living in Austin, Texas.
For examples of acceptable ways to disclose the purpose of an expenditure, see "Examples:
Purpose of Expenditures."
9. DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE TO BENEFIT CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER:
If you made a direct campaign expenditure to benefit another candidate or officeholder, enter
the full name of the candidate or officeholder and the name of the office sought or held,
including the district, precinct, or other designation of the office, as applicable. (Attach
additional sheets to list multiple candidates.) Do not complete this section if the expenditure
was not a direct campaign expenditure.
A “direct campaign expenditure” to benefit another candidate is not a “political contribution”
to that other candidate. A direct campaign expenditure is a campaign expenditure that you
make on someone else’s behalf and without the prior consent or approval of that person.
This is in contrast to a political contribution, which the person has the opportunity to accept
or reject.
Example: If you made expenditures to prepare and distribute an endorsement
letter in support of a candidate after first asking for and getting the candidate’s
approval, you made an in-kind contribution. However, if you did not get the
candidate’s approval before you made the expenditure, you made a direct
campaign expenditure.
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SCHEDULE F2: UNPAID INCURRED OBLIGATIONS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE F2: UNPAID
INCURRED OBLIGATIONS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about obligations to make an expenditure that you
incurred during the reporting period but have not yet paid. If under normal business practices,
the amount of an expenditure is not known or readily ascertainable until receipt of a periodic bill,
do not report it on this schedule. Do not enter on this schedule obligations that were incurred and
paid during the reporting period, or other outgoing funds. (Report obligations incurred and paid
during the reporting period on Schedule F1, F3, G, H, or I as appropriate, and report
expenditures made by credit card on Schedule F4.)
See the Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders for important restrictions
regarding the use of political funds to rent or purchase real property.
Itemization: Itemization requirements differ depending on whether the unpaid incurred
obligation is for a political or non-political expenditure.
Unpaid Incurred Political Obligations: You must enter political obligations incurred
but not yet paid to one individual or entity during the reporting period that in the
aggregate exceed $220 on this schedule. If you incurred more than one obligation to
the same payee during the reporting period, the total of which exceeded $220, enter
each expenditure separately. Although you are not required to do so, you may also
report political obligations incurred to one person that do not exceed $220 in the
period on this schedule. If you choose not to itemize incurred political obligations of
$220 and less on this schedule, you must total all unitemized obligations and report
them in section 4 of this Schedule. You must also include that amount in the total
unitemized political expenditures of $220 or less on the Cover Sheet, page 2, section
17, line 3.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE F2: After you have completed Schedule F2, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4. TOTAL OF UNITEMIZED UNPAID INCURRED OBLIGATIONS: Enter the total
amount of political obligations incurred during the reporting period that do not exceed $220
in the aggregate per person, unless itemized on this schedule. You are not required to itemize
unpaid incurred political obligations of $220 or less, but if you choose to do so, do not
include those unpaid incurred obligations in the total you enter here.
5. DATE: Enter the date the obligation was incurred. Remember: expenditure obligations you
incurred and paid during the reporting period are entered on Schedule F1, G, H or I, as
applicable. Expenditures made by credit card are disclosed on Schedule F4.
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6. PAYEE NAME: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 5.
Note: If you incurred an obligation for goods or services to benefit another candidate,
officeholder, or committee, enter the name of the vendor of the goods or services. Do not
enter the name of the person for whose benefit you incurred the obligation. Include that
information under section 10, “Purpose of Expenditure.”
7. AMOUNT: Enter the exact amount of the incurred expenditure obligation.
8. PAYEE ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the person to whom the obligation is
owed.
9. TYPE OF EXPENDITURE: Check only one box to indicate whether the incurred
obligation was political or non-political.
A non-political expenditure is an expenditure that is neither a campaign expenditure nor an
officeholder expenditure. As a practical matter, very few expenditures made from political
contributions are non-political expenditures. For instance, expenditures for administrative
expenses, banking fees, and professional dues are typically political expenditures.
10. PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURE: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 8.
11. DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE TO BENEFIT
CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 9.
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SCHEDULE F3: PURCHASE OF INVESTMENTS FROM POLITICAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE F3: PURCHASE OF
INVESTMENTS FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about investments purchased from political
contributions during the reporting period. Do not enter on this schedule political expenditures
from political contributions, unpaid incurred obligations, expenditures made by credit card,
political expenditures made from personal funds, or payments from political contributions made
to a business that you own or control. (Report political expenditures from political contributions
on Schedule F1; report unpaid incurred obligations on Schedule F2; report expenditures made by
credit card on Schedule F4; report expenditures from personal funds on Schedule G; and report
payments from political contributions made to a business that you own or control on Schedule
H.)
See the Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders for important restrictions
regarding the use of political funds to rent or purchase real property.
Itemization: You must enter investments purchased with political contributions during the
reporting period that in the aggregate exceed $140 on this schedule. If you made two or more
payments to the same payee to purchase an investment, the total of which exceeded $140, enter
each payment separately. Although you are not required to do so, you may also report
investments purchased with political contributions that do not exceed $140 in the period on this
schedule.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE F3: After you have completed Schedule F3, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4. DATE: Enter the date you purchased the investment.
5. NAME OF PERSON FROM WHOM INVESTMENT IS PURCHASED: Enter the full
name of the person or entity from whom you purchased the investment. If you purchased the
investment from an individual, enter the full first and last name, and suffix (Jr., III, etc.) if
applicable (title is optional). If you purchased the investment from an entity, enter the full
name of the entity.
6. ADDRESS OF PERSON FROM WHOM INVESTMENT IS PURCHASED: Enter the
complete address of the person or entity from whom you purchased the investment.
7. DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT: Enter a brief statement or description of the
investment. For example, “Ten shares of stock in ABC Company.”
8. AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT: Enter the exact amount of the investment purchased.
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SCHEDULE F4: EXPENDITURES MADE BY CREDIT CARD
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE F4: EXPENDITURES
MADE BY CREDIT CARD. Note: significant changes were made to Schedule F4 in 2024.
Use this schedule to disclose information about expenditures made by a credit card. You must
disclose expenditures charged to a credit card on this schedule and identify the individual, entity,
or vendor who receives payment from the credit card issuer. When you pay the credit card bill,
you must disclose the payment to the credit card issuer on Schedule F1 (used for political
payments from political contributions), Schedule G (used for political payments from personal
funds), Schedule H (used for payments from political contributions made to a business that you
own or control), or Schedule I (used for non-political payments from political contributions), as
applicable.
Do not enter on this schedule: political expenditures from political contributions that were paid
for with cash, check, or debit card; unpaid incurred obligations; political expenditures made from
personal funds; or payments from political contributions made to a business that a candidate or
officeholder owns or controls on this schedule. (Report political expenditures from political
contributions that were paid for with cash, check or debit card on Schedule F1; report unpaid
incurred obligations on Schedule F2; report the purchase of investments from political
contributions on Schedule F3; report expenditures from personal funds on Schedule G; and report
payments from political contributions made to a business that a candidate or officeholder owns or
controls on Schedule H.)
For examples regarding the disclosure of expenditures made by credit card, see “Examples:
Reporting Expenditures Made by Credit Card.”
Itemization: Itemization requirements differ depending on whether the expenditure made by a
credit card is for a political or non-political expenditure.
Political Expenditures Made by Credit Card: You must itemize political expenditures
made by credit card that exceed $220 (in the aggregate) to a single payee. If you
made two or more expenditures to the same payee during the reporting period, the
total of which exceeded $220, enter each expenditure made by credit card separately.
Although you are not required to do so, you may also report political expenditures
made by credit card that do not exceed $220 in the reporting period on this schedule.
If you choose not to itemize political expenditures made by credit card of $220 and
less on this schedule, you must total all unitemized political expenditures and report
them in section 4 of this Schedule. You must also include that amount in the total
unitemized political expenditures of $220 or less on the Cover Sheet, page 2, section
17, line 3.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1.TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE F4: After you have completed Schedule F4, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2.FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
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3.FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4.TOTAL OF UNITEMIZED EXPENDITURES CHARGED TO ALL CREDIT
CARDS: Enter the total amount of political expenditures charged to all credit cards you
used during the reporting period that do not exceed $220 in the aggregate per person, unless
itemized on this schedule. You are not required to itemize political expenditures made by
credit card of $220 or less, but if you choose to do so, do not include those political
expenditures made by credit card in the total you enter here.
5.CREDIT CARD ISSUER: Enter the full name of the financial institution that issued the
credit card. Use a separate page of Schedule F4 for each credit card used.
Sections 6 through 9 are used to report information about each itemized expenditure made
using the credit card listed in item #5 above. Each expenditure must have its own entry. If you
made more than three expenditures using that same credit card during the period covered by the
report, include additional pages of Schedule F4 and include the name of the credit card issuer in
Item 5 on every page. Leave Item 4 blank except for the first page for that credit card issuer.
6.PAYMENT
(a) Amount Charged: Report the exact amount of the credit card expenditure.
(b)Date Expenditure Charged: Enter the date you charged the credit card.
Note: There is a special reporting rule for expenditures made by credit card. For reports due
30 days and 8 days before an election (pre-election reports) and for runoff reports, the date of
the credit card expenditure is the date the credit card is used. For other reports, the date of
the credit card expenditure is either the date of the charge or the date the credit card
statement is received. A filer can never go wrong by disclosing the date of the expenditure as
the date of the charge.
(c) Date(s) Credit Card Issuer Paid: List the date(s) that you made payments to the credit
card issuer during the period covered by the report for this expenditure. If you made multiple
payments to the credit card issuer during the period covered by the report, list the first and
last dates that you made payments.
7.PAYEE
(a)Payee Name: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 5. Disclose the name of the vendor
who sold you the goods or services as the payee, NOT the credit card issuer.
Note: If you made an expenditure for goods or services to benefit another candidate,
officeholder, or committee, enter the name of the vendor of the goods or services. Do not
enter the name of the person for whose benefit you made the expenditure. Include that
information under section 8, “Purpose of Expenditure.”
(b) Payee Address: Enter the complete address of the payee of the credit card expenditure.
8.PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURE: Check only one box to indicate whether the credit card
expenditure was political or non-political.
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A non-political expenditure is an expenditure that is neither a campaign expenditure nor an
officeholder expenditure. As a practical matter, very few expenditures made from political
contributions are non-political expenditures. For instance, expenditures for administrative
expenses, banking fees, and professional dues are typically political expenditures.
(a)Purpose of Expenditure: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 8.
Note: Do not choose “Credit Card Payment” as the category for an expenditure made by
credit card when an individual, entity, or vendor receives payment from the credit card
issuer. Instead, choose the category that corresponds to the goods, services, or other thing of
value purchased from the individual, entity, or vendor.
(b) Description: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 8.
9.DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE TO BENEFIT
CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 9.
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SCHEDULE G: POLITICAL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM PERSONAL
FUNDS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE G: POLITICAL
EXPENDITURES MADE FROM PERSONAL FUNDS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about political expenditures from personal funds that
were made during the reporting period. Alternatively, you may choose to disclose political
expenditures from personal funds as a loan on Schedule E (see the Schedule E instructions above
for more information). Do not enter on this schedule information about personal funds deposited
in an account in which political contributions are held as permitted by section 253.0351(c) of the
Election Code. (Report the deposit of personal funds into a political account as a loan on
Schedule E.)
Expenditures Made by Credit Card: You must disclose expenditures charged to a credit card
on Schedule F4 and not on this schedule. When you pay the credit card bill, you must disclose
the payment to the credit card issuer on Schedule F1 (used for political payments from political
contributions), Schedule G (used for political payments from personal funds), Schedule H (used
for payments from political contributions made to a business that you own or control), or
Schedule I (used for non-political payments from political contributions), as applicable. See
instructions for Schedule F4: Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more information.
If you intend to seek reimbursement in any amount from political contributions for a political
expenditure made from personal funds, you must either report the expenditure on Schedule E or
itemize the expenditure on this schedule and check the box in Section 6 to indicate that you
intend to seek reimbursement from political contributions. You may not correct a report to
allow reimbursement. When you reimburse yourself, disclose the reimbursement as an outgoing
political expenditure on Schedule F1.
See the Campaign Finance Guide for important restrictions regarding the use of political funds to
rent or purchase real property.
Itemization: If you choose to report political expenditures from personal funds on this schedule,
you must itemize political expenditures paid to one individual or entity during the reporting
period that in the aggregate exceed $220 on this schedule. If you made more than one
expenditure to the same payee during the reporting period, the total of which exceeded $220,
enter each expenditure separately. Although you are not required to do so, you may also report
expenditures to one person that do not exceed $220 in the period on this schedule. You must total
all political expenditures from personal funds that you do not itemize on this schedule and
include them in the total of unitemized political expenditures on the Cover Sheet, page 2, section
17, line 3.
Officeholder expenditures from personal funds for which you do not intend to seek
reimbursement are not required to be reported on this schedule or included in the total of
unitemized political expenditures.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
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1 TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE G: After you have completed Schedule G, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2.FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3.FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4.DATE: Enter the date the expenditure was made.
5.PAYEE NAME: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 7.
6.AMOUNT: Enter the exact amount of the expenditure.
“Reimbursement from Political Contributions Intended” box: Check this box if you
intend to reimburse yourself for the expenditure. (In order to be reimbursed from political
contributions in any amount for an expenditure made out of personal funds, you must itemize
the expenditure on this schedule and check this box, or you must report the expenditure as a
loan to yourself on Schedule E.) If you do not check this box at the time you file your report,
you cannot correct/amend your report later to check this box without subjecting yourself to a
possible penalty.
7.PAYEE ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the person to whom the expenditure was
made.
8.PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURE: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 8.
9.DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE TO BENEFIT
CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 9.
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SCHEDULE H: PAYMENT FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO A
BUSINESS OF C/OH
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE H: PAYMENT FROM
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO A BUSINESS OF C/OH.
Use this schedule to disclose information about payments from political contributions that were
made to a business in which you have an interest of more than 10%, a position on the governing
body, or a position as an officer. Do not enter on this schedule other payments from political
contributions made during the reporting period.
See the Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders for a discussion on the
important restrictions on making and reporting payments from political contributions to a
business in which you have an interest.
This schedule is for payments to a business in which you have one or more of the following
interests or positions:
1)a participating interest of more than 10%;
2)a position on the governing body of the business; or
3)a position as an officer of the business.
Itemization: You must enter all payments from political contributions made to certain
businesses (as defined above) of a candidate or officeholder made during the reporting period on
this schedule, regardless of the amount.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1.TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE H: After you have completed Schedule H, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2.FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3.FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4.DATE: Enter the date you made the payment.
5.BUSINESS NAME: Enter the full name of the business to which you made the payment.
6.AMOUNT: Enter the exact amount of the payment.
7.BUSINESS ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the business to which you made the
payment.
8.PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURE: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 8.
9.DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE TO BENEFIT
CANDIDATE/OFFICEHOLDER: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 9.
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SCHEDULE I: NON-POLITICAL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE I: NON-POLITICAL
EXPENDITURES MADE FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about non-political expenditures from political
contributions made during the reporting period. Do not enter political expenditures on this
schedule. Also, do not enter non-political expenditure obligations you incurred in this reporting
period but have not yet paid or non-political expenditures made by credit card. (Report unpaid
incurred obligations on Schedule F2; report expenditures made by a credit card on Schedule F4.)
Expenditures Made by Credit Card: You must disclose non-political expenditures charged to
a credit card on Schedule F4 and not on this schedule. When you pay the credit card bill, you
must disclose the payment to the credit card issuer on Schedule F1 (used for political payments
from political contributions), Schedule G (used for political payments from personal funds),
Schedule H (used for payments from political contributions made to a business that you own or
control), or Schedule I (used for non-political payments from political contributions), as
applicable. See instructions for Schedule F4: Expenditures Made by Credit Card for more
information.
Itemization: You must enter all non-political expenditures from political contributions on this
schedule, regardless of the amount. A non-political expenditure is an expenditure that is neither
a campaign expenditure nor an officeholder expenditure, as defined in section 251.001 of the
Election Code. As a practical matter, very few expenditures made from political contributions
are non-political expenditures. For instance, expenditures for administrative expenses, banking
fees, and professional dues are typically political expenditures. You may not convert political
contributions to personal use.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1.TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE I: After you have completed Schedule I, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2.FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3.FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4.DATE: Enter the date the expenditure was made.
5.PAYEE NAME: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 5.
6.AMOUNT: Enter the exact amount of the expenditure.
7.PAYEE ADDRESS: Enter the complete address of the person to whom the expenditure was
made.
8.PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURE: See instructions for Schedule F1, section 8.
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SCHEDULE K: INTEREST, CREDITS, GAINS, REFUNDS, AND
CONTRIBUTIONS RETURNED TO FILER
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE K: INTEREST,
CREDITS, GAINS, REFUNDS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS RETURNED TO FILER.
Use this schedule to report information regarding any credit, interest, rebate, refund,
reimbursement, or return of a deposit fee resulting from the use of a political contribution or an
asset purchased with a political contribution, any proceeds from the sale of an asset purchased
with a political contribution, the amount of which exceeds $140, and any other gain from a
political contribution received during the reporting period.
Itemization: You must enter interest, credits, gains, refunds and returned contributions received
during the reporting period that in the aggregate exceed $140 on this schedule. Although you are
not required to do so, you may also report any interest/credit/gain/refund that does not exceed
$140 in the period on this schedule.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE K: After you have completed Schedule K, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter your full name.
3. FILER ID: See instructions for Cover Sheet, page 1, section 1.
4. DATE: Enter the date the credit/gain/refund/returned contribution was received or the
interest was earned, as applicable.
5. NAME OF PERSON FROM WHOM AMOUNT IS RECEIVED: Enter the full name of
the person or business from whom the interest/credit/gain/refund or returned contribution
was received. If the person is an individual, enter the full name, first, last, and suffix (Jr., III,
etc.) if applicable (title is optional). If the person or business is an entity, enter the full name
of the entity.
6. ADDRESS OF PERSON FROM WHOM AMOUNT IS RECEIVED: Enter the complete
address of the person or business from whom the interest/credit/gain/refund or returned
contribution was received.
7. PURPOSE FOR WHICH AMOUNT IS RECEIVED: Enter a brief statement or
description of the purpose for which the amount was received (for example, “phone service
deposit return,” “returned contribution” or “interest on savings account”).
“Check if political contribution returned to filer” box: If the incoming
credit/gain was originally made by you in the form of a political contribution to
another candidate or political committee and was returned to you in this reporting
period, check this box.
8. AMOUNT: Enter the exact amount of the interest/credit/gain/refund or returned
contribution.
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SCHEDULE T: IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS OR POLITICAL
EXPENDITURES FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF TEXAS
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using SCHEDULE T: IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS OR POLITICAL EXPENDITURES FOR TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF TEXAS.
Use this schedule to disclose information about contributions accepted or expenditures made
during the reporting period that were used for travel outside of Texas. In addition to completing
this schedule, you must also report the actual contribution or expenditure on the appropriate
schedule or form. The law requires detailed information regarding in-kind contributions or
political expenditures for travel outside of Texas.
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. TOTAL PAGES SCHEDULE T: After you have completed Schedule T, count the total
number of pages. Each side of a two-sided form counts as one page.
2. FILER NAME: Enter the full name of the candidate, committee, or party on whose report
you are including this schedule.
3. FILER ID: If you are filing with the Commission, enter your filer identification number. If
you do not file with the Commission, you are not required to enter a filer identification
number.
4. NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR / CORPORATION OR LABOR ORGANIZATION /
PLEDGOR / PAYEE: Enter the full name of the contributor / corporation or labor
organization / pledgor / payee as it appears on the schedule or form on which you reported
the actual contribution or expenditure.
5. CONTRIBUTION / EXPENDITURE REPORTED ON: Check the appropriate box for
the schedule or form on which you reported the actual contribution or expenditure.
6. DATES OF TRAVEL: Enter the date(s) on which the travel occurred.
7. NAME OF PERSON(S) TRAVELING: Enter the full name of the person or persons
traveling on whose behalf the travel was accepted or on whose behalf the expenditure was
made.
8. DEPARTURE CITY OR NAME OF DEPARTURE LOCATION: Enter the name of the
departure city or the name of each departure location.
9. DESTINATION CITY OR NAME OF DESTINATION LOCATION: Enter the name of
the destination city or the name of each destination location.
10. MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION: Enter the method of travel (e.g., airplane, bus, boat,
car, etc.)
11. PURPOSE OF TRAVEL: Enter the campaign or officeholder purpose of the travel,
including the name of a conference, seminar, or other event.
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FORM C/OH-FR: DESIGNATION OF FINAL REPORT
These instructions are for candidates and officeholders using Form C/OH-FR: C/OH REPORT:
DESIGNATION OF FINAL REPORT. A final report must include this form (Form C/OH-FR)
and the CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT (Form C/OH) with the “Final Report” box checked on
page 1, section 9. It must also include Schedules A1, A2, B, E, F1, F2, F3, F4, G, H, I, K, and T,
as applicable.
GENERAL INFORMATION
For filing purposes, you are a “candidate” as long as you have an active appointment of
campaign treasurer on file. If you do not expect to accept any further campaign contributions or
to make any further campaign expenditures, you may file a final report of contributions and
expenditures. A final report terminates your appointment of campaign treasurer and relieves you
of the obligation of filing further reports as a candidate.
If you do not have an active appointment of campaign treasurer on file, you may not accept
campaign contributions or make campaign expenditures. A payment on a campaign debt is a
campaign expenditure. An officeholder who does not have an active appointment of campaign
treasurer on file may accept officeholder contributions and make officeholder expenditures.
The effect of filing a final report differs depending on whether you are an officeholder at the
time you file a final report.
Officeholders Filing a Final Report: You will not have to worry about surplus political funds
and assets until you cease to be an officeholder. You may still be required to file semiannual
reports of contributions and expenditures as an officeholder. The only officeholders who are not
required to file semiannual reports are local officeholders who do not exceed $1,080 in
contributions or $1,080 in expenditures during the reporting period.
If you cease to be an officeholder at a time when you do not have an active campaign treasurer
appointment on file, and you retain political contributions, interest or other income from political
contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions or interest or other income from
political contributions after filing the last required report as an officeholder, you must file an
annual report of unexpended contributions (Form C/OH-UC) not earlier than January 1 and not
later than January 15 of each year following the year in which you filed the last required report
as an officeholder. If your unexpended contribution report shows that your contributions
maintained is now “$0.00,” then you may file that unexpended contribution report at any time.
You may not retain these unexpended funds longer than six years after the date you ceased to be
an officeholder. For information about important restrictions regarding the use and reporting of
unexpended contributions, see the Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders.
Non-Officeholders Filing a Final Report: You will no longer be required to file reports unless
you retain political contributions, interest or other income from political contributions, or assets
purchased with political contributions or interest or other income from political contributions. If
you retain any of those items, you must file an annual report of unexpended contributions (Form
C/OH-UC) not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15 of each year after the year in
which you filed your final report. If your unexpended contribution report shows that your
contributions maintained is now “$0.00,” then you may file that unexpended contribution report
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at any time. You may not retain these unexpended funds longer than six years after the date of
filing a final report. For information about important restrictions regarding the use and reporting
of unexpended contributions, see the Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders.
COMPLETING THE FORM
Each numbered item in these instructions corresponds to the same numbered item on the form.
1. C/OH NAME: Enter your full name.
2. FILER ID: If you are filing with the Commission, enter your Filer ID. If you do not file
with the Commission, you are not required to enter a Filer ID.
3. SIGNATURE: You must sign this section to indicate that you understand the consequences
of filing a final report.
4. FILER WHO IS NOT AN OFFICEHOLDER: Complete this section if you are not an
officeholder at the time of filing your final report. Be sure to check the appropriate box in
both sections A and B and sign on the “Signature” line.
5. OFFICEHOLDER: Complete this section if you are an officeholder at the time of filing
your final report. You must check the box to indicate awareness of further filing
requirements.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING EXPENDITURES
EXAMPLES: REPORTING EXPENDITURES MADE BY CREDIT CARD
This list is for illustrative purposes only. It is intended to provide helpful information and to
assist filers in reporting expenditures made by credit card and payments made to credit card
issuers.
Keep in mind that this reporting system is not an accounting system and duplication of
expenditures is not uncommon when reporting transactions related to expenditures made by
credit card.
Example #1: Candidate Using Credit Card to Make Political Expenditures and Using
Political Contributions to Pay the Entire Credit Card Bill in the Same Reporting Period
A candidate for elected office uses her credit card to buy $1,000 in campaign office supplies
from an office store. During the same reporting period, the candidate uses her credit card to buy
$500 in political advertising signs from a sign company. During the same reporting period, the
candidate makes a single payment from her political contributions account to pay the $1,500
credit card bill.
To report that activity, the candidate would report all of the following on a campaign finance
report (Form C/OH) covering the period in which she made the credit card charges and sent the
payment to the credit card issuer:
1. The candidate fills out one page of the “Expenditures Made by Credit Card” Schedule
(F4). The credit card issuer’s name is included in section 5. The candidate fills out
sections 6 through 9 twice, once for the $1,000 expenditure and again for the $500
expenditure.
2. For the $1,000 expenditure, the candidate reports an amount charged of $1,000 in section
6(a), the date the expenditure was made in section 6(b), and the date the credit card issuer
was paid $1,500 in section 6(c). She identifies the office store in section 7 as the payee
of the expenditure and includes their address. Section 8’s category for the expenditure is
“Office Overhead/Rental Expense,” and the description is “Campaign Office Supplies.”
In Section 8 of the schedule, the box for “Political” is also checked.
3. For the $500 expenditure, the candidate reports an amount charged of $500 in section
6(a), the date the expenditure was made in section 6(b), and the date the credit card issuer
was paid $1,500 in section 6(c). She identifies the sign company in section 7 as the
payee of the expenditure and includes their address. Section 8’s category for the
expenditure is “Advertising Expense,” and the description is “Political Advertising
Signs.” In Section 8 of the schedule, the box for “Political” is also checked.
4. For the payment to the credit card issuer: a $1,500 expenditure is reported on the
“Political Expenditures from Political Contributions” Schedule (F1). The schedule
identifies the credit card issuer as the payee of the expenditure and includes the address,
date, amount, a category of the expenditure as “Credit Card Payment,” and a description
as ”Payment of credit card bill for credit card expenditures.”
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5. Both $1,500 amounts reported on Schedules F4 and F1 are also included in the
appropriate totals sections of Cover Sheet Pages 2 and 3.
Example #2: Candidate Using Credit Card to Make a Political Expenditure and Using
Personal Funds to Pay the Entire Credit Card Bill in the Same Reporting Period
A candidate for non-judicial office uses his credit card to purchase $3,000 in political advertising
materials from a print shop. During the same reporting period, the candidate makes one payment
from his personal funds account to pay the entire $3,000 credit card bill.
To report that activity, the candidate would report all of the following on a campaign finance
report (Form C/OH) covering the period in which he made the credit card charge and sent the
payment to the credit card issuer:
1. The candidate fills out one page of the “Expenditures Made by Credit Card” Schedule
(F4). The credit card issuer’s name is included in section 5. The candidate fills out
sections 6 through 9 once, for the $3,000 expenditure.
2. The candidate reports an amount charged of $3,000 in section 6(a), the date the
expenditure was made in section 6(b), and the date the credit card issuer was paid $3,000
in section 6(c). He identifies the print shop in section 7 as the payee of the expenditure
and includes their address. Section 8’s category for the expenditure is “Advertising
Expense,” and the description is “Political Advertising Materials.” In Section 8 of the
schedule, the box for “Political” is also checked.
3. For the payment to the credit card issuer: a $3,000 expenditure is reported on the
“Political Expenditures Made from Personal Funds” Schedule (G). The schedule
identifies the credit card issuer as the payee of the expenditure and includes the address,
date, amount, a category of the expenditure as “Credit Card Payment,” and a description
as “Payment of credit card bill for political advertising materials.” If the candidate
intends to seek reimbursement from political contributions, the candidate may also check
the appropriate box in Section 6.
4. Both $3,000 amounts reported on Schedules F4 and G are also included in the
appropriate sections of Cover Sheet Pages 2 and 3.
Example #3: Political Committee Using Credit Card to Make a Political Expenditure and
Using Political Contributions to Pay the Credit Card Bill in Different Reporting Periods
A general-purpose committee (GPAC) uses its credit card to buy $500 in political advertising in
a newspaper. The committee receives the statement from the credit card issuer but does not send
a payment until after the reporting period ends. When the committee sends a payment to the
credit card issuer, it makes a $500 payment from its political contributions account.
To report the credit card charge, the committee’s campaign treasurer would report all of the
following on a campaign finance report (Form GPAC) covering the period in which it made the
credit card charge:
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1. The GPAC fills out one page of the “Expenditures Made by Credit Card” Schedule (F4).
The credit card issuer’s name is included in section 5. The GPAC fills out sections 6
through 9 once, for the $500 expenditure.
2. The GPAC reports an amount charged of $500 in section 6(a), the date the expenditure
was made in section 6(b), and leaves section 6(c) blank. They identify the newspaper in
section 7 as the payee of the expenditure and include their address. Section 8’s category
for the expenditure is “Advertising Expense,” and the description is “Political
Advertising.” In Section 8 of the schedule, the box for “Political” is also checked.
3. The $500 amount reported on the “Expenditures Made by Credit Card” Schedule (F4)
will also be included in the appropriate sections of Cover Sheet Pages 2 and 3.
To report the payment to the credit card issuer, the committee’s campaign treasurer would also
report all of the following on a campaign finance report (Form GPAC) covering the period in
which it made the payment to the credit card issuer:
1. The GPAC reports a $500 expenditure on the “Political Expenditures from Political
Contributions” Schedule (F1). The schedule identifies the credit card issuer as the payee
of the expenditure and includes the address, date, amount, a category of the expenditure
as “Credit Card Payment,” and a description as “Payment of credit card bill for political
advertising.”
2. The $500 amount reported on the “Political Expenditures from Political Contributions”
Schedule (F1) will also be included in the appropriate sections of Cover Sheet Pages 2
and 3.
Example #4: Candidate Using Credit Card to Make a Political Expenditure and Using
Political Contributions to Pay the Credit Card Bill in Different Reporting Periods
A candidate for judicial office uses her credit card to buy $500 in political advertising in a
newspaper. The candidate receives the statement from the credit card issuer but does not send a
payment until after the reporting period ends. When the candidate sends a payment to the credit
card issuer, she makes a $500 payment from her political contributions account.
To report the credit card charge, the candidate would report all of the following on a campaign
finance report (Form JC/OH) covering the period in which she made the credit card charge:
1. The judicial candidate fills out one page of the “Expenditures Made by Credit Card”
Schedule (F4). The credit card issuer’s name is included in section 5. The candidate fills
out sections 6 through 9 once, for the $500 expenditure.
2. The judicial candidate reports an amount charged of $500 in section 6(a), the date the
expenditure was made in section 6(b), and leaves section 6(c) blank. She identifies the
newspaper in section 7 as the payee of the expenditure and includes their address. Section
8’s category for the expenditure is “Advertising Expense,” and the description is
“Political Advertising.” In Section 8 of the schedule, the box for “Political” is also
checked.
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3. The $500 amount reported on the “Expenditures Made by Credit Card” Schedule (F4)
will also be included in the appropriate sections of Cover Sheet Pages 2 and 3.
To report the payment to the credit card issuer, the judicial candidate would also report all of the
following on a campaign finance report (Form JC/OH) covering the period in which the payment
to the credit card issuer was made:
1. The judicial candidate reports a $500 expenditure on the “Political Expenditures from
Political Contributions” Schedule (F1). The schedule identifies the credit card issuer as
the payee of the expenditure and includes the address, date, amount, a category of the
expenditure as “Credit Card Payment,” and a description as “Payment of credit card bill
for political advertising.”
2. The $500 amount reported on the “Political Expenditures from Political Contributions”
Schedule (F1) will also be included in the appropriate sections of Cover Sheet Pages 2
and 3.
Example #5: Political Committee Using Credit Card to Make a Political Expenditure and
Using Political Contributions to Make Partial Payments of the Credit Card Bill in Different
Reporting Periods
A general-purpose committee (GPAC) uses its credit card to buy $5,000 in political advertising
for a mailer from a printing company. The committee receives the statement from the credit card
issuer and makes one or more partial payments from political contributions of $2,000 in that
same reporting period. The committee pays the remaining $3,000 from political contributions to
the credit card issuer in a different reporting period.
To report the credit card charge, the committee’s campaign treasurer would report all of the
following on a campaign finance report (Form GPAC) covering the period in which it made the
credit card charge:
1. The GPAC fills out one page of the “Expenditures Made by Credit Card” Schedule (F4).
The credit card issuer’s name is included in section 5. The GPAC fills out sections 6
through 9 once, for the $5,000 expenditure.
2. The GPAC reports an amount charged of $5,000 in section 6(a), the date the expenditure
was made in section 6(b), and reports the date (or dates) during that reporting period on
which the $2,000 was paid in section 6(c). They identify the printing company in section 7
as the payee of the expenditure and include their address. Section 8’s category for the
expenditure is “Advertising Expense,” and the description is “Political Advertising.” In
Section 8 of the schedule, the box for “Political” is also checked.
3. The $5,000 amount reported on “Expenditures Made by Credit Card” Schedule (F4) will
also be included in the appropriate sections of Cover Sheet Pages 2 and 3.
To report the payments to the credit card issuer, the committee’s campaign treasurer would also
report all of the following on a campaign finance report (Form GPAC):
1. For the $2,000 payment(s) made during the same period that the expenditure was made,
the GPAC reports a $2,000 expenditure on the “Political Expenditures from Political
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Contributions” Schedule (F1). The schedule identifies the credit card issuer as the payee of
the expenditure and includes the address, date, amount, a category of the expenditure as
“Credit Card Payment,” and a description as “Payment of credit card bill for political
advertising.”
2. For the $3,000 payment made during a different reporting period, the GPAC reports a
$3,000 expenditure on the “Political Expenditures from Political Contributions” Schedule
(F1). The schedule identifies the credit card issuer as the payee of the expenditure and
includes the address, date, amount, a category of the expenditure as “Credit Card Payment,”
and a description as “Payment of credit card bill for political advertising.”
3. The $2,000 and $3,000 amounts reported on the “Political Expenditures from Political
Contributions” Schedule (F1) will also be included in the appropriate sections of Cover
Sheet Pages 2 and 3 for each reporting period.
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EXAMPLES: PURPOSE OF EXPENDITURES
This list is for illustrative purposes only. It is intended to provide helpful information and to
assist filers in reporting the purpose of an expenditure. However, it is not, and is not intended to
be, an exhaustive or an exclusive list of how a filer may permissibly report the purpose of an
expenditure.
(1) Example: Candidate X is seeking the office of State Representative, District 2000. She
purchases an airline ticket from ABC Airlines to attend a campaign rally within District 2000.
The acceptable category for this expenditure is “travel in district.” An acceptable brief
description is “airline ticket to attend campaign event.”
(2) Example: Candidate X purchases an airline ticket to attend a campaign event outside of
District 2000 but within Texas, the acceptable category is “travel out of district.” An acceptable
brief description is “airline ticket to attend campaign or officeholder event.”
(3) Example: Candidate X purchases an airline ticket to attend an officeholder related seminar
outside of Texas. The acceptable category is “travel out of district” and an acceptable brief
description is “airline ticket to attend [name of seminar] in [city,] [state]. You must also
complete “Schedule T” (used to report travel outside of Texas).
(4) Example: Candidate X contracts with an individual to do various campaign related tasks such
as work on a campaign phone bank, sign distribution, and staffing the office. The acceptable
category is “salaries/wages/contract labor.” An acceptable brief description is “contract labor for
campaign services.”
(5) Example: Officeholder X is seeking re-election and makes an expenditure to purchase a
vehicle to use for campaign purposes and permissible officeholder purposes. The acceptable
category is “transportation equipment and related expenses” and an acceptable brief description
is “purchase of campaign/officeholder vehicle.”
(6) Example: Candidate X makes an expenditure to repair a flat tire on a campaign vehicle
purchased with political funds. The acceptable category is “transportation equipment and related
expenses” and an acceptable brief description is “campaign vehicle repairs.”
(7) Example: Officeholder X purchases flowers for a constituent. The acceptable category is
“gifts/awards/memorials expense” and an acceptable brief description is “flowers for
constituent.”
(8) Example: Political Committee XYZ makes a political contribution to Candidate X. The
acceptable category is “contributions/donations made by candidate/officeholder/political
committee” and an acceptable brief description is “campaign contribution.”
(9) Example: Candidate X makes an expenditure for a filing fee to get his name on the ballot.
The acceptable category is “fees” and an acceptable brief description is “candidate filing fee.”
(10) Example: Officeholder X makes an expenditure to attend a seminar related to performing a
duty or engaging in an activity in connection with the office. The acceptable category is “fees”
and an acceptable brief description is “attend officeholder seminar.”
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(11) Example: Candidate X makes an expenditure for political advertising to be broadcast by
radio. The acceptable category is “advertising expense” and an acceptable brief description is
“political advertising.” Similarly, Candidate X makes an expenditure for political advertising to
appear in a newspaper. The acceptable category is “advertising expense” and an acceptable brief
description is “political advertising.”
(12) Example: Officeholder X makes expenditures for printing and postage to mail a letter to all
of her constituents, thanking them for their participation during the legislative session.
Acceptable categories are “advertising expense” OR “printing expense” and an acceptable brief
description is “letter to constituents.”
(13) Example: Officeholder X makes an expenditure to pay the campaign office electric bill. The
acceptable category is “office overhead/rental expense” and an acceptable brief description is
“campaign office electric bill.”
(14) Example: Officeholder X makes an expenditure to purchase paper, postage, and other
supplies for the campaign office. The acceptable category is “office overhead/rental expense”
and an acceptable brief description is “campaign office supplies.”
(15) Example: Officeholder X makes an expenditure to pay the campaign office monthly rent.
The acceptable category is “office overhead/rental expense” and an acceptable brief description
is “campaign office rent.”
(16) Example: Candidate X hires a consultant for fundraising services. The acceptable category
is “consulting expense” and an acceptable brief description is “campaign services.”
(17) Example: Candidate/Officeholder X pays his attorney for legal fees related to either
campaign matters or officeholder matters. The acceptable category is “legal services” and an
acceptable brief description is “legal fees for campaign” or “for officeholder matters.”
(18) Example: Candidate/Officeholder X makes food and beverage expenditures for a meeting
with her constituents. The acceptable category is “food/beverage expense” and an acceptable
brief description is “meeting with constituents.”
(19) Example: Candidate X makes food and beverage expenditures for a meeting to discuss
candidate issues. The acceptable category is “food/beverage expense” and an acceptable brief
description is “meeting to discuss campaign issues.”
(20) Example: Officeholder X makes food and beverage expenditures for a meeting to discuss
officeholder issues. The acceptable category is “food/beverage expense” and an acceptable brief
description is “meeting to discuss officeholder issues.”
(21) Example: Candidate/Officeholder X makes food and beverage expenditures for a meeting to
discuss campaign and officeholder issues. The acceptable category is “food/beverage expense”
and an acceptable brief description is “meeting to discuss campaign/officeholder issues.”
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EXAMPLES: REPORTING EXPENDITURES FROM PERSONAL FUNDS
This list is for illustrative purposes only. It is intended to provide helpful information and to
assist filers in reporting expenditures from personal funds.
If you intend to seek reimbursement of any amount from political contributions for a political
expenditure made from your personal funds, you must report the expenditure in one of three
ways. Keep in mind that this reporting system is not an accounting system and duplication of
expenditures is not uncommon when reporting transactions related to expenditures made from
personal funds.
Method #1: Itemize the expenditure on the “Political Expenditures Made from Personal Funds”
schedule (Schedule G) and check the box to indicate that you intend to seek reimbursement from
political contributions. You may not correct a report to allow reimbursement without subjecting
yourself to a possible penalty. When you reimburse yourself, which could be months or years
later, report the reimbursement on the “Political Expenditures Made From Political
Contributions” schedule (Schedule F1).
Example: On December 1, 2020, Candidate A spends $500 of her own personal
funds to purchase political advertising signs. She does not use a credit card for
this purchase; the purchase is made using cash, check or a debit card. She reports
the expenditure to the vendor on Schedule G and checks the box to indicate that
reimbursement is intended. One year later, Candidate A reimburses herself from
political contributions. She reports the reimbursement on Schedule F1. Candidate
A is the payee and the purpose of the expenditure is to reimburse herself for a
political expenditure made from personal funds on December 1, 2020.
If you intend to seek reimbursement from political contributions for a political expenditure of
any amount made from personal funds, you must itemize the expenditure on Schedule G.
Method #2: Report the political expenditures made from your personal funds as a loan to your
campaign on the “Loans” schedule (Schedule E). Next, report the political expenditures made
from that loan as if they were made from political funds (report on Schedules F1, F2, F3, F4, or
H as appropriate). Do NOT report political expenditures made from the loan on Schedule G.
The amount you report as a loan in a reporting period may NOT exceed the amount you actually
spent from personal funds in that reporting period. In other words, do not report a $100,000 loan
to your campaign if the amount actually spent from personal funds in the reporting period was
$5,000. When you reimburse yourself, which could be months or years later, report the
reimbursement on the Schedule F1.
Example: In one reporting period, Candidate B spends $5,000 of his own
personal funds to purchase political advertising materials. He spends $3,000 at
Business One and $2,000 at Business Two. He reports the expenditures as a
$5,000 loan on Schedule E and then itemizes each of the two expenditures as a
political expenditure on Schedule F1. A year later, Candidate B reimburses
himself from political contributions by disclosing the reimbursement on Schedule
F1. He reports the reimbursement on Schedule F1. Candidate B is the payee, the
category of the expenditure is “Loan Repayment/Reimbursement,” and “political
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expenditure made from personal funds reported as a loan” is an acceptable brief
description.
Method #3: Deposit personal funds in an account in which your political contributions are
maintained and report that amount as a loan on the "Loans" schedule (Schedule E). Next, report
the political expenditures made from that loan as if they were made from political funds (report
on Schedules F1, F2, F3, or H as appropriate). When you reimburse yourself, which could be
months or years later, report the reimbursement on the Schedule F1. The reimbursement may not
exceed the amount reported as a loan. Personal funds deposited in an account in which political
contributions are held are subject to the personal use restriction.)
Example: In one reporting period, Candidate C opens a campaign bank account
and deposits $5,000 of her own personal funds into the account. She makes one
$3,000 expenditure for political advertising. Candidate C has no other activity in
the reporting period. She reports the $5,000 as a loan on Schedule E, itemizes the
$3,000 expenditure for the political advertising on Schedule F1, and includes the
remaining $2,000 on her contributions maintained at the end of the reporting
period total. A year later, Candidate C reimburses herself from political
contributions by disclosing the reimbursement on Schedule F1. Candidate C is the
payee, the category of expenditure is "Loan Repayment/Reimbursement," and
"political expenditure made from personal funds reported as a loan" is an
acceptable brief description.
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EXAMPLES: REPORTING STAFF REIMBURSEMENT
This list is for illustrative purposes only. It is intended to provide helpful information and to
assist filers in reporting staff reimbursements.
When a staff member makes political payment(s) out of his or her personal funds, how you
disclose the payment(s) depends on two things: 1) the aggregate total of those payments in the
reporting period; and 2) whether or not you reimburse the staff worker in the same reporting
period.
Example #1: The payment out of the staff worker's personal funds does not exceed $5,000 in the
reporting period and you reimburse the staff worker from political funds in the same reporting
period – Itemize the payment (if over the $220 itemization threshold) on Schedule F1 as if you
made the expenditure directly to the vendor out of your political funds, with the name of the
vendor who sold the goods or services as the payee for the expenditure. Do not disclose as the
payee the name of your staff worker.
Example #2: The payment(s) out of the staff worker's personal funds are over $5,000 in the
aggregate in the reporting period and you reimburse the staff worker from political funds in the
same reporting period – Use a 3-step process, disclosing everything on the same report: (1) On
Schedule E, disclose the total amount paid from the staff worker's personal funds as a loan from
the staff worker to your campaign; (2) On Schedule F1, itemize the payments made by your staff
worker separately, with the names of the vendors who sold the goods or services to your staff
worker as the payees for the expenditures. Do not disclose as the payee the name of your staff
worker; and (3) On Schedule F1, disclose the payment to your staff worker for the
reimbursement of the loan.
Example #3: The payment(s) out of the staff worker's personal funds do not exceed $5,000 in
the aggregate in the reporting period but you reimburse the staff worker from political funds in a
different reporting period – Use a 3-step process, disclosing steps 1 and 2 on the same report and
step 3 later, when the reimbursement occurs: (1) On Schedule E, disclose the total amount paid
from the staff worker's personal funds as a loan from the staff worker to your campaign; (2) On
Schedule F1, itemize the payments made by your staff worker separately, with the names of the
vendors who sold the goods or services to your staff worker as the payees for the expenditures.
Do not disclose as the payee the name of your staff worker; and (3) When you reimburse your
staff worker, if ever, disclose on Schedule F1 of the report covering the period in which the
reimbursement occurs the payment to your staff worker for the reimbursement of the loan.