Tex. Election Code § 251.0015
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 251.0015, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 251.0015. COMMUNICATION WITH CANDIDATE.
Official statutory text
For purposes of Section 251.001(8), communication between a person and a candidate, officeholder, or candidate's or officeholder's agent is not evidence that the person obtained the candidate's or officeholder's consent or approval for a campaign expenditure made after the communication by the person on behalf of the candidate or officeholder unless the communication establishes that:
(1) the expenditure is incurred at the request or suggestion of the candidate, officeholder, or candidate's or officeholder's agent;
(2) the candidate, officeholder, or candidate's or officeholder's agent is materially involved in decisions regarding the creation, production, or distribution of a campaign communication related to the expenditure; or
(3) the candidate, officeholder, or candidate's or officeholder's agent shares information about the candidate's or officeholder's plans or needs that is:
(A) material to the creation, production, or distribution of a campaign communication related to the expenditure; and
(B) not available to the public.
(1) the expenditure is incurred at the request or suggestion of the candidate, officeholder, or candidate's or officeholder's agent;
(2) the candidate, officeholder, or candidate's or officeholder's agent is materially involved in decisions regarding the creation, production, or distribution of a campaign communication related to the expenditure; or
(3) the candidate, officeholder, or candidate's or officeholder's agent shares information about the candidate's or officeholder's plans or needs that is:
(A) material to the creation, production, or distribution of a campaign communication related to the expenditure; and
(B) not available to the public.
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