Tex. Election Code § 254.044
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 254.044, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 254.044. REPORTING OF POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES MADE USING CREDIT CARD.
Official statutory text
(a) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution made using a credit card shall:
(1) for a political contribution for which a processing fee is deducted by the credit card issuer from the political contribution amount:
(A) report as a political contribution the full amount, including the deducted amount; and
(B) report as a political expenditure the deducted amount; and
(2) for a political contribution for which a processing fee is paid by the person making the political contribution in excess of the political contribution amount, report only as a political contribution the full amount the candidate or officeholder accepts, not including the amount paid in excess of the political contribution amount.
(b) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution described by Subsection (a)(2) is not required to report the excess amount paid as a processing fee by the person making the political contribution.
(1) for a political contribution for which a processing fee is deducted by the credit card issuer from the political contribution amount:
(A) report as a political contribution the full amount, including the deducted amount; and
(B) report as a political expenditure the deducted amount; and
(2) for a political contribution for which a processing fee is paid by the person making the political contribution in excess of the political contribution amount, report only as a political contribution the full amount the candidate or officeholder accepts, not including the amount paid in excess of the political contribution amount.
(b) A candidate or officeholder who accepts a political contribution described by Subsection (a)(2) is not required to report the excess amount paid as a processing fee by the person making the political contribution.
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