1 Texas Administrative Code § 18.19 – Affidavit of Timely Filing A filer who has been notified by the commission that a report is late but who filed the report on or before the deadline may submit an affidavit to the executive director swearing that the report was timely filed.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 18.17 – Report Must Be Filed (a) The payment of a civil or criminal fine for failure to file a report, or for filing a report late, does not satisfy a filer’s obligation to file the report. Late fines continue to accrue until the report is filed. (b) A filer,…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 18.15 – Additional Fine In addition to any other fine assessed under this chapter, the commission may vote to impose a fine of $2,500 against a filer whose report is more than 30 days late and who has not paid the penalty related to that report within 10 days after…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 18.13 – Fine for a Late Report (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) or (c) of this section, the fine is $500 for:(1) a late report required to be filed with the commission under Election Code chapter 254 or 257, Government Code chapter 305, or Government Code chapter 572;…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 16.12 – Facial Review of Total Amount of Political Contributions Maintained (a) In this section “expected total political contributions maintained” for a report subject to review is the total amount of political contributions maintained disclosed on the previous report and all monetary political contributions, loans, and credits, less all expenditures…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 16.11 – Waiver of Delivery by Certified Mail A filer may waive the right under § 571.032 of the Government Code to receive written notices related to a facial compliance review or audit by registered or certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested, and may agree to receive written notices…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 16.10 – Extension of Deadlines The executive director may extend all deadlines related to this chapter except as provided by § 571.069(a) of the Government Code (relating to when a corrected or amended report is considered filed as of the date the report was originally filed).

1 Texas Administrative Code § 16.9 – Representation by Attorney (a) A filer has the right to be represented by an attorney retained by the filer during a facial compliance review or an audit initiated by the commission as a result of a facial compliance review. (b) A letter of representation must be submitted to…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 16.8 – Complete Audit Report (a) Commission staff must complete a draft audit report not later than the 30th day after the commission receives from the filer the documentation requested under § 16.7 of this title. (b) The filer must have an opportunity to confer and object in writing to…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 16.7 – Supporting Documentation in Response to Audit; Timeliness (a) A filer must submit to the commission, upon request and where applicable, supporting documentation in the possession, custody, or control of the filer or filer’s agents that contains information necessary for filing the report that is subject to the audit,…