(a) As provided by subsection (b) of this section, certain candidates must file reports about certain contributions accepted during the period that begins on the ninth day before an election and ends at noon on the day before an election. Reports under this section are known as "special pre-election" reports.
(b) An opposed candidate for an office specified by §252.005(1), Election Code, who, during the period described in subsection (a) of this section, accepts one or more political contributions from a person that in the aggregate exceed the amount specified in Tex. Elec. Code §254.038(a)(1), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC §18.31 must file special pre-election reports.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a candidate must file a special pre-election report so that the report is received by the commission no later than the first business day after the candidate accepts a contribution from a person that triggers the requirement to file the special pre-election report.
(d) If, during the reporting period for special pre-election contributions, a candidate receives additional contributions from a person whose previous contribution or contributions have triggered the requirement to file a special pre-election report during that period, the candidate must file an additional special pre-election report for each such contribution. Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, each such special pre-election report must be filed so that it is received by the commission no later than the first business day after the candidate accepts the contribution.
(e) A candidate must file a special pre-election report that is exempt from electronic filing under §254.036(c), Election Code, so that the report is received by the commission no later than 5 p.m. of the first business day after the candidate accepts a contribution from a person that triggers the requirement to file the special pre-election report.
(f) A candidate must file a special pre-election report for each person whose contribution or contributions made during the period for special pre-election reports exceed the threshold for special pre-election reports.
(g) A candidate must also report contributions reported on a special pre-election report on the next semiannual, pre-election, or runoff report filed, as applicable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §20.221 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9717; amended to be effective September 19, 2001, 26 TexReg 7116; amended to be effective November 18, 2007, 32 TexReg 8305; amended to be effective January 1, 2020, 44 TexReg 7880; amended to be effective January 1, 2021, 45 TexReg 8511; amended to be effective January 3, 2022, 46 TexReg 9233; amended to be effective January 1, 2023, 47 TexReg 6822; amended to be effective January 1, 2024, 48 TexReg 6462