Clone of TAC - Rule 24.17 - Corporate Expenditures for Get-Out-the-Vote Campaigns Permitted

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TITLE 1 - ADMINISTRATION

PART 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION

CHAPTER 24 - RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES APPLICABLE TO CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

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SECTION/RULE §24.17 - Corporate Expenditures for Get-Out-the-Vote Campaigns Permitted

Chapter Review Date 06/12/2001

(a) An expenditure to finance a voter registration or get-out-the-vote drive is not a political expenditure if the drive encourages voting in general but does not encourage voting for or against a measure, candidate, officeholder, or political party.(b) A corporation or labor organization is permitted to make an expenditure described in subsection (a) of this section.(c) A corporate or labor organization expenditure described by subsection (a) of this section is not reportable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §24.17 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9745.

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