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TITLE 1 - ADMINISTRATION
PART 2 - TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
CHAPTER 26 - POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE ADVERTISING
SUBCHAPTER 26.2.html - null
SECTION/RULE §26.2 - Newsletter of Public Officer of a Political Subdivision
Chapter Review Date 06/12/2001

For purposes of §255.003 of the Election Code, a newsletter of a public officer of a political subdivision is not political advertising if:(1) It includes no more than two pictures of a public officer per page and if the total amount of area covered by the pictures is no more than 20 percent of the page on which the pictures appear;(2) It includes no more than eight personally phrased references (such as the public officer's name, "I", "me", "the city council member") on a page that is 8 1/2" x 11" or larger, with a reasonable reduction in the number of such personally phrased references in pages smaller than 8 1/2" x 11"; and(3) When viewed as a whole and in the proper context:(A) is informational rather than self-promotional;(B) does not advocate passage or defeat of a measure; and(C) does not support or oppose a candidate for nomination or election to a public office or office of political party, a political party, or a public officer.

Source Note: The provisions of this §26.2 adopted to be effective January 3, 2008, 32 TexReg 9937.

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