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Tex. Elec. Code § 254.001

RECORDKEEPING REQUIRED

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Dallas Independent School District v. Finlan (2000)

Most recently applied in Dallas Independent School District v. Finlan (October 2000)

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 899, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) Each candidate and each officeholder shall maintain a record of all reportable activity.

(b) Each campaign treasurer of a political committee shall maintain a record of all reportable activity.

(c) The record must contain the information that is necessary for filing the reports required by this chapter.

(d) A person required to maintain a record under this section shall preserve the record for at least two years beginning on the filing deadline for the report containing the information in the record.

(e) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.