Tex. Elec. Code § 253.1621 · Subchapter F. JUDICIAL CAMPAIGN FAIRNESS ACT
APPLICATION OF CONTRIBUTION AND REIMBURSEMENT LIMITS TO CERTAIN CANDIDATES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) For purposes of the contribution limits prescribed by Section 253.155 or 253.157 and the limit on reimbursement of personal funds and repayment of certain loans prescribed by Section 253.162, the general and primary elections are considered separate elections for a candidate whose name appears on the ballot.
(b) For purposes of the contribution limits prescribed by Sections 253.155 and 253.157 and the limits on reimbursement of personal funds and repayment of certain loans prescribed by Section 253.162, a runoff election in which the candidate's name is on the ballot is considered a separate election.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1096, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), Sec. 11, eff. June 2, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.253.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code § 253.155CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.Printed as Section 253.155 or 253.157 | Sections 253.155 and 253.157
- Tex. Elec. Code § 253.157LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTION BY GENERAL-PURPOSE COMMITTEES.Printed as Section 253.155 or 253.157 | Sections 253.155 and 253.157
- Tex. Elec. Code § 253.162RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN LOANS.Printed as Section 253.162
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