tx-June192026-5: 1 TAC §12.100 (New) — Sworn Complaints
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The Texas Ethics Commission (the commission) proposes new Ethics Commission Rule 12.100, regarding Informal Notice of Apparent Violation. The proposed rule would create a new subchapter of Chapter 12 of the TEC Rules, which relates to enforcement. Subsection (a) allows but does not require commission staff to notify a person if staff is notified of an "apparent" violation of law under the TEC's jurisdiction. The rule would provide clear authority for staff to contact the person responsible for an alleged violation with the goal of resolving the problem without needing a sworn complaint. If the alleged violator, in response to notice of an apparent violation, corrects an inaccurate report, files a missing report, or corrects signage lacking a disclosure statement it would vindicate the voting public's informational interest. Limiting the authority to send notices of an apparent violation to 60 days before an election would limit staff's authority to cases where there would not be time to resolve a sworn complaint before the election. However, the authority does not necessarily need a temporal limit. Sworn complaints can be time-consuming for all parties and having a way to...
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