TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
The Texas Ethics Commission is authorized by Government Code, sec.571.091, to 
issue advisory opinions in regard to the following statutes: the Government 
Code, Chapter 302; the Government Code, Chapter 305; the Government Code, 
Chapter 572; the Election Code, Title 15; the Penal Code, Chapter 36; and the 
Penal Code, Chapter 39.
Requests for copies of the full text of opinions or questions on particular 
submissions should be addressed to the Office of the Texas Ethics Commission, 
P.O. Box 12070, Austin, Texas 78711-2070, (512) 463-5800.

Opinions
AOR--369.Whether a non-judicial elected officer who is leaving office and will 
be receiving a retirement party for his 30 years of public service must 
establish a campaign committee, appoint a treasurer, and comply with Title 15, 
Election Code, restrictions on political contributions, where all unused 
contributions would be returned to the contributors. 
AOR--373. The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether 
sec.572.054(b) of the Government Code prohibits a lawyer from representing a 
client in a "redetermination proceeding," in which the client disputes the 
results of a sales tax audit performed by the Comptroller, if the former 
employee provided advice, as an employee of the Comptroller, in connection with 
the audit that is now in dispute.
AOR--374.The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether a 
judicial candidate is required to report a transaction in which several 
individuals, acting together, make a direct campaign expenditure of less than 
$500 to support a candidate. The group had not filed an appointment of campaign 
treasurer as a political committee and apparently was not required to. The 
requestor also asks whether the 1995 Judicial Campaign Fairness Act is relevant 
to this situation. Finally, the requestor asks whether the name of an individual 
who helps the members of a specific-purpose political committee plan campaign 
activities is required to be reported on any report filed by the specific-
purpose committee.
AOR-375.The Texas Ethics Commission has been asked to consider whether the 
period for a judicial candidate to accept contributions extends 120 days after a 
primary runoff if the candidate, who won the runoff, will be unopposed in the 
November general election.
The Texas Ethics Commission is authorized by the Government Code, sec.571.091 to 
issue advisory opinions in regard to the following statutes: (1) Government 
Code, Chapter 572; (2) Government Code, Chapter 302; (3) Government Code, 
Chapter 305; (4) Election Code, Title 15; (5) Penal Code, Chapter 36; and (6) 
Penal Code, Chapter 39.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on July 3, 1996.
TRD-9609682
Karen Lundquest
General Counsel
Texas Ethics Commission