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SEC. 15A-9.   DEFINITIONS.
   (a)   In this article:
      (1)   ELECTRONIC FORMAT means:
         (A)   for a filer other than a general purpose political committee, a format approved by the Texas Ethics Commission for use in the city of Dallas through which a report is entered, sent, and received through an electronic filing system provided by the city; or
         (B)   for a general purpose political committee, the electronic medium in which the committee filed its report with the Texas Ethics Commission under Section 254.036 of the Texas Election Code, as amended.
      (2)   FILER means the holder of a city elective office, any candidate for a city elective office, a political committee (whether general purpose or specific purpose) acting through a duly authorized representative, or any individual required to file a report under this chapter or Chapter 254 of the Texas Election Code, as amended.
      (3)   REPORT means a campaign finance report required to be filed with the city secretary under this chapter or Chapter 254 of the Texas Election Code, as amended, and includes any updates, corrections, or amendments to a campaign finance report.
      (4)   SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT means a document that:
         (A)   states the total dollar amount of any officeholder contributions that were used for campaign expenditures during the reporting period;
         (B)   indicates, for each political contribution listed in a report as received on or after March 1, 2015, whether that contribution is a campaign contribution or an officeholder contribution; and
         (C)   indicates, for each political expenditure listed in a report as spent on or after March 1, 2015, whether that expenditure is a campaign expenditure or an officeholder expenditure.
   (b)   Terms not defined in this article but defined in Title 15 of the Texas Election Code, as amended, have the meanings ascribed to them in Title 15 of the Texas Election Code. (Ord. Nos. 27146; 29663)