EAO 396

A contribution from a corporation to a county or district clerk that is intended to defray the clerk’s costs of running for an elective position with an association of county or district clerks is a prohibited “officeholder contribution” unless the costs are reimbursable with public money. For purposes of Penal Code section 36.08(d), a county or district clerk exercises discretion in regard to purchasing matters by making recommendations to the commissioners court even if the commissioners court makes the final decisions about purchasing matters.