Tex. Election Code Section 171.028
County Chair Transition

(a)

Not later than the 30th day after the date the term of office of a new county chair begins, the person formerly serving as the county chair shall transfer to the new county chair:

(1)

local party bank accounts over which the former county chair has authority; and

(2)

the following original records that are in the possession of the former county chair:

(A)

precinct chair and county chair canvass results;

(B)

candidate applications;

(C)

paperwork related to the primary election; and

(D)

other documents concerning party affairs.

(b)

Before transferring records to a new county chair under Subsection (a), the person formerly serving as the county chair may make copies of those records.

(c)

A person commits an offense if the person fails to transfer records as required by Subsection (a).

(d)

An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 173 (H.B. 1071), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (H.B. 2959), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

Source: Section 171.028 — County Chair Transition, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­171.­htm#171.­028 (accessed May 11, 2024).

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