Tex.
Election Code Section 172.130
Action by State Chair to Meet Deadlines for Conduct of Primary
(a)
Notwithstanding a conflicting provision of this code, the state chair, or the state chair’s designee, may perform any administrative duty of the county chair, county chair’s designee, or county executive committee related to the conduct of a primary election that has not been performed in the time required by law, including the submission of candidate information under Section 172.029 (Submission and Compilation of Information Pertaining to Candidates), drawing for ballot order under Section 172.082 (Order of Names on General Primary Ballot: Regular Drawing), and canvassing returns under Section 172.116 (Local Canvass Relating to Candidates Who Filed an Application for a Place on the Ballot in Accordance with the General Requirements).(b)
The state chair must notify the county chair or county executive committee in writing or electronically that a duty has been performed under the authority of this section.(c)
If a county chair has a reasonable impediment or lacks appropriate technology to perform any administrative duty of the county chair related to the conduct of a primary election within the time required by law, the county chair may request that the state chair, or the state chair’s designee, perform the duty instead of the county chair.(d)
The state chair may act in the role of the county chair for the purposes of Subchapter D (Statement of Estimated Primary Expenses), Chapter 173 (Primary Election Financing), with the approval of the secretary of state.(e)
The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement this section in accordance with the conduct of elections and with party rule.
Source:
Section 172.130 — Action by State Chair to Meet Deadlines for Conduct of Primary, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.172.htm#172.130 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
