Tex. Election Code Section 173.0341
State Chair as Fiscal Agent for County Party

(a)

A state chair, or the designee of a state chair, may enter into an agreement with a county chair under which the state chair will act as a fiscal agent for the county party.

(b)

The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of an agreement under this section.

(c)

If the state chair acts as the fiscal agent for a county party in accordance with an agreement under this section:

(1)

the state chair shall deliver the completed agreement to the secretary of state;

(2)

any filing fee received by the county party under Subchapter C must be made payable to the state party for deposit in the state primary fund not later than five days after receipt of the filing fee;

(3)

the county chair or county executive committee shall make a request in accordance with Section 31.093 (Duty to Contract) to enter into a contract with the county elections administrator to conduct primary elections in the county; and

(4)

Section 173.031 (County Primary Fund) does not apply to the county party.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 173.0341 — State Chair as Fiscal Agent for County Party, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.­173.­htm#173.­0341 (accessed May 18, 2024).

173.001
State Funds for Primary Authorized 173.002
State Not Liable for Primary Expenses 173.003
Expenses Incurred by County 173.004
State Compensation of County Chair and Secretary of County Executive Committee 173.005
State Compensation for Training Election Judges 173.006
Authority to Reduce Primary Costs 173.007
Limiting State Compensation for Polling Places 173.008
Limiting State Compensation for Election Personnel 173.009
Deadline for Adopting Rules 173.010
Furnishing Rules and Guidelines 173.011
Financing of Joint Primary Elections Generally 173.031
County Primary Fund 173.032
State Primary Fund 173.033
Use of Primary Fund 173.034
Managing Primary Fund 173.035
Audit by Secretary of State 173.036
State Funds for Audit Requested by Party 173.061
Fee Paid to County Chair 173.062
Fee Paid to State Chair for District Offices Remitted to Secretary of State 173.063
Fee Retained by State Chair 173.081
Statement of Estimated Primary Expenses 173.082
Review of Statement 173.083
State Payment of Estimated Primary Expenses 173.084
Expense Report by Party 173.085
State Payment of Excess Primary Expenses 173.086
Challenge of Disbursement of State Funds 173.087
Liability of County Chair and County Executive Committee 173.0341
State Chair as Fiscal Agent for County Party 173.0831
State Payment of Start-up Primary Funds 173.0832
Direct Repayment to Authority Conducting Primary Election Under Contract in Certain Counties 173.0833
Direct Billing of Certain Primary Expenses 173.0851
Disposition of Surplus in Primary Fund
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Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 173.0341’s source at texas​.gov