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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of county primary funds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 173.034(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The county chair shall manage the county primary fund. |
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The county chair shall maintain the county primary fund separately |
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from other funds managed by the political party. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 173, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 173.0342 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 173.0342. REQUIRED AFFIDAVIT FOR COUNTY CHAIR. A |
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county chair who manages a county primary fund shall execute and |
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submit an affidavit to the secretary of state stating that the chair |
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will: |
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(1) deposit money in the fund and use money in the fund |
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only in accordance with this chapter; |
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(2) maintain the fund separately from other funds |
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managed by the political party; and |
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(3) not comingle money in the fund with other money |
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managed by the political party or its officers. |
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SECTION 3. The secretary of state shall conduct the initial |
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audits required under Section 173.035(a), Election Code, as amended |
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by this Act, not later than December 31, 2022. The secretary shall |
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designate approximately 10 percent of county primary funds as |
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subject to the initial round of audits and designate 10 percent of |
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the remaining funds as subject to each of the subsequent nine rounds |
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of audits. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |