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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state compensation of certain political party officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 173.004, Election Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 173.004. STATE COMPENSATION OF COUNTY CHAIR [AND
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SECRETARY OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 173.004(a), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The A county chair shall designate one of the following |
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as the maximum [total] amount payable [paid] with state funds in a |
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particular primary election year for the [combined] compensation of |
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a the county chair at the time the statement of estimated primary |
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expenses is submitted under Section 173.081 by the county chair |
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[and the secretary, if any, of the county executive committee
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presided over by the chair may not be]: |
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(1) [less than] $300; [or] |
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(2) if the county executive committee conducts a joint |
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primary under Section 172.126 or contracts with a county election |
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officer under Subchapter D, Chapter 31, $300 plus the amount |
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obtained from multiplying the number of precincts in the county by |
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$20 [more than the lesser of
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[(A) $8,000]; or |
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(3) an amount equal to [(B)] five percent of the |
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total expenses incurred by the political party in holding primary |
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elections in the county that year, exclusive of the [combined] |
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annual compensation of the county chair and any payments to other |
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personnel, money spent for rental payments, including polling place |
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rental, and money spent for expenses related to furniture or |
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utilities. The resulting compensation under subsection (2) and (3) |
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shall not exceed: |
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(A) $3,500 in a county with a population greater |
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than one million; |
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(B) $2,000 in a county with a population of one |
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million or less and greater than 250,000; |
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(C) $1,000 in a county with a population of |
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250,000 or less and greater than 25,000; or |
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(D) $500 in a county with a population of 25,000 |
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or less [and secretary]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 173.004(b), Election Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |