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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an agreement under which a state party chair serves as a |
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fiscal agent for a county party. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 173.032(c), Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The state chair may, with the consent of the secretary |
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of state and the county chair or county executive committee, if one |
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exists for the county, accept money into the state primary fund on |
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behalf of a county party. The state chair must keep records to |
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track the money that is attributable to a county. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 173, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 173.0341 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 173.0341. STATE CHAIR AS FISCAL AGENT FOR COUNTY |
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PARTY. (a) A state chair, or the designee of a state chair, may |
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enter into an agreement with a county chair under which the state |
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chair will act as a fiscal agent for the county party. |
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(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of an |
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agreement under this section. |
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(c) If the state chair acts as the fiscal agent for a county |
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party in accordance with an agreement under this section: |
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(1) the state chair shall deliver the completed |
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agreement to the secretary of state; |
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(2) any filing fee received by the county party under |
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Subchapter C must be made payable to the state party for deposit in |
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the state primary fund; |
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(3) the county chair or county executive committee |
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shall make a request in accordance with Section 31.093 to enter into |
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a contract with the county elections administrator to conduct |
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primary elections in the county; and |
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(4) Section 173.031 does not apply to the county |
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party. |
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SECTION 3. Section 173.061, Election Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 173.061. FEE PAID TO COUNTY CHAIR. Except as provided |
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by Section 173.0341(c)(2), the [The] county chair shall deposit in |
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the county primary fund each filing fee accompanying an application |
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for a place on the ballot filed with the county chair. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |