By: Guerra H.B. No. 3574
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the administration of county primary funds.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 173.034(a), Election Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         (a)  The county chair shall manage the county primary fund.  
  The county chair shall maintain the county primary fund separately
  from other funds managed by the political party.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 173, Election Code, is
  amended by adding Section 173.0342 to read as follows:
         Sec. 173.0342.  REQUIRED AFFIDAVIT FOR COUNTY CHAIR. A
  county chair who manages a county primary fund shall execute and
  submit an affidavit to the secretary of state stating that the chair
  will:
               (1)  deposit money in the fund and use money in the fund
  only in accordance with this chapter;
               (2)  maintain the fund separately from other funds
  managed by the political party; and
               (3)  not comingle money in the fund with other money
  managed by the political party or its officers.
         SECTION 3.  The secretary of state shall conduct the initial
  audits required under Section 173.035(a), Election Code, as amended
  by this Act, not later than December 31, 2022. The secretary shall
  designate approximately 10 percent of county primary funds as
  subject to the initial round of audits and designate 10 percent of
  the remaining funds as subject to each of the subsequent nine rounds
  of audits.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.