- (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 to enter into a contract with the county elections administrator to conduct primary elections in the county; and
- (4) Section 173.031 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.