- (a) The county election officer may contract with the governing body of a political subdivision situated wholly or partly in the county served by the officer to perform election services, as provided by this subchapter, in any one or more elections ordered by an authority of the political subdivision.
- (b) The county election officer may contract with the county executive committee of a political party holding a primary election in the county to perform election services, as provided by this subchapter, in the party's general primary election or runoff primary election, or both.
- (c) An election services contract need not be submitted to the commissioners court for approval.
- (e) If a county election officer enters into a contract with a county executive committee under Subsection (b) to perform election services, the officer must offer to contract on the same terms with the county executive committee of each political party holding a primary election in the county.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1076 (H.B. 1614), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1091 (H.B. 2069), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2309), Sec. 1.10, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(20), eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.