1. (a) Before the county chair may make final payment, the county-elections officer must submit to the Secretary of State an accounting of actual costs incurred in conducting the joint-primary election.
2. (b) Before the Secretary of State may reimburse the final 25% of primary funds requested, the county elections officer must submit to the Secretary of State a detailed billing of all actual costs with the Final Cost Report.
3. (c) The Secretary of State may only reimburse actual costs incurred by the county and payable pursuant to provisions of the Texas Election Code, a joint primary contract, or an administrative rule.
4. (d) If the joint elections agreement requires the county-elections officer to directly pay the costs associated with the joint election, then the county chair shall remit the total amount of state funds forwarded to the county chair pursuant to section B of the Final Cost Estimate to the county clerk no later than the fifth day after receipt of the funds.
5. (e) The cost estimate may not provide for reimbursement for training of election workers or for materials provided by the Secretary of State.
6. (f) The county may not reimburse from primary-election funds, regular pay for personnel normally employed by the county.
7. (g) The joint resolution for the 2008 primary elections may not provide for any salary or compensation for the county-elections officer for the performance of any statutory duty or service. (Note: Joint Primary Election Agreements do not count against the administrative salary limits set out under §81.123 of this title (relating to Administrative Personnel Limited).)

Source Note:The provisions of this §81.157 adopted to be effective November 18, 2003, 28 TexReg 10202; amended to be effective November 27, 2005, 30 TexReg 7719; amended to be effective December 9, 2007, 32 TexReg 9108.