SECTION 81.119. County Chair's Compensation

(a) Pursuant to §173.004 of the Texas Election Code, a county chair may receive compensation for administering primary elections.

(b) The SOS shall not authorize payment under this section until the county party's final cost report has been received, including the necessary supporting documentation required in §81.107 of this chapter (relating to Primary-Fund Records), and approved by the SOS. The SOS shall notify the county chair of the approval via email. The chair may view the approved costs by line item in the online primary finance system prescribed by SOS.

(c) After all other expenses have been paid and the final cost report has been approved by SOS, the county chair shall be paid with a check drawn on the county's primary-fund account.

(d) The SOS may deny compensation to county chairs who file delinquent final-cost reports.

(e) Legal fees and county election service contract costs incurred and reported to SOS by the county election officer will not be included in the formula for determining the county chair's compensation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §81.119 adopted to be effective December 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 8665; amended to be effective March 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 1483; amended to be effective January 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 209; amended to be effective November 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 7811; amended to be effective October 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 5853