SECTION 81.136. Primary Procedure Upon County Chair Request or Failure to Comply with Certain Duties

(a) The state chair may, with the consent of the secretary of state and the county executive committee, if one exists for the county, accept money into the state primary fund on behalf of a county party. The state chair must keep records to track the money that is attributable to a county.

(b) The state chair of a party, or the state chair's designee, may submit cost reports prescribed under this chapter on behalf of a county chair if the county chair:

(1) requests the state chair to submit the statement on the county chair's behalf; or

(2) fails to submit the statement by the deadline.

(c) The state chair shall conduct the ballot drawing in accordance with §172.082 of the Texas Election Code if the county chair:

(1) requests that the state chair conduct the drawing; or

(2) fails to conduct the drawing by the deadline set in this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §81.136 adopted to be effective October 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 5853