83R20101 ADM-F
By: Menendez H.B. No. 3065
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3065:
By: Wu C.S.H.B. No. 3065
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the payment of state funds by the secretary of state
directly to an entity conducting a primary election under contract.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 173.0832, Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 173.0832. DIRECT REPAYMENT TO AUTHORITY
CONDUCTING PRIMARY ELECTION UNDER CONTRACT [IN CERTAIN
COUNTIES]. On request of a county election officer [of a county
with a population of 100,000 or more] who conducts a primary
election under an election services contract authorized under
Subchapter D, Chapter 31, the secretary of state may provide
payment of primary expenses directly to the officer who incurs the
expense rather than to the county chair under this subchapter. The
secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to implement this
section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.