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| 1 | 1 | 84R4347 JRJ-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Miller of Fort Bend H.B. No. 1986 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the manner of state financing of primary elections. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 173.0832, Election Code, is amended to | |
| 10 | 10 | read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 173.0832. DIRECT REPAYMENT TO AUTHORITY | |
| 12 | 12 | CONDUCTING PRIMARY ELECTION UNDER CONTRACT [IN CERTAIN | |
| 13 | 13 | COUNTIES]. The [On request of a county election officer of a | |
| 14 | 14 | county with a population of 100,000 or more who conducts a primary | |
| 15 | 15 | election under an election services contract authorized under | |
| 16 | 16 | Subchapter D, Chapter 31, the] secretary of state shall [may] | |
| 17 | 17 | provide payment of primary expenses directly to a county election | |
| 18 | 18 | officer who conducts a primary election under an election services | |
| 19 | 19 | contract authorized under Subchapter D, Chapter 31, [the officer | |
| 20 | 20 | who incurs the expense] rather than to the county chair under this | |
| 21 | 21 | subchapter. The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to | |
| 22 | 22 | implement this section. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |