Tex. Elec. Code § 172.130 · Subchapter E. CONDUCT OF ELECTION
ACTION BY STATE CHAIR TO MEET DEADLINES FOR CONDUCT OF PRIMARY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding a conflicting provision of this code, the state chair, or the state chair's designee, may perform any administrative duty of the county chair, county chair's designee, or county executive committee related to the conduct of a primary election that has not been performed in the time required by law, including the submission of candidate information under Section 172.029, drawing for ballot order under Section 172.082, and canvassing returns under Section 172.116.
(b) The state chair must notify the county chair or county executive committee in writing or electronically that a duty has been performed under the authority of this section.
(c) If a county chair has a reasonable impediment or lacks appropriate technology to perform any administrative duty of the county chair related to the conduct of a primary election within the time required by law, the county chair may request that the state chair, or the state chair's designee, perform the duty instead of the county chair.
(d) The state chair may act in the role of the county chair for the purposes of Subchapter D, Chapter 173, with the approval of the secretary of state.
(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement this section in accordance with the conduct of elections and with party rule.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.172.htm
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Election Code
- Tex. Elec. Code § 172.029SUBMISSION AND COMPILATION OF INFORMATION PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES.Printed as Section 172.029
- Tex. Elec. Code § 172.082ORDER OF NAMES ON GENERAL PRIMARY BALLOT: REGULAR DRAWING.Printed as Section 172.082
- Tex. Elec. Code § 172.116LOCAL CANVASS RELATING TO CANDIDATES WHO FILED AN APPLICATION FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.Printed as Section 172.116
- Tex. Elec. Code ch. 173, subch. DSTATE FINANCINGPrinted as Subchapter D, Chapter 173
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