Tex. Election Code § 172.081
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 172.081, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 172.081. PRIMARY COMMITTEE.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a primary committee is established in each county having a county executive committee. The primary committee consists of:
(1) the county chair; and
(2) four other members of the county executive committee, appointed by the county chair subject to the executive committee's approval.
(b) The county executive committee by resolution may provide that the primary committee consist of more or fewer than five members or that a primary committee not be established. If a primary committee is not established, the county chair shall perform the duties of the primary committee prescribed by this chapter unless the county executive committee designates another member of the committee for that purpose.
(c) The county chair serves as chair of the primary committee.
(1) the county chair; and
(2) four other members of the county executive committee, appointed by the county chair subject to the executive committee's approval.
(b) The county executive committee by resolution may provide that the primary committee consist of more or fewer than five members or that a primary committee not be established. If a primary committee is not established, the county chair shall perform the duties of the primary committee prescribed by this chapter unless the county executive committee designates another member of the committee for that purpose.
(c) The county chair serves as chair of the primary committee.
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