Tex. Election Code § 173.008
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 173.008, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 173.008. LIMITING STATE COMPENSATION FOR ELECTION PERSONNEL.
Official statutory text
(a) The secretary of state may limit the number of election clerks in a primary election whose service is payable with state funds.
(b) The secretary of state may limit the total state compensation payable to persons employed to assist a county chair in connection with a primary election.
(c) Rules adopted under this section must provide for state compensation for sufficient personnel to properly hold the primary, taking into account the number of registered voters, number of votes cast in previous primary elections, method of voting, and other relevant factors, but in no case may state compensation be limited to fewer than two clerks for each election precinct.
(d) State funds may be paid in excess of the limits prescribed under this section if the secretary of state determines good cause exists for the additional state compensation.
(b) The secretary of state may limit the total state compensation payable to persons employed to assist a county chair in connection with a primary election.
(c) Rules adopted under this section must provide for state compensation for sufficient personnel to properly hold the primary, taking into account the number of registered voters, number of votes cast in previous primary elections, method of voting, and other relevant factors, but in no case may state compensation be limited to fewer than two clerks for each election precinct.
(d) State funds may be paid in excess of the limits prescribed under this section if the secretary of state determines good cause exists for the additional state compensation.
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