Tex. Election Code § 173.0831
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 173.0831, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 173.0831. STATE PAYMENT OF START-UP PRIMARY FUNDS.
Official statutory text
(a) Not later than the 30th day before the beginning date of the regular filing period for public offices in the general primary election, a county chair may submit to the secretary of state a written statement of estimated primary election expenses.
(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the statement is received, the secretary of state shall have disbursed to the county chair start-up funds in an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount approved for and expended by the county chair and executive committee in the preceding general primary election.
(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the statement is received, the secretary of state shall have disbursed to the county chair start-up funds in an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount approved for and expended by the county chair and executive committee in the preceding general primary election.
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