Texas Statutes
§ 173.008 — LIMITING STATE COMPENSATION FOR ELECTION PERSONNEL.
Texas § 173.008
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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 173.008 (2026).
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Sec. 173.008. LIMITING STATE COMPENSATION FOR ELECTION PERSONNEL.
(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
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Legislative History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 156, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
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§ 173.001
STATE FUNDS FOR PRIMARY AUTHORIZED.§ 173.003
EXPENSES INCURRED BY COUNTY.§ 173.006
AUTHORITY TO REDUCE PRIMARY COSTS.§ 173.009
DEADLINE FOR ADOPTING RULES.§ 173.010
FURNISHING RULES AND GUIDELINES.§ 173.031
COUNTY PRIMARY FUND.§ 173.032
STATE PRIMARY FUND.§ 173.033
USE OF PRIMARY FUND.§ 173.034
MANAGING PRIMARY FUND.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
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