Texas § 173.0851 DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS IN PRIMARY FUND.

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§ 173.0851 — DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS IN PRIMARY FUND.

Texas § 173.0851

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Tex. Election Code Code Ann. § 173.0851 (2026).

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Sec. 173.0851. DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS IN PRIMARY FUND.

(a)Any surplus remaining in a primary fund shall be remitted to the secretary of state immediately after the final payment from the fund of the necessary expenses for holding the primary elections for that year upon request of the secretary of state. The surplus in a primary fund shall be remitted regardless of whether state funds were requested by the chair.

(b)Any surplus primary funds received by the secretary of state under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and may be used only for the financing of primary elections.

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Sec. 173.0851. DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS IN PRIMARY FUND. (a) Any surplus remaining in a primary fund shall be remitted to the secretary of state immediately after the final payment from the fund of the necessary expenses for holding the primary elections for that year upon request of the secretary of state. The surplus in a primary fund shall be remitted regardless of whether state funds were requested by the chair.
(b) Any surplus primary funds received by the secretary of state under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and may be used only for the financing of primary elections.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 12(i), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 172, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735 ), Sec. 61, eff. September 1, 2017.