Election Code § 173.032

Sec. 173.032. STATE PRIMARY FUND. (a) A state primary fund is created for the state executive committee of each political party holding a primary election. (b) The state primary fund consists of: (1) the filing fees required to be deposited in the fund under Subchapter C; (2) the state funds paid to the state chair under Subchapter D; (3) the contributions to the state executive committee for the purpose of defraying primary election expenses; and (4) the income earned by the fund. (c) The state chair may, with the consent of the secretary of state and the county chair or county executive committee, if one exists for the county, accept money into the state primary fund on behalf of a county party. The state chair must keep records to track the money that is attributable to a county. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 159, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2019.