Texas Election Code
§ 173.083 — STATE PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED PRIMARY EXPENSES
EL § 173.083Title 10. POLITICAL PARTIES · Part B. PARTIES NOMINATING BY PRIMARY ELECTION · Ch. 173. PRIMARY ELECTION FINANCING · Art. D. STATE FINANCING
Statute text
View on source(a)The amount of estimated primary election expenses payable with state funds under this section is equal to:
(1)for a general primary election, the difference obtained by subtracting the sum of the filing fees and contributions reported in the statement of estimated primary election expenses from the total amount of estimated general primary expenses approved by the secretary of state under Section 173.082; and
(2)for a runoff primary election, the total amount of estimated runoff primary expenses approved by the secretary.
(b)State payment of the estimated primary election expenses shall be made in installments as follows:
(1)the initial installment for the expenses of a general primary is equal to three-fourths, or three-fifths if the secretary of state determines that figure to be more efficient, of the amount of estimated general primary expenses payable with state funds;
(2)the initial installment for the expenses of a runoff primary is equal to three-fourths, or three-fifths if the secretary of state determines that figure to be more efficient, of the amount of estimated runoff primary expenses payable with state funds; and
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Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 12(f), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 168, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.