(a) If a registrar fails to timely perform a duty imposed on the registrar under this subchapter requiring the approval, change, or cancellation of a voter’s registration, the secretary of state may withhold funds administered and distributed by the secretary under Chapter 19 or § 31.009 from the registrar.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall distribute funds under Chapter 19 or § 31.009 if the registrar performs the registrar’s duty not later than 30 days after the funds are withheld.