Texas Election Code 172.130 – Action by State Chair to Meet Deadlines for Conduct of Primary
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(a) Notwithstanding a conflicting provision of this code, the state chair, or the state chair’s designee, may perform any administrative duty of the county chair, county chair’s designee, or county executive committee related to the conduct of a primary election that has not been performed in the time required by law, including the submission of candidate information under § 172.029, drawing for ballot order under § 172.082, and canvassing returns under § 172.116.
(b) The state chair must notify the county chair or county executive committee in writing or electronically that a duty has been performed under the authority of this section.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 172.130
- in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Primary election: means an election held by a political party under Chapter 172 to select its nominees for public office, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the term includes a presidential primary election. See Texas Election Code 1.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) If a county chair has a reasonable impediment or lacks appropriate technology to perform any administrative duty of the county chair related to the conduct of a primary election within the time required by law, the county chair may request that the state chair, or the state chair’s designee, perform the duty instead of the county chair.
(d) The state chair may act in the role of the county chair for the purposes of Subchapter D, Chapter 173, with the approval of the secretary of state.
(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement this section in accordance with the conduct of elections and with party rule.