(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the term of office of a new county chair begins, the person formerly serving as the county chair shall transfer to the new county chair:
(1) local party bank accounts over which the former county chair has authority; and
(2) the following original records that are in the possession of the former county chair:
(A) precinct chair and county chair canvass results;
(B) candidate applications;
(C) paperwork related to the primary election; and
(D) other documents concerning party affairs.
(b) Before transferring records to a new county chair under Subsection (a), the person formerly serving as the county chair may make copies of those records.

Attorney's Note

Under the Texas Codes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class C misdemeanorup to $500
For details, see

Terms Used In Texas Election Code 171.028

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • 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

(c) A person commits an offense if the person fails to transfer records as required by Subsection (a).
(d) An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor.