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Tex. Election Code § 171.028

COUNTY CHAIR TRANSITION

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Tex. Election Code § 171.028, COUNTY CHAIR TRANSITION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/641189
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(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. (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.