Texas § EL.173.036 - STATE FUNDS FOR AUDIT REQUESTED BY PARTY
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§ EL.173.036. STATE FUNDS FOR AUDIT REQUESTED BY PARTY
STATE FUNDS FOR AUDIT REQUESTED BY PARTY. (a) The secretary of state may approve an expenditure of state funds for an audit of: (1) the state primary fund or a county primary fund on request of the state chair; or (2) a county primary fund on request of a county chair. (b) On receipt of written certification of the amount approved by the secretary of state for an audit, the comptroller of public accounts shall issue a warrant for that amount payable to the state or county chair making the request. (c) An audit conducted with state funds approved under this section is subject to the conditions imposed by the secretary of state. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Renumbered from Election Code Sec. 173.037 and amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 54, Sec. 12(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 161, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 828 (H.B. 1735 ), Sec. 54, eff. September 1, 2017. SUBCHAPTER C. DISPOSITION OF FILING FEES
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