Texas § EL.174.027 - RECORDS OF CONVENTION
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§ EL.174.027. RECORDS OF CONVENTION
RECORDS OF CONVENTION. (a) The convention chair shall prepare, sign, and make a copy of a list of the names and residence addresses of the delegates and any alternates selected by the convention. (b) The convention chair shall sign and make a copy of the list of precinct convention participants required by Section 174.025 (c). (c) The convention chair shall deliver the originals and copies of the lists to the county chair not later than the third day after the date of the precinct convention, except that if delivered by mail, they shall be deposited in the mail not later than the second day after the date of the precinct convention. (d) The county chair shall retain the copies of the lists stored in paper or electronic files until the end of the voting year in which they are received. (e) If senatorial district conventions will be held in the county, the county chair shall deliver the originals of the lists to the temporary chairs of the senatorial district conventions before the conventions convene. (f) The original lists are not public information. (g) An electronic submission to the county chair through a system created by party rule constitutes a complete delivery under Subsection (c). Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 179, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054 (H.B. 3102 ), Sec. 17, eff. June 14, 2013. SUBCHAPTER C. COUNTY AND SENATORIAL DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
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