Texas § EL.51.035 - USE OF COUNTY-OWNED EQUIPMENT FOR PRIMARY ELECTION
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§ EL.51.035. USE OF COUNTY-OWNED EQUIPMENT FOR PRIMARY ELECTION
USE OF COUNTY-OWNED EQUIPMENT FOR PRIMARY ELECTION. (a) On request of the county chair of a political party holding a primary election, the county clerk shall furnish available county-owned ballot boxes and voting booths to the party for use in its primary election. (b) If there is not enough county-owned equipment to satisfy the requests made under Subsection (a), the commissioners court shall allocate the equipment among the political parties requesting it. (c) A fee may not be charged for use of equipment furnished under this section, but the political party shall reimburse the county for the actual expenses incurred by the county in transporting the equipment to and from the polling places if the county provides that service. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 864, Sec. 47, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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