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Texas Election Code § 19.002

Payments

Financing Voter Registration

(a) Each registrar is entitled to receive the sum of the following amounts:

(1) 25 cents multiplied by the number of initial registrations certified under Section 19.001(a)(1);

(2) 40 cents multiplied by the number of canceled registrations certified under Section 19.001(a)(2);

(3) 40 cents multiplied by the number of updated registrations under Section 19.001(a)(3); and

(4) in each even-numbered year, 40 cents multiplied by the difference between the number of registered voters and the number of initial registrations certified for the two previous voting years.

(b) After June 1 of each year, the secretary of state shall make payments pursuant to vouchers submitted by the registrar and approved by the secretary of state in amounts that in the aggregate do not exceed the registrar's entitlement. The secretary of state shall prescribe the procedures necessary to implement this subsection.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4, Sec. 15.08, eff. September 28, 2011.

(d) The secretary of state may not make a payment under Subsection (b) if on June 1 of the year in which the payment is to be made the registrar is not in substantial compliance with Section 15.083, 16.031, 16.032, or 18.065 or with rules implementing the registration service program.

Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 114, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 916, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 454, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1164 (H.B. 2817), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 15.03, eff. September 28, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 15.04, eff. September 28, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 15.05, eff. September 28, 2011.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 15.08, eff. September 28, 2011.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 713 (H.B. 4034), Sec. 5, eff. June 12, 2017.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 2837), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

This section refers to

§ 19.001§ 15.083§ 16.031§ 16.032§ 18.065

Sections that refer to this one

§ 19.0025