Section 171.028 - County Chair Transition(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.Tex. Elec. Code § 171.028
Amended by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 825, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2011.