Texas Statutes § 163.004 Adopting Rules
Statute Text
(a)
A political party's rules, including amendments to rules, governing or affecting its general or runoff primary elections, conventions held under this code, or nominees may be adopted only by:
(1)
a state convention; or
(2)
the state executive committee as:
(A)
a temporary rule, if adoption before the next state convention is necessary; or
(B)
a permanent rule, if the state executive committee is expressly required or authorized by statute to adopt a rule.
(b)
A temporary rule must be considered by the first state convention following its adoption. The state convention may rescind, modify, or ratify the temporary rule. If the state convention fails to act, the temporary rule expires on the day after the date the convention adjourns.
(c)
In this chapter, "rule on electoral affairs" means a rule or amendment of the class described by Subsection (a).
History
Amended by
Acts
2013
,
Amended by Acts 1986, 69th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 14, Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/1987 .
Acts 1985 , 69th Leg., ch. 211 , Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986 .
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