Texas Election Code 163.004 – Adopting Rules
(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.
Terms Used In Texas Election Code 163.004
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(c) In this chapter, “rule on electoral affairs” means a rule or amendment of the class described by Subsection (a).