On May 10, the Texas House passed HB 3065, which continues a trend in Texas to have the government pay directly for the cost of holding partisan primaries. Ever since 1972, government in Texas has paid for party primaries. But the Texas method of payment has been unique in the nation. The Texas system, since 1972, has had the parties administer their own primaries, and then submit the bill for expenses to the state government, which then reimbuses the parties.
HB 3065 says that if the county election officials desire to bill the state directly, they may do so. That eliminates the party as the “middleman”. For the last few years, populous counties already had the ability to bill the state government directly, but HB 3065 extends this practice to all counties. Thanks to Jim Riley for this news.
Let them pay for it themselves.
I am surprised the “fiscally conservative” Republicans are not having a s***fit about this misuse of taxpayer funds. Hypocrites.
In 2008, the Bexar County Democratic treasure embezzled $200,000 from the party, including spending on an Obama inauguration gala.
When Bexar County election officials tried to cash the check for the 2008 primary, the check bounced, (with only $100 was in the party checking account).
The treasurer is now in prison. During his trial, the Democratic County chair testified that she had not checked the bank statements, often tossing unopened envelopes in the drawer, “We didn’t check the statements because we didn’t know Mr. Adams was stealing money.”
P.R. and nonpartisan App.V.
NO robot party hack primaries.