(a) The SOS shall reimburse necessary telephone and postage costs incurred with respect to the administration of the primary elections beginning no earlier than November 1 immediately preceding the primary election and ending no later than the last day of the month in which the primary election or runoff primary election, if applicable, is held.     
      (b) Personal landline and cellular phone charges will not be reimbursed with primary funds.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §81.128 adopted to be effective December 13, 2009, 34 TexReg 8665; amended to be effective March 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 1483; amended to be effective January 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 209; amended to be effective November 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 7811; amended to be effective October 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 5853