(a) If a joint primary is approved, the county election officer shall supervise the primary and runoff elections, as applicable, in accordance with §172.126 of the Texas Election Code.
(b) The county chair of each political party and election officer shall enter into an election services contract.
(c) The rules set forth in §81.131 of this chapter (relating to Contracting with the County Election Officer) apply to the contract.

Source Note: The provisions of this §81.157 adopted to be effective November 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 7811