§ § 31.011ELECTION IMPROVEMENT FUND

(a) The election improvement fund is created as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund and consists of federal funds designated for election improvement, matching funds from the state or a political subdivision, and depository interest earned on the assets of the fund.

(b) Money in the fund may be appropriated only to provide funding for the following purposes:

(1) to improve election administration at the state and local level;

(2) to make grants to local governments for the improvement or replacement of voting systems;

(3) to create a single uniform official centralized interactive voter registration database; and

(4) to comply with other election requirements of the federal government.

(c) The fund is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.