HB 620 – SB 981
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
March 7, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Christine Drescher | Email: christine.drescher@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HB 620 – SB 981
SUMMARY OF BILL: Authorizes Hamblen County to operate a convenient voting center
pilot program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURES Permissive
FY25-26 $26,900
Assumptions:
• Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-3-301(a), convenient voting centers may be established to
make it convenient for voters to vote at centralized voting areas on election day in the
county in which they are registered, regardless of the voter’s precinct.
• Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-3-301(b) specifies that certain county election commissions
may elect to utilize a convenient voting center if the measure is passed by a super majority
of its commission.
• In order to properly inform the public of the convenient voting centers, Hamblen County
would need to send out a public notice and mailings to voters at a one-time cost of $11,900
in FY25-26.
• Hamblen County would also be required to update its technology for the centers, which
would result in a one-time cost of $15,000 in FY25-26.
• Assuming the Hamblen County Election Commission (Commission) votes to allow
convenient voting centers, there will be a one-time increase in local expenditures of $26,900
in FY25-26.
• The Commission may experience a recurring decrease in local expenditures due to savings
in personnel, training, and election supplies in FY23-24 and subsequent years. However, the
Commission will also experience a recurring increase in local expenditures for IT support.
Such impacts are estimated to be minimal and will approximately offset each other. The net
recurring impact on local expenditures is estimated to be not significant.
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CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director