LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 25, 2009 TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4392 by Farias (Relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status of ballots submitted by mail.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Secretary of State to require that a detachable receipt be attached to official carrier envelopes and unique identification numbers be printed on the receipts and the reverse side of the envelopes. The bill would require early voting clerks in counties with a population of 20,000 or more in which a federal office appears on the ballot to make the unique identification numbers available on the countys website and indicate whether the returns of the official carrier envelopes associated with the numbers are timely. The bill would be effective September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact There could be some additional costs to early voting clerks in counties with a population of 20,000 to comply with the provisions of the bill; however, no significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: JOB, TP, BTA
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 25, 2009
TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4392 by Farias (Relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status of ballots submitted by mail.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB4392 by Farias (Relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status of ballots submitted by mail.), As Introduced
Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB4392 by Farias (Relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status of ballots submitted by mail.), As Introduced
HB4392 by Farias (Relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status of ballots submitted by mail.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Secretary of State to require that a detachable receipt be attached to official carrier envelopes and unique identification numbers be printed on the receipts and the reverse side of the envelopes. The bill would require early voting clerks in counties with a population of 20,000 or more in which a federal office appears on the ballot to make the unique identification numbers available on the countys website and indicate whether the returns of the official carrier envelopes associated with the numbers are timely. The bill would be effective September 1, 2009.
The bill would require the Secretary of State to require that a detachable receipt be attached to official carrier envelopes and unique identification numbers be printed on the receipts and the reverse side of the envelopes. The bill would require early voting clerks in counties with a population of 20,000 or more in which a federal office appears on the ballot to make the unique identification numbers available on the countys website and indicate whether the returns of the official carrier envelopes associated with the numbers are timely. The bill would be effective September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
There could be some additional costs to early voting clerks in counties with a population of 20,000 to comply with the provisions of the bill; however, no significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: JOB, TP, BTA
JOB, TP, BTA