LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 7, 2009 TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4421 by Dunnam (Relating to the form of, and information contained on, a voter registration certificate.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require each voter registration certificate to be identical to a drivers license, including identical materials. The bill would require each voter registration certificate to have a strip for electronically-readable information. The bill would make this certificate the only form of identification a voter would have to present in order to vote. The bill would be effective immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds or on September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact The bill would amend the Election Code requiring every voter registration application form and certificate issued to contain a photograph and be identical to a drivers license, including identical materials. Counties would be required to issue bar-coded voter registration certificates, resulting in counties purchasing new equipment in order to issue the certificates, or contracting with a vendor to outsource the printing and issue the certificates. The fiscal impact to a county government to comply with the provisions of the bill could be very significant for photo and certificate printing, laminating, and mailing costs depending on the number of registered voters in a county. Source Agencies:307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: JOB, TP, MS, BTA
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 7, 2009
TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB4421 by Dunnam (Relating to the form of, and information contained on, a voter registration certificate.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Todd Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB4421 by Dunnam (Relating to the form of, and information contained on, a voter registration certificate.), 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
HB4421 by Dunnam (Relating to the form of, and information contained on, a voter registration certificate.), As Introduced
HB4421 by Dunnam (Relating to the form of, and information contained on, a voter registration certificate.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require each voter registration certificate to be identical to a drivers license, including identical materials. The bill would require each voter registration certificate to have a strip for electronically-readable information. The bill would make this certificate the only form of identification a voter would have to present in order to vote. The bill would be effective immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds or on September 1, 2009.
The bill would require each voter registration certificate to be identical to a drivers license, including identical materials. The bill would require each voter registration certificate to have a strip for electronically-readable information. The bill would make this certificate the only form of identification a voter would have to present in order to vote. The bill would be effective immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds or on September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
The bill would amend the Election Code requiring every voter registration application form and certificate issued to contain a photograph and be identical to a drivers license, including identical materials. Counties would be required to issue bar-coded voter registration certificates, resulting in counties purchasing new equipment in order to issue the certificates, or contracting with a vendor to outsource the printing and issue the certificates. The fiscal impact to a county government to comply with the provisions of the bill could be very significant for photo and certificate printing, laminating, and mailing costs depending on the number of registered voters in a county.
The bill would amend the Election Code requiring every voter registration application form and certificate issued to contain a photograph and be identical to a drivers license, including identical materials. Counties would be required to issue bar-coded voter registration certificates, resulting in counties purchasing new equipment in order to issue the certificates, or contracting with a vendor to outsource the printing and issue the certificates.
The fiscal impact to a county government to comply with the provisions of the bill could be very significant for photo and certificate printing, laminating, and mailing costs depending on the number of registered voters in a county.
Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: JOB, TP, MS, BTA
JOB, TP, MS, BTA