LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 25, 2009 TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB92 by Van de Putte (Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Secretary of State to implement a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas. Counties with a population of 100,000 or more shall participate in the program and countries with a population under 100,000 may participate if approval is received from the Secretary of State. Local Government Impact The bill would require the Secretary of States Office to implement a program to allow the use of electronic mail to provide ballot materials to members in the armed forces that are overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas for general elections for state and county officers. Counties with a population of 100,000 or more shall participate in the program and countries with a population under 100,000 may participate if approval is received from the Secretary of State. Counties with a large military population could incur costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill. Source Agencies:307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, KK, MS, BTA, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 25, 2009
TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB92 by Van de Putte (Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB92 by Van de Putte (Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB92 by Van de Putte (Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB92 by Van de Putte (Relating to the establishment of a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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 implement a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas. Counties with a population of 100,000 or more shall participate in the program and countries with a population under 100,000 may participate if approval is received from the Secretary of State.
The bill would require the Secretary of State to implement a program to provide a ballot by electronic mail to military personnel serving overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas. Counties with a population of 100,000 or more shall participate in the program and countries with a population under 100,000 may participate if approval is received from the Secretary of State.
Local Government Impact
The bill would require the Secretary of States Office to implement a program to allow the use of electronic mail to provide ballot materials to members in the armed forces that are overseas and their spouses and dependents residing overseas for general elections for state and county officers. Counties with a population of 100,000 or more shall participate in the program and countries with a population under 100,000 may participate if approval is received from the Secretary of State. Counties with a large military population could incur costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill.
Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, KK, MS, BTA, TP
JOB, KJG, KK, MS, BTA, TP