LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2011 TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1584 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 officialcarrier envelopes and unique identification numbers be printed on the receipts and the reverse side ofthe 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 numbersavailable on the countys website and indicate whether the returns of the official carrier envelopesassociated with the numbers are timely. The bill would be effective September 1, 2011. Local Government Impact There could be some additional costs to early voting clerks in counties with a population of 20,000 tocomply with the provisions of the bill; however, no significant fiscal implication to units of localgovernment is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, JT, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2011
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1584 by Farias (Relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status of ballots submitted by mail.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1584 by Farias (Relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status of ballots submitted by mail.), As Introduced
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1584 by Farias (Relating to an electronic means for voters to determine the status of ballots submitted by mail.), As Introduced
HB1584 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 officialcarrier envelopes and unique identification numbers be printed on the receipts and the reverse side ofthe 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 numbersavailable on the countys website and indicate whether the returns of the official carrier envelopesassociated with the numbers are timely. The bill would be effective September 1, 2011.
Local Government Impact
There could be some additional costs to early voting clerks in counties with a population of 20,000 tocomply with the provisions of the bill; however, no significant fiscal implication to units of localgovernment is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, JT, TP
JOB, JT, TP