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:HB3301 by Price (Relating to additional partial counts of electronic voting system ballots.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would repeal Section 127.201 of the Election Code related to partial count of electronic voting system ballots. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011. Local Government Impact The bill would repeal the requirement of a general custodians of election records to conduct a manual count of all the races in at least one percent of the election precincts or in three precincts, whichever is greater, in which an electronic voting system was used. Savings to counties would vary depending on the number of precincts and the size of the precincts selected but are not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, JT, BTA, KKR
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:HB3301 by Price (Relating to additional partial counts of electronic voting system ballots.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3301 by Price (Relating to additional partial counts of electronic voting system ballots.), 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
HB3301 by Price (Relating to additional partial counts of electronic voting system ballots.), As Introduced
HB3301 by Price (Relating to additional partial counts of electronic voting system ballots.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would repeal Section 127.201 of the Election Code related to partial count of electronic voting system ballots. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011.
The bill would repeal Section 127.201 of the Election Code related to partial count of electronic voting system ballots. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011.
Local Government Impact
The bill would repeal the requirement of a general custodians of election records to conduct a manual count of all the races in at least one percent of the election precincts or in three precincts, whichever is greater, in which an electronic voting system was used. Savings to counties would vary depending on the number of precincts and the size of the precincts selected but are not anticipated to be significant.
The bill would repeal the requirement of a general custodians of election records to conduct a manual count of all the races in at least one percent of the election precincts or in three precincts, whichever is greater, in which an electronic voting system was used.
Savings to counties would vary depending on the number of precincts and the size of the precincts selected but are not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, JT, BTA, KKR
JOB, JT, BTA, KKR