LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 1, 2015 TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1632 by Romero, Jr. (Relating to the electronic completion of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Elections Code to allow applications for ballot by mail to be completed electronically on a device capable of capturing the voter's signature, then printed and submitted to the early voting clerk in the regular manner, and require the Secretary of State to adopt certain rules. The Secretary of State indicates the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: UP, AG, EP, CM, EK
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 1, 2015
TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1632 by Romero, Jr. (Relating to the electronic completion of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1632 by Romero, Jr. (Relating to the electronic completion of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.), As Introduced
Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1632 by Romero, Jr. (Relating to the electronic completion of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.), As Introduced
HB1632 by Romero, Jr. (Relating to the electronic completion of an application for a ballot to be voted 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 amend the Elections Code to allow applications for ballot by mail to be completed electronically on a device capable of capturing the voter's signature, then printed and submitted to the early voting clerk in the regular manner, and require the Secretary of State to adopt certain rules. The Secretary of State indicates the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: UP, AG, EP, CM, EK
UP, AG, EP, CM, EK