LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2021 TO: Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB740 by Fierro (relating to preferential voting in runoff elections for certain voters voting by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would amend the Election Code to require early voting clerks to send a runoff ballot to certain voters in certain elections. The bill would direct the Secretary of State (SOS) to prescribe certain preferential voting procedures in these elections.According to the SOS, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. Local Government ImpactAccording to Cameron County, the county is unable to determine the total fiscal impact of the bill; however, it could cost at least $15,000 per election for processing and storage of additional ballots. According to Williamson County, the fiscal impact to the county would be over $10,000 per election. Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, GP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 30, 2021
TO: Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB740 by Fierro (relating to preferential voting in runoff elections for certain voters voting by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB740 by Fierro (relating to preferential voting in runoff elections for certain voters voting by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB740 by Fierro (relating to preferential voting in runoff elections for certain voters voting by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB740 by Fierro (relating to preferential voting in runoff elections for certain voters voting by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would amend the Election Code to require early voting clerks to send a runoff ballot to certain voters in certain elections. The bill would direct the Secretary of State (SOS) to prescribe certain preferential voting procedures in these elections.According to the SOS, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
This bill would amend the Election Code to require early voting clerks to send a runoff ballot to certain voters in certain elections. The bill would direct the Secretary of State (SOS) to prescribe certain preferential voting procedures in these elections.
According to the SOS, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
According to Cameron County, the county is unable to determine the total fiscal impact of the bill; however, it could cost at least $15,000 per election for processing and storage of additional ballots. According to Williamson County, the fiscal impact to the county would be over $10,000 per election.
According to Cameron County, the county is unable to determine the total fiscal impact of the bill; however, it could cost at least $15,000 per election for processing and storage of additional ballots.
Source Agencies: b > td > 307 Secretary of State
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, GP
JMc, SLE, GP