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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 2, 2023
TO:
Honorable Reggie Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3449 by Noble (relating to ballots voted by mail.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
There could be an impact on certain counties related to the preservation of an image of a voter's signature on the carrier envelope and early voting ballot application for at least six years and the use of software by the early voting clerk to display all electronically available signatures in the county's election records.