LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 1, 1997
TO: Honorable Debra Danburg, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1237, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Committee on Elections By: Junell
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1237 ( Relating
to the number of election clerks in a primary election whose
service is payable with state funds.) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1237-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Implementing the provisions of the bill could result in a net
negative impact of to General Revenue based on the number of
voter district precincts provided by this bill.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
13,851 of the 20,397 polling places in Texas which were used
during the 1996 primary elections had two workers based on the
current administrative rules of the Office of the Secretary
of State. The cost of adding an additional election clerk at
all of these polling places could cost a total of $969,570 in
even-numbered years (13,851 polling places x 14 hours work for
both the primary and runoff elections x $5.00 per hour/additional
clerk), but this bill would cost less than the amount shown
because the additional clerk would be required only at the larger
precincts.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,JC