LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 28, 1997 TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 993, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Committee on State Affairs By: Cain Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB993 ( relating to the election of the office of precinct chair of a political party.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB993-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net positive impact of $578,550 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999. Fiscal Analysis The bill would change the way in which the office of precinct chair is elected. The Secretary of State would prescribe any procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this bill. Methodolgy The Secretary of State estimates that there is a $25.00 "plate charge" for printing the office of precinct chair for each of the 17,400 precincts in Texas. The Secretary of State also states that only five percent of the precincts in the state (870 precincts) currently have an opposed office of precinct chair on the ballot, and 16,530 precincts do not . The bill would result in a saving on the "plate charge" of $413,250 (16,530 x $25.00). In addition, the Secretary of State estimates that $10.00 per polling place would be saved for the reduced amount of time in counting the race for precinct chair in unopposed races, resulting in a savings of $165,300 (16,530 x $10.00). The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows: Five Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 0001 1998 $578,550 1998 0 2000 578,550 2001 0 2002 578,550 Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds: Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative) General Revenue Related Funds Funds 1998 $578,550 1999 0 2000 578,550 2001 0 2002 578,550 Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 307 Secretary of State LBB Staff: JK ,JD ,PE ,JC