LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 27, 2001
TO: Honorable Debra Danburg, Chair, House Committee on
Elections
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3182 by Danburg (Relating to primary election dates
and procedures and related dates, deadlines, and
procedures.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB3182, As Introduced: negative impact of $(1,074,900) through *
* the biennium ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(1,074,900) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 (1,074,900) *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 (1,074,900) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(1,074,900) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 (1,074,900) *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 (1,074,900) *
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Technology Impact
None.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would change the general primary election date from the second
Tuesday in March to the second Saturday in May. The runoff primary date
would be moved from the second Tuesday in April to the second Saturday in
June. Further, a rental charge could not be made for the use of a
public building as a polling place, but reasonable charges for actual
expenses would be allowed.
Methodology
According to the Secretary of State's Office, though the bill would
prohibit a rental charge for use of the public buildings for Saturday
elections, a charge could still be assessed for actual expenses of having
the building open and operating on a non-business day.
To calculate the numbers below, the Secretary of State's Office took the
total number of polls used in 2000 minus the total number of polls rented
in 2000, the result of which constituted the total number of public
buildings used. That number was multiplied by the amount that was
estimated as a reasonable charge for actual expenses ($100).
16,834 (total number of polls in 2000)
-6,085 (total number of polls rented in 2000)
10,749 (polls using public buildings)
X $100 (estimate of actual expenses for using public building)
=$1,074,900
The Secretary of State's Office also noted that there may be an increase
in costs for the rental of private buildings on a Saturday compared to
current weekday rental charges.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff: JK, TB, SK, DB