TO: | Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB794 by Duncan (Relating to the appointment of certain judicial offices and a nonpartisan election for the retention or rejection of a person appointed to those offices.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | ($528,200) |
2005 | $0 |
2006 | ($845,200) |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | ($528,200) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
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2004 | ($528,200) |
2005 | $0 |
2006 | ($845,200) |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | ($528,200) |
This bill would require Supreme Court, court of criminal appeals, court of appeals, and district judges to stand for retention or rejection elections rather than running in a partisan election.
This bill would eliminate filing fees associated with Supreme Court, court of criminal appeals, court of appeals, and district judge races. The fiscal impact to the state is determined by calculating the number of positions that candidates will no longer be filing for as follows:
Fiscal Year 2004 Total Loss $528,200
Loss of filing fees for judges in 2004
6 statewide positions x 3 candidates x $3,000 = $54,000
9 appellate judge positions (population of 850,000 and under) x 2 x $1,500 = $27,000
8 appellate judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,000=$32,000
Fiscal Year 2006 Total Loss $845,200
Loss of filing fees for judges in 2006
6 statewide positions x 3 candidates x $3,000 = $54,000
23 appellate judge positions (population of 850,000 and under) x 2 x $1,500 = $69,000
24 appellate judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,000=$96,000
Loss of filing fees for judges in 2008
6 statewide positions x 3 candidates x $3,000 = $54,000
9 appellate judge positions (population of 850,000 and under) x 2 x $1,500 = $27,000
8 appellate judge positions (population over 850,000) x 2 x $2,000=$32,000
Source Agencies: | 307 Secretary of State
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LBB Staff: | JK, GO, JF
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