LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT
 
78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 13, 2003

TO:
Honorable Mary Denny, Chair, House Committee on Elections
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB54 by Wolens (Relating to certain early voting by mail procedures and to the prevention of voting fraud generally; providing criminal penalties. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

The provisions of the bill that are the subject of this analysis would amend the Election Code by making certain voting offenses punishable as state jail felonies.

 

A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days, or, in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.

 

In the case of this bill, the increased workload from provisions dealing with voting offenses would probably not be substantial according to analysis provided by the Secretary of State and the Office of the Attorney General. 


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JK, GG