LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 4, 2005

TO:	Honorable Mary Denny, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1209 by Gattis (Relating to using county election precincts for any election held on the November uniform election date.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would establish that county election precincts are the election precincts for any election held on the November uniform election date. The bill would require the Secretary of State to prescribe procedures for political subdivisions to follow if an election precinct is not located wholly within the territory of a political subdivision holding an election in a precinct or a district used to elect an office at the election. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.

The Secretary of State indicates the agency can absorb associated administrative duties within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

County election officials contacted indicated that the provisions of the bill would have little or no fiscal impact on units of local government.

Source Agencies:

307 Secretary of State

LBB Staff:

JOB, DLBa