| TO: | Honorable Ray Allen, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2404 by Keel (Relating to the creation of the position of county elections administrator.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Election Code to require a county with a population of 250,000 or more to create the position of county elections administrator for the county. A commissioners court of a county with a population of 250,000 or more would be prohibited from abolishing the position of county elections administrator and from transferring the elections administrator duties to the county tax assessor-collector. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.
Under current statute, it is optional for all county commissioners courts to creat a county elections administrator position, to abolish the position, and to transfer those duties to the tax assessor-collector.
If a county with a population of 250,000 or more does not currently have a county elections administrator, creation of that position would result in incuring the costs of salary, benefits, office space, and capital outlay. Transferring duties from the tax assessor-collector's office to the county elections administrator's office would create an administrative savings in the tax assessor-collector's office. Overall, no significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, DLBa
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