| TO: | Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB1272 by Jackson, Mike (Relating to providing a uniform limit on the population of a county election precinct.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would establish that a county election precinct may contain at least 100 but not more than 5,000 registered voters. The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.
Current statute provides a limit between 100 and 2,000 registered voters per precinct, with certain caps based on county population in certain circumstances.
The provisions of the bill would provide flexibility for a county in determining how many precincts to establish. According to a sampling of county election administrators, raising the limit on the number of registered voters per precinct would allow the county to establish fewer precincts, which would result in a savings in the cost of precinct officials and equipment required. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, SR, DLBa
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