| TO: | Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB2190 by Elkins (relating to the deadline by which provisional ballots must be processed for certain elections.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would amend the Election Code to require a early voting ballot board to verify and count provisional ballots not later than the 13th day after a general election for state and county officers, and would require the voter registrar to review a provisional voter’s eligibility. In an election described by Section 65.051(a-1), the procedures must allow for seven calendar days for the voter registrar to review a provisional voter’s eligibility.
The Secretary of State (SOS) would be required to prescribe procedures for the voter registrar in the county in which a provisional ballot is cast and provide assistance to the early voting ballot board in executing its authority.
The SOS reported implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact.
There could be a fiscal impact to a county associated with the requirement of a voter registrar to verify and county provisional ballots not later than the 13th day after an election, but amounts would vary depending on current procedures in a county. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 307 Secretary of State
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, JT, JB, BTA
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