TO: | Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2814 by Hochberg (Relating to electronic voter registration.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2012 | ($140,000) |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $0 |
2015 | $0 |
2016 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
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2012 | ($140,000) |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $0 |
2015 | $0 |
2016 | $0 |
The bill would require the Secretary of State (SOS) to implement a program to allow a person who has a valid driver’s license or state personal identification card to complete a voter registration application over the Internet from certain websites. The program would also be required to obtain a digital copy of the applicant’s signature from the Department of Public Safety. SOS would be required to adopt rules including rules to provide for additional security measures. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011.
The Secretary of State (SOS) estimates a cost of $20,000 to develop an Internet voter registration application and $120,000 to import, verify, secure, and store the applicant’s digital signature. In addition, it is assumed that DPS would need to create an interface that would allow for the electronic signatures to be transmitted to SOS but it is assumed this cost could be absorbed within existing resources.
Source Agencies: | 307 Secretary of State, 405 Department of Public Safety
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LBB Staff: | JOB, JT, BTA
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