LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 28, 2011

TO:	Honorable Larry Taylor, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2817 by Taylor, Larry (Relating to certain election practices and procedures.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Election Code relating to certain election practices and procedures.  The bill would also repeal certain sections of the Election Code related to annual registration reports, pre-election registration statements, time delivery of paper ballots, time delivery of automatically counted ballots, and deadlines for withdrawal.  It is anticipated that any costs associated with implementation of the legislation could be absorbed within existing resources.  The bill would take effect on September 1, 2011.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 307 Secretary of State, 356 Texas Ethics Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, JT, BTA, KKR, TP