LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 12, 2015

TO:
Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2937 by Schofield (Relating to the cancellation of a person's voter registration on notice that the person has acknowledged that the person is not a citizen.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Election Code to direct the voter registrar to immediately cancel a voter's registration upon receipt of a certain list of individuals disqualified from jury service because of citizenship status. The bill would require a voter registrar to send a notification to the voter if a voter's registration is cancelled due to citizenship status. The bill would require a registrar and clerk to submit certain information to parties regarding the citizenship of voters.

The bill would repeal Section 16.0332, Election Code.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff:
UP, AG, SD, EK, JHa, CM