LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 19, 2023

TO:
Honorable Reggie Smith, Chair, House Committee on Elections
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3449 by Noble (Relating to ballots voted by mail.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

There could be an impact on certain counties related to preservation of an image of a voter's signature on the carrier envelope and early voting ballot application for at least six years and the use of software by the early voting clerk to display electronically available signatures together.


Source Agencies:
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff:
JMc, MOc, CMA, NTh