LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 17, 2021

TO:
Honorable Briscoe Cain, Chair, House Committee on Elections
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1622 by Guillen (Relating to reporting of early voting totals.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would amend the Election Code to allow a registered voter to submit a complaint to the Secretary of State (SOS) if an early voting clerk has not delivered to the local canvassing authority early voting totals and requires the SOS, by rule, to create and maintain a system for tracking these complaints.

According to the Secretary of State, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
307 Secretary of State
LBB Staff:
JMc, SLE, LCO, GP