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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR	Taylor, JG		DATE TYPED	2/16/04		HB	567
SHORT TITLE		Change Early Voting Site Operating Hours				SB
					ANALYST		Collard

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY04	FY05	FY04	FY05
			See Narrative

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Response Received From

Secretary of State

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 567 proposes to amend the Election Code to change the hours of operation of early voting sites in non-Class A counties. Currently, county clerks in medium and small population counties are required to operate early voting sites Tuesday through Saturday. This would change those days of operation to Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday from noon until 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. the week prior to the election.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

There are no significant fiscal implications associated with this bill.

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