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

SPONSOR Fox-Young

DATE TYPED 01/26/05 HB 21

SHORT TITLE Allow Absentee Voting for 40 Days

SB

ANALYST Ford

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to

HB 19

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Secretary of State

SUMMARY

House Bill 21 extends the time an absentee voter may receive and mark an absentee ballot from

28 days before an election to 40 days before an election. The measure also allows a county clerk

to mail an absentee ballot, or a notice of rejection, within 40 days of election day instead of the

current 28 days.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

House Bill 21 relates to House Bill 19, which requires that absentee ballots be sent to a federal

qualified elector or overseas voter as soon as possible after the request is received by the voter’s

county elections office.

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