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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 1/30/05

HB 25

SHORT TITLE Standard Provisional Ballot Counting Rules

SB

ANALYST Medina

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to the Election Code and HB29

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Response Not Received From

Secretary of State (SOS)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 25 amends the Election Code to include a provision requiring the Secretary of State to

promulgate rules to ensure the uniform counting of provisional ballots.

Significant Issues

House Bill 25 does not include recommendations for rules ensuring uniform counting of provi-

sional ballots.

CONFLICT, DUPLICATION, COMPANIONSHIP, RELATIONSHIP

House Bill 25 relates to House Bill 29, which mandates that only provisional ballots cast in the

precinct in which the voter is registered be counted.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL.

The existing systems will continue to be used.

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