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

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DATE TYPED 2/28/05

HB 1062

SHORT TITLE Election Day Voter Identification

SB

ANALYST Medina

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

Minimal

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to the Election Code

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Secretary of State (SOS)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 1062 amends the Election Code to require that a voter’s thumb or finger be marked

with indelible ink after the voter casts a ballot in an election. Thus, a person whose finger is al-

ready marked with indelible ink would not be allowed to cast a ballot on Election Day. The bill

further requires the Secretary of State to establish procedure implementing the provisions of the

bill.

Significant Issues

The Secretary of State’s analysis did not include an estimate for the cost of the indelible ink.

LFC staff estimates the cost of such ink and administering the ink to voters on Election Day

would be minimal.

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