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

SPONSOR Carraro

DATE TYPED 1/25/05

HB

SHORT TITLE Enlarge Election Candidate Filing Timeframe

SB 41

ANALYST Medina

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained Estimated Additional Impact Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY05

FY06

FY05

FY06

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relate to elections.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Secretary of State

Responses Received From

Secretary of State

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 41 extends the number of candidate filing days from one day to two for all federal,

state, municipal, school district and community college board elections. Senate Bill 41 applies to

both primary and general elections.

Significant Issues

An additional day that a candidate would have to file as a candidate creates some additional ac-

cessibility to aspiring elected officials and would potentially facilitate broader participation.

WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL.

Status quo.

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