HBA-JEK H.B. 1639 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1639
By: Yarbrough
Elections
7/2/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

In an attempt to ensure that applications for early voting are returned to
the appropriate election official, the 76th Legislature passed legislation
to require an application form for early voting to be printed or stamped
with the name of the early voting clerk.  However, it proved problematic
for the secretary of state to print early voting applications with the
individual name of each election clerk because of the large number of
clerks in the state.  House Bill 1639 modifies this requirement such that
the name or office or official title of the election clerk must be printed
or stamped on an application for early voting. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1639 amends the Election Code to authorize an applicant to apply
for an early voting ballot only with an application form that has been
printed or stamped with the name or office or official title of the early
voting clerk. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.