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House Appropriations approves due-pass on bill to mail voter guides for ballot measures
Summary
The committee advanced Senate Bill 2230 directing the Secretary of State to mail objective voter guides to active voters at least 45 days before elections; the bill includes a one‑time $600,000 appropriation for printing and postage to cover two elections in a biennium.
Senate Bill 2230 would require the Secretary of State to create and mail voter guides about statewide ballot measures to “active voters” at least 45 days before an election. Chairman Austin Shower explained to the House Appropriations Committee that the guides would include an objective summary, anticipated fiscal impact, origin of the measure (legislature or petition), and an objective analysis of votes in favor and opposed.
Secretary of State Michael Howard testified in favor of the bill’s intent and said the mailed materials would not duplicate existing requirements to keep ballot language readable; instead, the guides would…
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