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Secretary of State seeks ongoing HAVA match, transfers public‑printing work to Legislative Council; committee backs due‑pass on fee cleanup bill
Summary
Secretary of State Michael Howe and staff outlined House Bill 1002 budget changes to the Senate Government Operations Division: converting federally funded election staff to general fund to eliminate work‑scope restrictions, continuing HAVA matching authority, and one‑time IT/election equipment requests. The committee also moved SB2144 (business/
Secretary of State Michael Howe and Deputy Sandy McMurdie told the Senate Appropriations — Government Operations Division they support the house budget for the Secretary of State (House Bill 1002) and explained several funding moves tied to election administration and business services.
Howe said the office asked that certain FTEs currently funded by federal Help America Vote Act (HAVA) dollars and other special funds be funded instead from the general fund to avoid limitations on staff duties imposed by the federal grants. "We currently today are authorized for 35 FTEs. 4 of those 35 are special funded or federally funded," Howe said, adding that using general‑fund authority for those positions gives the elections unit more flexibility.
The office also described ongoing and…
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