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Secretary of State seeks ongoing funding for voter guide, maintains $10 million election upgrade progress
Summary
The Secretary of State briefed the committee on requests including an ongoing voter guide appropriation, software subscription costs, and the rollout of an election management system paid in part from a prior $10 million appropriation.
Secretary of State Phil McGrane told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee the office seeks a mix of one‑time and ongoing appropriations to sustain recent technology upgrades, start a permanent voter guide program and cover increased subscription and postage costs.
"My number one policy initiative since I took office has been a voter guide," McGrane told the committee, arguing the guide meets public demand and that the office intends to distribute a mailed guide for primary and general elections. The office requested $400,000 ongoing from the General Fund to design, print and mail the voter guide to Idaho households; budget staff clarified the office estimates the cost at…
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