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Committee orders drafting of Secretary of State budget amendments after review of fiscal notes for election outreach and website notices
Summary
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division directed staff to draft amendments to the Secretary of State’s base budget after the office briefed the committee on two bills that carry fiscal notes — a $600,000 mailer for ballot-question explanations and a $100,000 public-notice website revamp — and solicited comment on House Bill 1002.
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division voted to have amendments to the Secretary of State’s base budget drafted and returned to the committee for review after a departmental briefing that identified fiscal impacts tied to pending legislation.
Secretary of State staff briefed the committee on bills they are tracking that carry fiscal notes, including a senator-sponsored bill that would require the office to mail explanatory materials to all active voters for statewide ballot questions and a Public Service Commission proposal to post public notices on the Secretary of State’s website. Liz Parent, fiscal director for the office, joined the secretary in answering committee questions.
The senator-authored measure —…
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