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House Elections, Finance and Government Operations committee holds orientation; staff outline elections funding, government-operations scope
Summary
Nonpartisan staff briefed new and returning members on election-related budget items, federal HAVA match questions, the voter account, and the committee's traditional government-operations jurisdiction including administrative rulemaking, local government structure, and open meetings law.
The House Elections, Finance and Government Operations Committee convened for an organizational meeting where nonpartisan staff reviewed the committee's finance responsibilities for election programs and the broader government-operations portfolio.
House Fiscal Staff member Helen Roberts summarized election-related finance items the committee has handled in recent sessions, including a state match request tied to additional federal HAVA (Help America Vote Act) funds, the presidential primary reimbursement appropriation and the voting operations, technology and elections resources account (the “voter account”).
Roberts, a member of the nonpartisan House Fiscal Staff, told members, “I am not exactly sure what the jurisdiction of this committee is, so I'm basing this on what it has been in the past 2 years as far as the finance accounts go.” She said the Secretary of State's office has submitted a change-item request for state matching funds to access recently authorized federal HAVA dollars,…
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