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Secretary of State seeks funding for voter guide, cyber and ongoing IT subscriptions
Summary
Secretary of State Phil McGrane described several FY26 budget requests to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee including an ongoing voter guide appropriation, software subscription increases, a one‑time deputy business director double‑fill and equipment replacement.
Christopher Lahoset, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, briefed the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on the Secretary of State’s FY26 budget requests.
Lahoset said the office has 35.5 FTP authorized, with roughly half a vacancy noted in the summer snapshot and that last year the legislature approved a one‑time $10 million appropriation for an elections system upgrade (about $2.5 million spent to date and the remainder reappropriated into FY25). He summarized eight enhancement requests for FY26.
The chief requests presented included a $400,000…
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