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Secretary of State seeks ongoing funds for voter guide, software and a deputy overlap
Summary
At a Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee hearing the Legislative Services Office presented the Secretary of State’s budget and enhancement requests and Secretary Phil McGrane and staff answered committee questions about the voter guide, software subscriptions and a proposed one‑time double-fill of a deputy business director.
At a Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee hearing the Legislative Services Office presented the Secretary of State’s budget and enhancement requests and Secretary Phil McGrane and staff answered committee questions about the voter guide, software subscriptions and a proposed one‑time double-fill of a deputy business director.
Why it matters: The Secretary of State’s office administers elections, business filings and other public records. The requests would create or add to ongoing base costs (notably for a voter guide and software-as-a-service subscriptions) and a one-time overlap to train a deputy director before the current deputy retires.
LSO analyst Christopher Lahoset said the office has an FTP cap of 35.5 and, as of late August, about a…
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