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Secretary of State seeks ongoing funds for voter guide, reports election IT upgrades and new case management progress
Summary
Secretary of State Phil McGrane told the Joint Finance–Appropriations Committee the office seeks a $400,000 ongoing appropriation to produce a household voter guide each election cycle, described progress on a $10 million elections systems upgrade and related IT projects, and said business filing revenue continues to flow to the general fund.
The Idaho Secretary of State asked the Joint Finance–Appropriations Committee to authorize ongoing funding for a statewide voter guide and explained the status of a multi‑year elections technology upgrade funded with earlier one‑time appropriations.
Phil McGrane, Idaho’s Secretary of State, explained the office’s $400,000 ongoing request to design, print and mail a voter guide to Idaho households. McGrane said producing the voter guide remains his primary policy initiative and that polls show strong public demand for mailed voter information. He told the committee that two separate voter publications had been used previously and that his office’s proposal would include candidate information and be sent for both primary and general elections.
Christopher Lahoset, the Legislative Services analyst, noted a typographical error in the…
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