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Appropriations panel backs $2 million to reimburse county clerks for runoff election costs
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee voted 7-0 to advance House Bill 249, a $2 million appropriation to the Secretary of State’s office to reimburse county clerks for expenses from runoff elections and ensure clerks are not left out-of-pocket.
The House Appropriations Committee on an administrative motion voted to advance House Bill 249, approving a $2,000,000 appropriation to be held at the Secretary of State’s office to reimburse county clerks for the costs of any runoff elections.
Committee members heard a brief explanation from the Speaker, who described the appropriation as a reserve fund to make county clerks “whole” if runoff elections occur. “What this basically is, is this the dollars that are going to be necessary to replace any funds that would…
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