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Secretary of State cites surge in business filings, seeks funding for voter pamphlet and overtime
Summary
Secretary of State Phil McGrane told the joint committee his office processed a record number of business filings and is seeking budget authority to cut wait times and fund a voter pamphlet and overtime; he proposed a one-time rescission from prior election system funds.
Secretary of State Phil McGrane told the joint committee that the Secretary of State's Office handled more than 650,000 business filings in FY25 and that the volume has grown by roughly 200,000 filings annually over five years. McGrane said the office generates more revenue than its budget and proposed a one-time rescission of $850,000 from prior one-time election system funding, while warning that processing delays for new business filings have lengthened.
"Our goal is to process these filings in 3 days. Right…
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