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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR:	Adair		DATE TYPED:	01/30/01		HB
SHORT TITLE:		Prohibit Voting A Straight Party Ticket				SB	183
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Secretary of State

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 183 amends the Election Code by adding a section that requires ballots to not permit a voter to vote a straight party ticket in a general election. In addition, the bill provides for electronic voting machines to not be programmed for straight party ticket voting in a general election.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

There in no appropriation or significant fiscal implications associated with the bill.

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