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

SPONSOR:	Duran		DATE TYPED:	02/06/01		HB
SHORT TITLE:		In-Person Absentee Voting				SB	296
					ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY01	FY02	FY01	FY02	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
NFI	NFI	NFI	NFI	NFI	NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Duplicates House Bill 349

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Secretary of State

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 296 amends Section 1-6-5 NMSA 1978 to provide that in-person absentee voting may be conducted until 5:00 PM on the Saturday immediately prior to the election.

Significant Issues

Currently, statute provides that in-person absentee voting may occur until 5:00 PM on the Thursday immediately prior to the election. This bill would allow more time for individuals to vote in-person absentee.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The bill does not contain an appropriation or any significant fiscal impact.

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