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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Romero

 

DATE TYPED:

02/08/02

 

HB

 

 

SHORT TITLE:

Sample Ballot Mailings

 

SB

420

 

 

ANALYST:

Woodlee

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY02

FY03

FY02

FY03

 

 

 

$310.0

 

 

Non-Recurring

General Fund

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Bernalillo County Bureau of Elections

 

No Response

Secretary of State

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

Senate Bill 420 appropriates $310.0 from the general fund to the Secretary of State to mail a sample ballot of the 2002 general election to every registered voter in Bernalillo County.  The bill provides that the mailing shall occur no later than twenty days prior to the general election.

 

     Significant Issues

 

There are currently 289,096 registered voters in Bernalillo County. 

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

 

The appropriation of $310.0 contained in this bill is a non-recurring expense to the general fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2003 shall revert to the general fund.

 

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