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

 

 

 

SPONSOR:

Cordova

 

DATE TYPED:

2/18/03

 

HB

382

 

SHORT TITLE:

Supervision for Precinct Schools of Election

 

SB

 

 

 

ANALYST:

Chavez

 

APPROPRIATION

 

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY03

FY04

FY03

FY04

 

 

NFI

NFI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

 

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

 

Secretary of State (SOS)

LFC Files

 

SUMMARY

 

     Synopsis of Bill

 

House Bill 382 amends Section 1-2-17 NMSA 1978 to permit the secretary of state to determine which counties with a population of one hundred thousand or more require supervision at precinct board election schools.

 

     Significant Issues

 

The present statute mandates the secretary of state to supervise at precinct board election schools.   According to the secretary of state (SOS) the Bureau of Elections staff is unable to attend election schools in all four Class A Counties.  At the time the statute was written Bernalillo County was the only Class A County. 

 

Because the last two weeks before an election is the most demanding time for the Bureau of Elections and because precinct board schools are scheduled during this time, the SOS is unable to send personnel capable of conducting schools to all four Class A Counties.

 

 

 

The current predicament with the secretary of states office can be minimized by altering the existing law to permit the secretary of state to have some discretion to determine which counties require supervision.

 

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

 

The bill may help alleviate some of the administrative problems that currently exist with the secretary of state regarding supervision of election schools in all 4 Class A Counties.

 

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