This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
Fiscal Note - SB 0494 - Requires reporting of absentee ballot results
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO. 2297-01
BILL NO. SB 494
SUBJECT: County Officials: Elections
TYPE: Original
DATE: February 6, 1998
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS Net Effect on All State Funds
FUND AFFECTED
FY 1999
FY 2000
FY 2001
Total Estimated
$0
$0
$0
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| Local Government* | $0 to (Unknown) | $0 to (Unknown) | $0 to (Unknown) |
*Oversight assumes costs on a statewide basis to be less than $100,000.
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Secretary of State (SOS) officials stated that this proposal would have no fiscal impact to their office, however, local elections authorities could have fiscal impact.
St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners assume their equipment/computers have the capabilities to provide the requirements of this proposal and would have no fiscal impact.
Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners stated they currently provide a separate absentee vote count and assume no fiscal impact.
County Clerks of Boone, Cole, and Callaway counties assume some administrative impact in the form of extra time to tabulate absentee ballots separately. Officials assume impact to be minimal.
Oversight assumes fiscal impact to local election authorities to be minimal and fiscal impact on a statewide basis to be less than $100,000.
Some local authorities assume no fiscal impact while others estimate some minimal administrative impact due to the separate counting of absentee ballots. Oversight will show fiscal impact to be $0 to (Unknown).
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| Cost to local election authorities | |||
| Administrative impact for | |||
| counting of absentee ballots | $0 to | $0 to | $0 to |
| (Unknown)* | (Unknown)* | (Unknown)* | |
| *Unknown costs are expected to be less than $100,000 on a statewide basis. | |||
| FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business | |||
No direct fiscal impact to small business would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
This act would require the reporting of absentee ballot results when the verification board issues a statement of election results.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Secretary of State
Kansas City Board of Election Commission
Boone County Clerk
Cole County Clerk
St. Louis County Board of Election Commission
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 6, 1998