COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



LR No.: 0346-02

Bill No.: Perfected SCS for SB 29

Subject: Elections: Secretary of State

Type: Original

Date: February 25, 2003




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on Other

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Local Government $0 $0 $0




FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION



Officials of the Office of Secretary of State assume no fiscal impact to their office.



Officials of the Missouri Ethics Commission assume no fiscal impact to their Commission.



Officials of the Kansas City Board of Election Commission assume no fiscal impact.



Oversight assumes this proposal is procedural and would have no state or local fiscal impact.



The following entities did not respond:



The County Clerks of: Boone, Callaway, Cass, Marion, Greene, Jefferson, Johnson, Taney, Clay, and the St. Louis County and Platte County Board of Election Commissions



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2004

(10 Mo.)

FY 2005 FY 2006
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2004

(10 Mo.)

FY 2005 FY 2006
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.



DESCRIPTION

This act provides that the time limits provided for candidate withdrawals from elections cannot be altered, set aside nor ignored by any court within this state. The intent of the Legislature is that there shall be no reason for these limits to not be enforced.

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



Office of Secretary of State

Missouri Ethics Commission

Kansas City Board of Election Commission



NOT RESPONDING



The County Clerks of: Callaway, Cass, Marion, Greene, Jefferson, Boone, Johnson, Taney, Clay, and the St. Louis County and Platte County Board of Election Commissions.











Mickey Wilson, CPA

Director

February 25, 2003