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

SPONSOR:	Rodella		DATE TYPED:		HB	250
SHORT TITLE:		Inspection of Absentee Ballot Register			SB
				ANALYST:		Woodlee

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained

Estimated Additional Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01

FY02

FY01

FY02

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Secretary of State

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 250 amends Section 1-6-6 NMSA 1978 to require county clerks to have an updated absentee ballot register available for public inspection Monday through Friday during regular office hours.

Significant Issues

Currently statute provides that for each election, the county clerk must keep an absentee ballot register and the information that register must contain. This bill adds the provision explained above.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

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

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