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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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