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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Garcia, M
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
1/18/08
1/25/08 HB 12/aHVEC
SHORT TITLE South Valley Incorporation Election
SB
ANALYST Ortiz
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY08
FY09
$40.0 Non-recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Association of County Clerks
No Responses Received From
Attorney General’s Office (AGO)
Secretary of State (SOS)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of HVEC Bill
The House Voters and Elections Committee amendment changes the appropriation and makes it
to Local Government Division of the Department of Finance and Administration.
Synopsis of Original Bill
House Bill 12 appropriates $40 thousand from the general fund to the Secretary of State to fund
the expenses of a mail ballot special election in Bernalillo County to decide if the unincorporated
areas of the south valley of Bernalillo county be incorporated as a new municipality.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $40 thousand 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 2010 shall