OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS Legislative Office Building, Room 5200 Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200 http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa sHJ-58 RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW NO -EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING. AMENDMENT LCO No.: 9848 File Copy No.: 96 House Calendar No.: 103 Senate Calendar No.: 428 Primary Analyst: CP 6/3/21 Contributing Analyst(s): () OFA Fiscal Note State Impact: Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Secretary of the State GF - Cost None 5,000 Note: GF=General Fund Municipal Impact: None Explanation The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal impact. This amendment proposes a constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the State is anticipated to incur a cost of $5,000 in FY 23 (for the November 2022 election) for providing posters with the proposed constitutional amendment question and explanation to each polling place in every municipality. This cost will cover the printing and mailing of the posters. As all materials required for placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot are supplied by the State, and the vote will occur on the same day as a regularly scheduled statewide election, no costs will be incurred by municipalities. 2021HJ-00058-R00LCO09848-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2 The cost identified above is one-time. However, the FY 23 cost may be shifted into FY 25 pursuant to the requirements of the constitutional amendment process. The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.