OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6871
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION RECANVASS PROCEDURES.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8139)
House Calendar No.: 196
Primary Analyst: MT 5/18/23
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: EW
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $
Secretary of the State GF - Cost 100,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Various Municipalities Potential
Cost
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Explanation
The bill results in a one-time cost of $100,000 requiring the Secretary
of State's staff to develop a uniform recanvassing training to be used
whenever a recanvassing is required by the state. The estimate for the
creation of that material is currently $100,000 to develop it and it may
require incidental updates in the future.
The bill additionally requires each municipality in the state to have at
least one tabulator. For those with tabulators there will be no fiscal
impact. Most municipalities are known to have tabulators available with
about 2,500 in usage statewide. If there are municipalities without
tabulators the cost may increase by around $50,000
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in order to meet the
requirements of the new bill.
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Public Citizen voting costs 2023HB-06871-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
House Amendment "A" makes several changes to the bill including
(1) requiring at least one tabulator to be used in each district and only
for that district. (2) Changing some recanvass timelines and security
procedures. The requirement to use tabulators in each district may
increase municipal costs depending on the current tabulators and
resources available to municipalities. The exact cost increase would vary
by municipality.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.