OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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SB-1514
AN ACT CONCERNING CURBSIDE VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR
ELECTORS WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER INCAPACITIES.
Primary Analyst: TM 4/13/25
Contributing Analyst(s): BP
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Judicial Dept. (Probation) GF - Potential
Cost
Minimal Minimal
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
Minimal Minimal
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
This bill makes several changes to the curbside voting law, including
adding several prohibitions resulting in a minimal potential cost to the
Judicial Department and a potential minimal revenue gain to the
General Fund.
Section 2 of the bill expands an existing class C misdemeanor for
activities prohibited near a polling place which results in a potential cost
to the Judicial Department for probation and a potential revenue gain to
the General Fund from fines. On average, the marginal cost for
supervision in the community is less than $600
1
each year for adults.
Few, if any, violations are expected.
2
1
Probation marginal cost is based on services provided by private providers and only
includes costs that increase with each additional participant. This does not include a
cost for additional supervision by a probation officer unless a new offense is
anticipated to result in enough additional offenders to require additional probation
officers.
2
No charges nor associated revenue have been recorded under CGS § 9-236. 2025SB-01514-R000672-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
This section additionally, requires the Secretary of the State (SOTS) to
adopt regulations to implement the legislation and develop a curbside
voting model resulting in fiscal impact to the state. There is no impact
because SOTS has the expertise to complete this requirement.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the actual number of violations.