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S.B. 484
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SENATE BILL NO. 484–COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
(ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF FINANCE
IN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
MAY 11, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Finance
SUMMARY—Makes appropriations to and authorizes the
expenditure of money by the Office of the Secretary
of State for the costs of certain audits, voter
education materials and outreach, signature
verification services and certain systems.
(BDR S-1120)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation included in
Executive Budget.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT making appropriations to and authorizing the expenditure
of money by the Office of the Secretary of State for the
costs of risk-limiting audits of election results, voter
education materials and outreach, signature verification
services, a mail ballot tracking and notification system
and a statewide top-down voter registration database and
election management system; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General 1
Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State the sum of $40,000 for 2
the costs of the implementation and support of risk-limiting audits 3
of election results. 4
Sec. 2. There is hereby appropriated from the State General 5
Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State the sum of $877,414 for 6
the costs of materials for voter education and outreach. 7
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Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated from the State General 1
Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State the sum of $90,000 for 2
the costs of a contract for signature verification services. 3
Sec. 4. There is hereby appropriated from the State General 4
Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State the sum of $228,000 for 5
the costs of the tracking and notification system for mail ballots. 6
Sec. 5. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 7
General Fund to the Office of the Secretary of State the sum of 8
$25,000,000 for the HAVA Election Reform budget account for the 9
costs of a statewide top-down voter registration database and 10
election management system. 11
2. Expenditure of $5,525,802 not appropriated from the State 12
General Fund or the State Highway Fund is hereby authorized 13
during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and Fiscal Year 2024-2025 by the 14
Office of the Secretary of State for the same purpose set forth in 15
subsection 1. 16
Sec. 6. Any remaining balance of the appropriations made by 17
sections 1 to 5, inclusive, of this act must not be committed for 18
expenditure after June 30, 2025, by the entity to which the 19
appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the 20
appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and 21
any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent 22
for any purpose after September 19, 2025, by either the entity to 23
which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money 24
was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the 25
State General Fund on or before September 19, 2025. 26
Sec. 7. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval. 27
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