FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 10, 2020
Time Requested: 03:39 PM |
| Agency: |
Secretary of State |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1462 |
Introduced |
HB4056 |
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| CBD Subject: |
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FUND(S):
N/a
Sources of Revenue:
Other Fund N/a
Legislation creates:
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
There will be no fiscal impact on the WV Secretary of State's Office because elections are hosted and run by each counties' County Clerk.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2020
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2021
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
N/a.
Memorandum
All 55 county clerks' offices/county commissions will likely be financially impacted by the proposed legislation to cover the costs of (1) ballot design, (2) ballot printing, (3) voting machine programming and testing, (4) sample ballot publication, (5) poll-worker training and salaries, (6) adjusting precincts to coincide with geographical districts when possible, and (7) general administration of the election.
Moreover, the effective date of July 2020 may be too soon to allow for certain municipalities whose local districts (or wards) do not geographically align with existing precinct boundaries. Changing local districts and existing precinct boundaries requires public notice and restricts the number of registered voters per precinct to a sum certain depending on whether the area is "rural" or "urban."
It is recommended to request fiscal notes from the WV Association of Counties and County Clerks' Association to better determine the economic impact of the proposed legislation.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Donald Kersey
Email Address: dkersey@wvsos.gov