This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited. Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners stated they currently provide a separate absentee vote count and assume no fiscal impact. County Clerks of Boone, Cole, and Callaway counties assume some administrative impact in the form of extra time to tabulate absentee ballots separately.
Officials assume impact to be minimal.
Some local authorities assume no fiscal impact while others estimate some minimal administrative impact due to the separate counting of absentee ballots. No direct fiscal impact to small business would be expected as a result of this proposal. This act would require the reporting of absentee ballot results when the verification board issues a statement of election results. This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.