Greene County election authorities assume that if fees set by the Secretary of State would be high enough to cover their data processing costs, the fiscal impact would be minimal. Oversight assumes that the new language found in section 115.157 of this proposal would only require those election authorities who currently have the information and capabilities, to provide registration information in the 1996 primary and general elections. Election authorities who may be computerized but who do not have the necessary information within their system on the effective date of this proposal, would not be required to make the information available in all subsequent elections. Based on information provided by election authorities, Oversight assumes that affected election authorities could have some additional cost created by software or programming changes. According to respondents this cost would be minimal.
Oversight assumes no state fiscal impact.
This Act has an emergency clause. Oversight assumes the Secretary of State would set user fees in an amount that would defray any additional cost to certain counties. This act would require certain election authorities to make computerized voter registration information available for upcoming elections. Election authorities with computerized registration information would make it available for the 1996 primary and general elections. Election authorities with the technology for computerized registration but who do not have the information in the computer system shall make the information available for use in elections after the 1996 general election.