Officials assume no fiscal impact. The Board of Election Commission of St. Louis County assumes no fiscal impact. Officials from the offices of the Cole County Clerk and Monroe County Clerk assume that there could be some minimal savings from printing cost. Based on responses savings would be small and would not affect every county.
Some counties expect no impact.
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal. This bill changes how primary elections are conducted in Missouri by placing all candidates for office on one ballot regardless of party affiliation and by allowing voters to mark their ballot for any candidate for each office. The provisions of this bill expire December 31, 2000. This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.