An Act To Establish Ranked-choice Voting in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0518
Committee Amendment CA_A_S244 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 'It" to S.P. 208, L.D. 518, Bill, "An Act To 
Establish Ranked-choice Voting in the State" 
Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 27 -C in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 1, lines 
and 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "United States Senator, United States 
Representative to Congress," 
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 0 the following: 
'Sec. 11. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
State Police 0291 
Initiative: Provides funding for overtime and fuel to retrieve, secure and return election 
ballots. 
GENERAL FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
HIGHWAY FUND 
Personal Services 
All Other 
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2014-15 
$50,140 
$25,786 
$75,926 
2014-15 
$48,174 
$24,774 
$72,948 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT:A " to S.P. 208, L.D. 518 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 0692 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2014-15 
$75,926 
$72,948 
$148,874 
Initiative: Provides funding to update the ballot tabulating machines, purchase additional 
memory devices, lease a high-speed vote tabulating unit and contract 2 limited-period 
Special Deputy positions to oversee the central ranked-choice voting counting process. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SECTION TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
HIGHWAY FUND 
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
$142,198 
$142,198 
2013-14 
$142,198 
$142,198 
2013-14 
$142,198 
$0 
$142,198 
2014-15 
$45,801 
$45,801 
2014-15 
$45,801 
$45,801 
2014-15 
$121,727 
$72,948 
$194,675 
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment removes 
the offices of United States Senator and United States Representative from the offices 
subject to the ranked-choice voting method prescribed by the bill. 
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 06/05113 hac. 
LD518 
LR 133(02) 
An Act To Establish Ranked-choice Voting in the State 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment It' (/3-J-~~) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Highway Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
$142,198 
$0 
$142,198 
$0 
FY 2014-15 
$121,727 
$72,948 
$121,727 
$72,948 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
$43,161 
$0 
$43,161 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
$121,967 
$72,948 
$121,967 
$72,948 
This legislation proposes to implement ranked-choice voting for Governor and state legislative candidates. The bill 
includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Secretary of State of$142,198 in fiscal year 2013-14 and 
$45,801 in fiscal year 2014-15 to update the ballot tabulating machines, purchase additional memory devices, lease a 
high-speed vote tabulating unit and contract 2 limited-period Special Deputy positions to oversee the central ranked-
choice voting counting process. The bill also includes a General Fund appropriation of $75,926 and a Highway Fund 
allocation of $72,948 in fiscal year 2014-15 to the Department of Public Safety for overtime and fuel to retrieve, 
secure and return election ballots. 
LR0133(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of I