An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 2214
Committee Amendment CA_A_SA_C_S720 (Senate)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §611

SENATE AMENDMENT "C "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1420, 
L.D. 2214, "An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the 
Expenditures of State Government, General Fund and Other Funds and to Change Certain 
Provisions of the Law Necessary to the Proper Operations of State Government for the 
Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2025" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after Part TTTT the following: 
1PARTUUUU 
Sec. UUUU-1. 21-A MRSA §611 is enacted to read: 
§611. Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund 
1. Fund established. The Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund, a 
nonlapsing, interest-bearing account within the Department of the Secretary of State, 
referred to in this section as "the fund, 
is established for the purpose of receiving funds 
from the State to support the costs associated with the production and delivery of election 
materials as required under this Title, including. but not limited to, ballots, absentee ballot 
envelopes, voter registration applications, forms, instructions and other election supplies. 
The use of funds from the fund is in addition to any funds received by the Department of 
the Secretary of State from the State for this purpose. 
2. Funding. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, on or before 
September 30, 2024, and every September 30th thereafter, the State Controller shall 
transfer $172,000 from the Medical Use of Cannabis Fund, established in Title 22, section 
2430, to the Department of Secretary of State, Bureau of Administrative Services and 
Corporations program, Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund Other Special 
Revenue Funds account to support the costs associated with the production and delivery of 
election materials pursuant to subsection 1, except that, beginning December 1, 2024, the 
transfer amount must be adjusted every 2 years based on the Consumer Price Index as 
reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics and rounded 
to the nearest amount divisible by $100. 
3. Carry forward; transfer of funds. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the 
contrary, the State Controller shall carry forward any remaining balances in the Department 
of Secretary of State, Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations program, 
General Fund account at the end of :fiscal year 2024-25 and each fiscal year thereafter into 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
ROS 
SENATE AMENDMENT "c_" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 1420, L.D. 2214 {s-71..£?) 
the following fiscal year and shall transfer those balances each fiscal year to the Department 
of Secretary of State, Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations program, 
Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund Other Special Revenue Funds account. 
Sec. UUUU-2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations 
and allocations are made. 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund N485 
Initiative: Provides ongoing allocations for the Production and Delivery of Election 
Materials Fund. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
2023-24 
$0 
$0 
2024-25 
$172,000 
$172,000 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or 
section number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
PARTUUUU 
This Part establishes the Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund as a 
nonlapsing, interest-bearing Other Special Revenue Funds account within the Department 
of the Secretary of State for the purpose of receiving funds from the State to support the 
costs associated with the production and delivery of election materials. The use of funds 
from the fund is in addition to any other funds received by the department from the State 
for that purpose. 
It also provides for an ongoing transfer to the Production and Delivery of Election 
Materials Fund from the Medical Use of Cannabis Fund. In 2024 the transfer is $172,000, 
and the amount must be adjusted for the cost of living every 2 years. Additionally, it 
provides for any remaining balances in the Department of Secretary of State, Bureau of 
Administrative Services and Corporations program, General Fund account at the end of 
each fiscal year to be transferred to the Produc ion and Delivery of Election Materials Fund. 
SPONSORED BY:-,,-''---------'<~--'-'-~----,,.,,...--___ 
___ _ 
(Senator meKMAN, C.) 
COUNTY: Kennebec 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/17 /24 ~ac:.. 
LD 2214 
LR 3108(20) 
An Act to Make Supplemental Appropriations and Allocations for the Expenditures of State 
Government, General Fund and Other Funds and to Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary 
to the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal Years Ending June 30, 2024 and June 30, 
2025 
Fisca_l Note for Senate Amendment 't:_' to Committee Amendment "A" (~·l'L~ 
Sponsor: Sen. Hickman of Kennebec 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2023-24 
FY 2024-25 
$0 
$172,000 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2025-26 
$172,000 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2026-27 
$172,000 
$0 
This amendment creates the Production and Delivery of Election Materials Fund, Other Special Revenue Funds 
program within the Department of Secretary of State. It provides ongoing Other Special Revenue Funds allocations to 
the Department of Secretary of State of $172,000 beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 to support costs associated with the 
production and delivery of election materials and provides annual transfers from the Medical Use of Cannabis Fund to 
the Fund of $172,000 beginning in fiscal year 2024-25 to fund the election materials costs. 
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