An Act to Implement
Maine Legislature, Session 132, LD 1431
Committee Amendment CA_A_H386 (House)
Amends: 21-A MRSA §161

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A." to H.P. 940, L.D. 1431, "An Act to Implement 
an Interstate Voter Registration Cross-check Program" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act to End Information Sharing of Voter Registration Information Through a 
Contract with a Nonprofit Corporation of Member States' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and insetting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §161, sub-§2-B, as enacted by PL 2021, c. 398, Pt. UUUU, 
§ 1 and affected by §7, is repealed. 
Sec. 2. Terminate membership agreement with Electronic Registration 
Information Center, Inc. By January 1, 2026, the Secretary of State shall, on behalf of 
the State, terminate the State's membership agreement with the Electronic Registration 
Information Center, Inc. that was entered into pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 
21-A, section 161, subsection 2-B. 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF 
Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions 0692 
Initiative: Provides funding for one Management Analyst I position, one Public Service 
Manager I position, software maintenance and licensing, technology and other costs to 
implement and maintain a software system to perform voter registration cross-checks. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
2025-26 
2.000 
$254,144 
$1,677,588 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2026-27 
2.000 
$263,293 
$1,663,558 
ROS 
...... 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A:,' to H.P. 940, L.D. 1431 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$1,931,732 
$1,926,851 
Sec. 4. Effective date. That section of this Act that repeals the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 21-A, section 161, subsection 2-B takes effect Janua1y I, 2026.' 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Pait letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the title. The amendment repeals, on 
Janumy 1, 2026, the provision of law requiring the Secretary of State to contract with a 
nonprofit corporation of member states for periodic sharing of voter registration 
.information, including info11nation on names and addresses of voters in member states, and 
directing the Secretary of State to periodically update the central voter registration system 
based on the information obtained. The amendment also directs the Secretary of State to 
tenninate the State's membership agreement with the Electronic Registration Information 
Center, Inc. by Janumy 1, 2026. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 05/22/25 LRL 
LD 1431 
LR 1193(02) 
An Act to Implement an Interstate Voter Registration Cross-check Program 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "/\ 1-i--38'h) 
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs 
U: 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2025-26 
$1,931,732 
$1,931,732 
FY 2026-27 
$1,926,851 
$1,926,851 
Projections 
FY 2027-28 
$1,935,835 
$1,935,835 
Projections 
FY 2028-29 
$1,946,149 
$1,946,149 
The bill includes General Fund appropriations of $1,931,732 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $1,926,851 in fiscal year 2026-
for one Public Service Manager I position, one Management Analyst I position, software maintenance and 
licensing, technology and other costs to implement and maintain a software system to perfonn voter registration cross-
checks in accordance with MRSA Title 21-A section 161, subsection 2-A. 
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