COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. No.:         3341-01

Bill No.:          Perfected HB 1311

Subject:           Secretary of State: Elections

Type:              Original

Date:               February 11, 2008

Bill Summary:            Requires write-in candidates to meet state and municipal tax requirements and filing deadlines in order to file a declaration of intent.

FISCAL SUMMARY

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 4 pages.

☐ Estimated Total Net Effect on All funds expected to exceed $100,000 savings or (cost).

☐ Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund expected to exceed $100,000 (cost).

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials of the Office of the Secretary of State stated that many bills considered by the General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and regulations to implement the act. The Secretary of State’s office is provided with core funding to handle a certain amount of normal activity resulting from each year’s legislative session. The fiscal impact for this fiscal note to Secretary of State’s office for Administrative Rules is less than $2,500. The Secretary of State’s office recognizes that this is a small amount and does not expect that additional funding would be required to meet these costs. However, we also recognize that many such bills may be passed by the General Assembly in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what our office can sustain with our core budget. Therefore, we reserve the right to request funding for the cost of supporting administrative rules requirements should the need arise based on a review of the finally approved bills signed by the governor.

Officials of the Kansas City Election Board assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Platte County Board of Election Commission assume no fiscal impact.

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.

FISCAL DESCRIPTION

The proposed legislation appears to have no fiscal impact.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Office of the Secretary of State- Election Division

Kansas City Board of Election Commission

Platte County Board of Election Commission

NOT RESPONDING

St. Louis City Board of Election Commission

Clay County Board of Election Commission

St. Louis County Board of Election Commission

Butler County Clerk

Callaway County Clerk

Camden County Clerk

Franklin County Clerk

Greene County Clerk

Jackson County Board of Election Commission

Jefferson County Clerk

Laclede County Clerk

Lincoln County Clerk

Miller County Clerk

New Madrid County Clerk

Ozark County Clerk

Sullivan County Clerk

Texas County Clerk

Webster County Clerk

                                                                                                Mickey Wilson, CPA

                                                                                                Director

                                                                                                February 11, 2008