124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 235 LR 419(01)
An Act To Modify the Citizen Initiative Process
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Cain of Orono
Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Potential current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
This legislation would require the Secretary of State to include within ballot questions for citizen initiatives a fiscal impact statement prepared by the Office of Fiscal and Program Review and information from the petitioner on how the cost will be paid.  If a citizen initiative were to be included on a future ballot question and the length of the fiscal impact statement requires a second ballot to be printed, the Secretary of State would incur an additional cost of $107,250.