124th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 1730		LR 2310(02)
	An Act To Strengthen the Ballot Initiative Process
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "   "
	Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Unfunded Minor cost increase - General Fund Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	Increases the number of civil suits. The collection of additional filing fees may also increase General Fund revenue by minor amounts.
State Mandates
	Required Activity				Unit Affected	Local Cost
	Copy each petition submitted to the registrar.				Municipality	Insignificant statewide
	The required local activities in this bill may represent a State mandate pursuant to the Constitution of Maine.  Unless General Fund appropriations are provided to fund at least 90% of the additional costs or a Mandate Preamble is amended to the bill and two-thirds of the members of each House vote to exempt this mandate from the funding requirement, municipalities may not be required to implement these changes.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Additional costs to the Department of Secretary of State associated with creating and filing registrations for organizations that receive compensation for supervising, managing or organizing efforts to obtain signatures for an initiative or referendum petition can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.