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Amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 27-C in the 2nd and 3rd lines (page 1, lines 4 and 5 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "United States Senator, United States Representative to Congress,"
Amend the bill by inserting after section 10 the following:
‘Sec. 11. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF
 
State Police 0291
 
Initiative: Provides funding for overtime and fuel to retrieve, secure and return election ballots.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$0	$50,140	
All Other	$0	$25,786	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$75,926	

HIGHWAY FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
Personal Services	$0	$48,174	
All Other	$0	$24,774	
			
HIGHWAY FUND TOTAL	$0	$72,948	

PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$75,926	
HIGHWAY FUND	$0	$72,948	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$148,874	

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Bureau of Administrative Services and Corporations 0692
 
Initiative: Provides funding to update the ballot tabulating machines, purchase additional memory devices, lease a high-speed vote tabulating unit and contract 2 limited-period Special Deputy positions to oversee the central ranked-choice voting counting process.

GENERAL FUND	2013-14	2014-15	
All Other	$142,198	$45,801	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$142,198	$45,801	

SECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$142,198	$45,801	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$142,198	$45,801	

SECTION TOTALS	2013-14	2014-15	
			
GENERAL FUND	$142,198	$121,727	
HIGHWAY FUND	$0	$72,948	
			
SECTION TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$142,198	$194,675	
 
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SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment removes the offices of United States Senator and United States Representative from the offices subject to the ranked-choice voting method prescribed by the bill.
This amendment adds an appropriations and allocations section to the bill.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)