126th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 518		LR 133(02)
	An Act To Establish Ranked-choice Voting in the State
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2013-14	FY 2014-15	Projections  FY 2015-16	Projections  FY 2016-17
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$142,198	$121,727	$43,161	$121,967
	Highway Fund		$0	$72,948	$0	$72,948
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$142,198	$121,727	$43,161	$121,967
	Highway Fund		$0	$72,948	$0	$72,948
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	This legislation proposes to implement ranked-choice voting for Governor and state legislative candidates.  The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Secretary of State of $142,198 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $45,801 in fiscal year 2014-15 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.  The bill also includes a General Fund appropriation of $75,926 and a Highway Fund allocation of $72,948 in fiscal year 2014-15 to the Department of Public Safety for overtime and fuel to retrieve, secure and return election ballots.