| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 70 | LR 0895(01) | ||||||||
| An Act To Amend the Laws Governing the Funding of State Special Elections | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Brown of South Berwick | |||||||||
| Committee: Legal and Veterans Affairs | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| Requiring that the State must reimburse municipailities for the costs of special elections authorized by the Legislature will increase the General Fund costs to the Department of the Secretary of State. The amounts will depend on the number of special elections authorized by the Legislature and can not be determined at this time. Most recently, the Maine Municipal Association estimated that the 1998 special election cost municipalities and counties approximately $350,000. | |||||||||