AN ACT CONCERNING VOTING RIGHTS.


General Election
Grant	Original Amount	Amendment Amount	Difference
Governor	$6, 000, 000	$5, 400, 000	$600, 000
Lt. Governor	$750, 000	$675, 000	$75, 000
Secretary of the State	$750, 000	$675, 000	$75, 000
Comptroller	$750, 000	$675, 000	$75, 000
Treasurer	$750, 000	$675, 000	$75, 000
Attorney General	$750, 000	$675, 000	$75, 000
State Senator	$85, 000	$76, 500	$8, 500
State Representative	$25, 000	$22, 500	$2, 500
Total	$9, 860, 000	$8, 874, 000	$986, 000

Primary
Grant	Original Amount	Amendment Amount	Difference
Governor	$1, 250, 000	$1, 125, 000	$125, 000
Lt. Governor	$375, 000	$337, 500	$37, 500
Secretary of the State	$375, 000	$337, 500	$37, 500
Comptroller	$375, 000	$337, 500	$37, 500
Treasurer	$375, 000	$337, 500	$37, 500
Attorney General	$375, 000	$337, 500	$37, 500
State Senator- Party Dominant District	$75, 000	$67, 500	$7, 500
State Senator- Not Party Dominant	$35, 000	$31, 500	$3, 500
State Representative- Party Dominant District	$25, 000	$22, 500	$2, 500
State Representative- Not Party Dominant	$10, 000	$9, 000	$1, 000
Total	$3, 270, 000	$2, 943, 000	$327, 000

It also eliminates Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustments until 2014 for general assembly elections and until 2018 for statewide elections. Lastly, the amendment eliminates fees for certain ID cards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles and requires any savings achieved by the reduction in grants, as identified by the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) , to be transferred to the Special Transportation Fund to cover the revenue loss.

Based on the estimated cost of the November 2012 elections¹, there is a savings to the Citizens' Election Fund in FY 13 of approximately $1.6 million associated with reducing General Assembly grants and postponing CPI adjustments until 2014.

During the November 2014 elections, there is a savings of approximately $3 million associated with the reduction in CEP grants. This includes a savings of approximately $2.1 million associated with a reduction in statewide grants, assuming eight participating statewide primary candidates, and nine participating statewide general election candidates. It also includes a savings of approximately $940, 000 associated with the reduction in General Assembly grants, assuming participation rates similar to the 2012 election.² As grant awards can cross fiscal years, 2014 election savings could be achieved in either FY 14 or FY 15.

There is a revenue loss to the Special Transportation Fund of approximately $1.7 million annually³ associated with the elimination of ID card fees at the Department of Motor Vehicles. In FY 13, it is anticipated that this revenue loss will be largely offset by the transfer of $1.6 million in CEF savings to the Special Transportation Fund, assuming this is the amount of actual savings as determined by SEEC.

The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst's professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

² Analysis of 2014 Election savings does not include CPI adjustments for the General Assembly grants, or elimination of CPI adjustments for the statewide grants.

Agency Affected	Fund-Effect	FY 13 $	FY 14 $
Department of Motor Vehicles	TF - Revenue Loss	Approximately $1.7 million	Approximately $1.7 million
Office of Governmental Accountability	Citizens' Election Fund - Savings	Approximately $1.6 million	See Below