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Budget Amendments - SB800 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Barker
Procurement of Voting Machines

Item 87 #2s

Item 87 #2s

First Year - FY2013 Second Year - FY2014
Administration
State Board of Elections FY2013 $0 FY2014 $10,000,000 GF

Language
Page 69, line 50, strike "$6,894,372" and insert "$16,894,372".
Page 70, line 18, strike "A." and insert "A.1."
Page 70, following line 20, insert
"2. In order to support the transition to optical scan tabulators and electronic pollbooks by 2016, there is appropriated $10,000,000 in the second year to assist localities in acquiring voting equipment for use in precincts.  Equipment eligible for this program include optical scan tabulators, electronic poll books, privacy booths and ballot marking devices at the discretion of the State Board of Elections. No funds from this allocation shall be used to purchase direct recorded electronic voting machines.
3. To  advance the transition, the State Board of Elections is authorized to negotiate statewide procurement of necessary equipment on behalf of localities or administer a grant program to assist localities in purchasing voting equipment for use at local precincts. The State Board of Elections is authorized to develop a cost sharing program."


Explanation
(This amendment provides $10.0 million to the State Board of Elections for procurement of additional electronic pollbooks and other voting equipment.)