128th MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 121 LR 373(02)
An Act To Require Photographic Identification to Vote
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Veterans and Legal Affairs
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
State Mandate - Exempted
FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 Projections  FY 2019-20 Projections  FY 2020-21
Net Cost (Savings)
General Fund $351,022 $274,715 $65,600 $65,600
Appropriations/Allocations
General Fund $351,022 $274,715 $65,600 $65,600
State Mandates
Required Activity Unit Affected Local Cost
Establishes a provisional voting process requiring election officials to track provisional ballots and provisional ballot affidavits, complete a provisional ballot log and report the status of all provisional ballots to the Secretary of State.  Municipality Moderate statewide
Pursuant to the Mandate Preamble, the two-thirds vote of all members elected to each House exempts the State from the constitutional requirement to fund 90% of the additional costs.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The bill includes a General Fund appropriation to the Department of Secretary State of $351,022 in fiscal year 2017-18 and $274,715 in fiscal year 2018-19 to produce state identification cards, perform programming changes, generate provisional ballots and affidavits and conduct voter outreach.