State Board of Elections
The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of April 4, 2005):
- Reduces Special Revenue-Federal appropriations by $40 million and Special Revenue- Other appropriations by $7.8 million to reflect a denial of funding to implement the provisions of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). According to Senate analysis issues relating to the implementation of HAVA and appropriations made to support its implementation will be addressed in separate legislation.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 27,2005):
- In increase of 6 FTEs to 47. This represents 8 new FTE positions funded with federal money offset by the loss of 2 FTEs funded through the General Fund. The Board of Elections workforce on 3/31/05 will be 4 FTEs fewer than estimated in the SFY 2004-5 Executive budget. It had been expected that during 2004-05, there would be 6 new FTEs (federal), to be offset by the loss of a single General Fund FTE. Instead, the revised estimate for 03/31/05 shows a gain of two General Fund FTEs.
- An All Funds appropriation of $51,429,000, a $47,659,000 increase (1,264.2 percent).
- General Fund support decreases by $41,000 (-1.1 percent). Assembly analysis indicates that this reduction reflects a net adjustment, including the cost of continuing programs, salary and other fixed cost increases and savings from the shift of 2 FTEs to federal funding.
- Two new appropriations associated with HAVA (Help America Vote Act) make up the entire increase in State Operations. The Special Revenue – Federal appropriation totals $40 million, and the required state match equals $7.7 million. (There is also a new federal aid-to-localities appropriation of $180 million.) The Assembly reports that the state match of $7.7 million is expected to be reimbursed by localities.
State Board of Elections
Program Details-State Operations
Enacted
Proposed
Enacted
Change in
Percent
Program
2004-05 Budget
2005-06 Budget
2005-06 Budget
Appropriation
Change
All Funds
$3,770,000
$51,429,000
$3,729,000
($41,000)
-1.1%
General Fund
$3,650,000
$3,609,000
$3,609,000
($41,000)
-1.1%
Special Revenue-Federal
$0
$40,000,000
$0
$0
_
Special Revenue-Other
$120,000
$7,820,000
$120,000
$0
0.0%
_
Regulation of Elections
$3,770,000
$51,429,000
$3,729,000
($41,000)
-1.1%
Personal Service
$2,256,000
$2,336,000
$2,336,000
$80,000
3.5%
Nonpersonal Service
$1,394,000
$1,273,000
$1,273,000
($121,000)
-8.7%
Special Revenue-Other
$120,000
$7,820,000
$120,000
$0
0.0%
Special Revenue-Federal
$0
$40,000,000
$0
$0
0.0%