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 Fiscal Note & Local Impact Statement

127 th General Assembly of Ohio

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

77 South High Street, 9th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6136 ² Phone: (614) 466-3615

² Internet Web Site: http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/

 

BILL:

S.B. 299

DATE:

April 14, 2008

 

STATUS:

As Introduced

SPONSOR:

Sen. D. Miller

LOCAL IMPACT STATEMENT REQUIRED:

No —

No local cost

 

CONTENTS:

Changes references to "absent voter's ballots" to "early voting ballots"

 

State Fiscal Highlights

 

·        No direct fiscal effect on the state.

Local Fiscal Highlights

 

·        No direct fiscal effect on political subdivisions.

 

 

 

Detailed Fiscal Analysis

 

The bill changes all references in the Revised Code to "absent voter's ballots" to "early voter ballots."  This should not lead to ballot printing costs.  Under Section 3 of the bill, counties, which pay for ballot printing costs, are permitted to exhaust existing stocks of absent voter ballots for elections held on or after the bill's effective date.  In addition to ballots, there are other materials that may need to be replaced, such as applications for an absentee ballot.  As with ballots, counties would be able to continue using these documents and replace them with updated materials as supplies are restocked.

 

 

 

LSC fiscal staff:  Terry Steele, Budget Analyst

 

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