Colorado Legislative Council Staff
STATE AND LOCAL
CONDITIONAL FISCAL IMPACT
Drafting Number: Prime Sponsor(s): |
LLS 99-0271 Sen. Nichol Rep. Kaufman |
Date: Bill Status: Fiscal Analyst: |
January 6, 1999 Senate SVMA Scott Nachtrieb (303-866-4752) |
TITLE: CONCERNING A REDUCTION IN THE PERCENTAGE OF VOTES CAST FOR THE WINNING CANDIDATE IN CERTAIN ELECTIONS BY WHICH A CANDIDATE LOSES THAT NECESSITATES AN AUTOMATIC RECOUNT OF THE VOTES CAST.
Fiscal Impact Summary |
FY 1999/2000 |
FY 2000/2001 |
State Revenues Cash Fund |
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State Expenditures Cash Fund |
Future recount costs avoided |
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FTE Position Change |
0.0 FTE |
0.0 FTE |
Other State Impact: None |
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Effective Date: 90days after adjournment unless a referendum petition is filed |
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Appropriation Summary for FY 1999-2000: None |
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Local Government Impact: Potential costs of future automatic recount costs would be avoided. |
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Summary of Legislation
The bill would change the percentage of votes that would require an automatic recount to one-half of one percent for congressional, state, district, county and nonpartisan elections.
State Revenues
State revenues would not be impacted.
State Expenditures
Under current law, the Secretary of State pays the county clerks’ costs for an automatic recount for state offices. Under this bill, the number of recounts that may occur in a future given election would be reduced. If the number of future potential recounts is reduced, some potential future recounts would be avoided because of this bill, costs would likewise be reduced. Therefore, this bill is assessed as having a conditional fiscal impact to the state.
Local Government Impact
The county clerks and other local government election officials would have future potential recounts costs reduced because the bill would reduce the potential for future automatic recounts.
State Appropriations
No additional appropriation would be required to implement this bill.
Departments Contacted
Secretary of State