The State Board of Elections executes and enforces the Election Law and oversees the disclosure of campaign financing practices. This agency is in the Public Protection and General Government appropriation bill.

State Operations

The Executive recommends an All Funds appropriation of $74,455,000 or 1967.6 percent for the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2003-04. The increased appropriation will enable the State to begin work at the statewide voter database in anticipation of Federal funds that will be available from the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

The Executive proposes General Fund spending in the amount of $6,435,000 reflecting a $2,854,000 increase in funding for the agency from SFY 2003-04.

The Executive also proposes an appropriation of $3,000,000 in the Special Revenue Fund Federal, which reflects Federal reimbursement of expenses incurred by the State for work on the voter database and other costs associated with implementation of the Act.

Aid To Localities

The Executive budget reflects an appropriation of $65,000,000 in Federal Funds to implement provisions of Help America Vote Act of 2002 which will be used to purchase new voting machines and assist local voting districts to provide handicapped accessible machines.