State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: SB 232
2024 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 1
(S) Publish Date: 3/22/2024
Identifier: SB232-OOG-DOE-3-1-24 Department: Office of the Governor
Title: VOTER PREREGISTRATION FOR MINORS Appropriation: Elections
Sponsor: KAWASAKI Allocation: Elections
Requester: (S) STATE AFFAIRS OMB Component Number: 21
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2025 Governor's
Appropriation FY2025 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2025 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030
Personal Services
Travel
Services 75.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 75.0 0.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Fund Source (Operating Only)
1004 Gen Fund (UGF) 75.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Total 75.0 0.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2024) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2025) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? No
(Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? Yes
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed? 07/01/24
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Not applicable, initial version.
Prepared By: Carol Beecher, Director Phone: (907)465-4611
Division: Division of Elections Date: 03/01/2024 09:00 AM
Approved By: Cheri Lowenstein, Administrative Director Date: 03/01/24
Agency: Office of the Governor
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FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. SB 232
2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This bill would allow a person to preregister to vote at the age of 16. Ninety days prior to the person attaining the age of
18, the division would mail the person a voter registration card.
The division will be required to develop a technical solution for the statewide voter registration and election management
system (VREMS) to accommodate this new group of future voters. A one‐time set‐up cost for this revision to VREMS is
estimated to be $75.0 in FY25. This would essentially be a subset of voters within the master list. The ongoing
maintenance costs associated with the enhancement required to VREMS is estimated to be $7.5 per year.
The division would also be required to, at a minimum, revise all voter registration forms and the online voter registration
system, work with the Division of Motor Vehicles to include this new category, and engage in extensive outreach to all
National Voter Registration Act agencies.
The division will be required to promulgate new regulations. The division will need to consult with the Department of Law
to determine if the information of these minors is protected and not intended to be released in any lists available from the
division. At a minimum, the regulations would be necessary to clarify how the division will store the data and what parts
will be made available to the public, as well as how individuals (or their legal guardians) would interact with the division in
the maintenance of the data.
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Statutes affected:
SB0232A, AM SB 232, introduced 02/14/2024: 15.07.040