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Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building                                                                         Phone: (785) 296-2436
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Topeka, KS 66612                               Division of the Budget                               http://budget.kansas.gov
Larry L. Campbell, Director                                                                        Laura Kelly, Governor

                                                  January 29, 2019


         The Honorable Bill Sutton, Chairperson
         House Committee on Elections
         Statehouse, Room 274-W
         Topeka, Kansas 66612
         Dear Representative Sutton:
                   SUBJECT:       Fiscal Note for HB 2075 by Representative Woodard
                 In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2075 is
         respectfully submitted to your committee.
                HB 2075 would amend existing law concerning petition circulators to reduce the age
         requirement from 18 years of age to 16 years of age. The bill would also prohibit a person who
         has been adjudicated as a juvenile offender for an offense that would constitute a felony if
         committed by an adult from being a petition circulator.
                 The Kansas Secretary of State reports that enactment of HB 2075 would have a fiscal effect
         upon the agency’s budget due to the cost of updating all existing petition forms and educational
         and training materials to reflect the new law. In addition, training would need to be provided to
         county election officials across the state and to persons who circulate petitions for legally
         authorized purposes. The agency estimates that the cost would amount to less than $1,000 in the
         fiscal year following enactment of the bill and would be paid from within existing resources. It is
         not expected that there would be any long-term fiscal effect. The agency estimates that the cost of
         implementation of the bill on the 105 county election offices across the state would be less than
         $100 per county. The Kansas Association of Counties indicates that enactment of HB 2075 would
         have no fiscal effect on Kansas counties. Any fiscal effect associated with HB 2075 is not reflected
         in The FY 2020 Governor’s Budget Report.

                                                              Sincerely,

                                                              Larry L. Campbell
                                                              Director of the Budget
         cc: Jay Hall, Association of Counties
             Bryan Caskey, Office of the Secretary of State
             Chardae Caine, League of Municipalities
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 25-3608