PREFILED    JAN 04 2018

REFERENCE TITLE: secretary of state; appropriation; elections.

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018

SB 1058

Introduced by Senator Burges

 

AN ACT

 

appropriating monies to the secretary of state.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Secretary of state; supplemental appropriation; congressional district special primary and special general elections; report; fiscal year 2017-2018; exemption

A.  In addition to any other appropriations made in fiscal year 2017‑2018, the sum of $_____________ is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2017-2018 to the secretary of state for the purpose of reimbursing expenses incurred by a county for the administration of the special primary and special general elections to fill the vacancy in the United States house of representatives for Arizona's congressional district 8.

B.  The secretary of state shall reimburse a county in the amount of the actual expenses incurred up to the amount of the estimated cost for the two elections that was provided by the county to the secretary of state on or before ____________ or, for each of the two elections, $2.50 for each active registered voter in that county on January 1, 2018, whichever is less.

C.  A county shall submit its certified claims to the secretary of state not later than __________.

D.  If reimbursing for actual expenses incurred as prescribed in subsection B of this section, the secretary of state shall not reimburse a county for the following:

1.  Regular pay and associated employer‑related expenses for permanent county employees.

2.  Maintenance of infrastructure, machinery and equipment.

3.  Any expenditure that is not reimbursable as prescribed by the state of Arizona accounting manual issued by the department of administration general accounting office and in effect on January 1, 2018.

E.  On or before ____________, the secretary of state shall submit a report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting regarding reimbursements made pursuant to this section.

F.  The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35‑190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations.