Senate Engrossed

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

SENATE BILL 1058

 

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 $2,500,000 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 for the additional cost of printing ballots and other election materials, compensation paid to election board and tally board officers serving during the special elections, as well as other costs of administering the special elections. The secretary of state may advance a portion of the estimated expenses to the county. A county that receives an advance shall provide subsequent documentation to the secretary of state pursuant to subsection C of this section.

C.  The clerk of the board of supervisors shall submit to the secretary of state for approval itemized claims, together with documentation, verified by the clerk, for expenses incurred or to be incurred by the county as prescribed by subsection B of this section. The clerk of the board of supervisors shall submit the verified claims to the secretary of state on or before June 30, 2018.

D.  On approval of a claim by the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall submit the claim to the department of administration for payment to the county from the monies appropriated in subsection A of this section.

E.  On or before October 1, 2018, 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, except that all monies remaining unexpended and unencumbered on December 31, 2018 revert to the state general fund.