Honorable Jodie Laubenberg, Chair, House Committee on Elections
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB944 by Paul (Relating to supervision of the conduct of a primary election; creating a criminal offense.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Election Code creating a Class B misdemeanor if the county election officer prevents the county chair or county chair's designee from supervising the conduct of the election including the tabulation of results.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000, confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days, or both. Costs associated with enforcement, prosecution and confinement could likely be absorbed within existing resources. Revenue gain from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal implication.