Elections - Digest of Bills

Digest of Bills - 2003

ELECTIONS

S.B. 03-102 Voter identification - polling place - mail ballots - absentee ballots - signature verification. Requires voters to show photo identification at the polling place in order to vote in primary and general elections. Specifies acceptable forms of identification. Allows a voter who is unable to produce identification to cast a provisional ballot.

Requires voters who registered to vote by mail and have not previously voted in an election in the county to submit a copy of their identification with their mail ballot or absentee ballot. Exempts from this requirement voters who submitted identification when registering by mail or registered by federal postcard, disabled voters who are voting at the absentee voters' polling place on election day, and voters who are entitled to vote other than in person under any federal law. States that a mail ballot or absentee ballot returned without required identification shall be treated as a provisional ballot.

Removes birth date from the information shown on the mail ballot return envelope. Allows an eligible elector who is unable to sign the self-affirmation on a mail ballot to make a mark witnessed by another person.

In November coordinated elections, requires the signature on a mail ballot return envelope to be compared with the signature on file with the county clerk and recorder. For the election of 2003, requires comparison only of signatures that are in the county clerk and recorder's database as of election day. For subsequent elections, requires verification of signatures on all mail ballot return envelopes. States that if an election judge believes the signature on a return envelope does not match the signature on file with the county clerk and recorder, 2 other election judges shall compare the signatures, and that if they both agree the signatures do not match, the county clerk and recorder shall send a letter to the voter with a form for the voter to confirm that the voter returned a ballot to the county clerk and recorder. States that the ballot shall not be counted if the voter does not return the form or returns it indicating that the voter did not return a ballot to the county clerk and recorder. Specifies that signatures shall not be deemed not to match solely on the basis of substitution of initials or use of common nicknames. Authorizes designated election officials to provide training to election judges in the technique and standards of signature comparison.

APPROVED by Governor April 22, 2003
EFFECTIVE April 22, 2003

S.B. 03-139 Election contests - ballot issues for approval of debt or financial obligation - required posting of information - failure or misstatement grounds to contest election. Requires districts submitting a ballot issue concerning the creation of any debt or other financial obligation at an election in the district to post the following information on the district's website or at the district's chief administrative office at least 20 days before the election:

● The ending balance of the district's general fund or other fund from which the debt or other financial obligation will be paid for the last 4 fiscal years and the projected fund balance for the current fiscal year;

● A statement of the total revenues in and expenditures from the district's general fund or other fund from which the debt or financial obligation will be paid for the last 4 fiscal years and the projected total revenues in and expenditures from the general fund for the current fiscal year;

● The amount of any debt or other financial obligation incurred by the district for each of the last 4 fiscal years for cash flow purposes that has a term of not more than one year and the amount of any such financial obligation projected for the current fiscal year;

● A statement as to whether the district's emergency reserve has been fully funded by cash or investments for the current fiscal year and each of the last 4 fiscal years and an identification of the funds or accounts in which the reserve is currently held. If the reserve has not been fully funded, the notice shall include a statement of the reasons the reserve has not been fully funded.

● The location or locations at which any person may review the district's audited financial statements for the last 4 fiscal years, any management letters that have been made public and have been provided to the district by its auditors in connection with the preparation of its audits for the last 4 fiscal years, and the district's budget for the current fiscal year.

Specifies that if a district fails to provide the required information or the information provided contains a material misstatement, such failure or material misstatement constitutes grounds to contest the results of the ballot issue election seeking approval to create any debt or other financial obligation, including a municipal election.

Specifies that the provisions of law establishing the procedures for contesting other election results apply to the contest of an election to determine a ballot issue that includes approval of the creation of any debt or other financial obligation, and that such contests are to be tried and decided in the district court for the political subdivision in which the contest arises.

Requires the district court to pronounce judgment on whether the approval of a ballot issue to create debt or any other financial obligation should be set aside. Specifies that if the judgment is against the person contesting the election result, reasonable costs and attorney fees shall only be assessed against the contestor and awarded to the state or any political subdivision if the suit is ruled frivolous. Allows the elector who instituted the contest to file a civil action to recover costs and reasonable attorney fees from the governing body if the result of the election is set aside.

Specifies that the result of any municipal election seeking approval to create any debt or other financial obligation may be contested in accordance with the procedures for contesting elections set forth in the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965".

APPROVED by Governor March 25, 2003
EFFECTIVE August 6, 2003
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see page vi of this digest.

S.B. 03-188 FY 2002-03 budget reduction bill - presidential primary election - elimination. Eliminates the presidential primary election. Directs the state treasurer to transfer $2.2 million from the department of state cash fund to the general fund.

APPROVED by Governor March 5, 2003
EFFECTIVE March 5, 2003

H.B. 03-1006 Provisional ballots. States that a registered voter who moved to a new county before the close of registration but failed to register to vote in the new county may register by filing an emergency registration affidavit. States that a voter who registers by emergency registration affidavit on election day may vote a provisional ballot if the voter's qualification cannot be immediately established. Specifies that identification used for emergency registration must show an address within the county in which the voter seeks to register.

Requires a voter of a provisional ballot to:

● Present a driver's license or identification card showing an address in the county where the voter seeks to vote; and

● Complete a provisional ballot affidavit.

Clarifies that a voter who moved to another precinct in the same county or to another county less than 30 days before an election may not vote a provisional ballot, but may vote in the precinct where registered.

States that a provisional ballot affidavit constitutes voter registration for future elections and requires previous registrations to be cancelled. Provides that if a voter does not complete the provisional ballot affidavit or does not present identification, the provisional ballot shall not be counted unless the county clerk and recorder or designated election official determines that the voter was properly registered.

Specifies the content of the provisional ballot affidavit. Directs the election judge to indicate on the provisional ballot envelope if the voter did not present identification.

For elections held after January 1, 2004, requires each county clerk and recorder and designated election official to create a system to allow voters of provisional ballots to discover by toll-free telephone call, Internet, or other suitable medium whether their ballots were counted. Specifies that information about a provisional ballot shall be available only to the voter.

Repeals the provision allowing a voter who requested an absentee ballot but did not return it to vote a provisional ballot.

APPROVED by Governor April 17, 2003
EFFECTIVE April 17, 2003

H.B. 03-1132 Modifications to Fair Campaign Practices Act. In accordance with certain constitutional provisions addressing campaign finance enacted as article XXVIII of the state constitution by a vote of the people at the 2002 general election, modifies the "Fair Campaign Practices Act" (FCPA) in the following respects:

● Specifies that any unexpended campaign contributions retained by a candidate committee for use in a subsequent election cycle shall be counted and reported as contributions from a political party in any subsequent election.

● Specifies that, in the case of contributions made to a candidate committee, political committee, issue committee, and political party, required disclosure under the FCPA is also to include the occupation and employer of each person who has made a contribution of $100 or more to such committee or party.

● Requires any person who expends $1,000 or more per calendar year on electioneering communications to report to the secretary of state, in accordance with the disclosure required by existing statutory provisions, the amount expended on the communications and the name and address of any person that contributes more than $250 per year to the person expending $1,000 or more on the communications. Specifies that if the person making the contribution of $250 or more is a natural person, the required disclosure is to include the person's occupation and employer.

● Specifies that, for purposes of required disclosure under the FCPA, a political party is to be treated as a separate entity at the state, county, district, and local levels.

● Adds small donor committees and persons who expend $1,000 or more per calendar year on electioneering communications to the list of persons and entities that are required to provide certain disclosures and to make certain required filings under the FCPA.

Clarifies that nothing in article XXVIII of the state constitution or the FCPA shall be construed to prohibit a corporation or labor organization from making a contribution to a political committee.

Requires the secretary of state to promulgate such rules as may be necessary to enforce and administer any provisions of the FCPA.

Entitles the prevailing party in a private action brought to enforce the provisions of article XXVIII of the state constitution or the FCPA to the recovery of such party's reasonable attorney fees and costs.

Makes any individual volunteering his or her time on behalf of a candidate or candidate committee immune from any liability for a fine or penalty imposed pursuant to constitutional provisions imposing a civil penalty in any proceeding that is based on an act or omission of such volunteer if:

● The volunteer was acting in good faith and within the scope of the volunteer's official functions and duties for the candidate or candidate committee; and

● The violation was not caused by willful and intentional misconduct by the volunteer.

Requires the immunity provisions of the act to be administered in a manner that is consistent with the purpose and findings section of article XXVIII of the state constitution and with the legislative declaration contained in the FCPA.

Clarifies that the requirements of article XXVIII of the state constitution and of the FCPA shall not apply to home rule counties or home rule municipalities that have adopted charters, ordinances, or resolutions that address the matters covered by article XXVIII and the FCPA.

APPROVED by Governor June 3, 2003
EFFECTIVE June 3, 2003

H.B. 03-1142 Minor political parties - nomination of candidates - assembly - petition. Repeals the provision under which a minor political party may nominate candidates in any manner according to its constitution or bylaws.

Allows minor political parties to nominate candidates by assembly. States that the assembly shall be held no later than 65 days before the primary election date. Specifies that each candidate receiving 30% or more of the votes of assembly delegates shall be designated as a candidate. States that if only 1 candidate is designated for an office by assembly or petition, that candidate shall be the candidate of the minor political party in the general election. Provides that if an assembly designates more than 1 candidate for an office, or if an assembly designates 1 or more candidates and 1 or more candidates qualifies for the same office by petition, the candidate of the minor party for the office shall be determined by a primary election. Changes the date by which a minor political party nominating candidates by assembly must file the certificate of designation.

Allows minor political party candidates to seek ballot access by petition. Adjusts the times for minor political party candidates to begin collecting signatures and file petitions. States that a petition to nominate a minor party or unaffiliated candidate may be signed by any eligible elector who has not signed a petition for another candidate for the same office.

APPROVED by Governor April 22, 2003
EFFECTIVE April 22, 2003

H.B. 03-1153 Absentee ballots - notice of opt-out - restrictions on mailing absentee ballots. In the case of any general election in which registered electors who live in specified precincts in a particular county are required to cast their ballots by mail in the form of absentee ballots, requires the clerk and recorder of the county to notify the electors that they may opt-out from casting their ballots in such manner. In such cases, requires the clerk and recorder to further direct the electors to cast their ballots by any of the following means:

● Early voting prior to election day;

● At the office of the clerk and recorder on election day; or

● At such other locations as the clerk and recorder may designate.

Prohibits an absentee ballot from being mailed to an applicant unless the designated election official has previously received an application for an absentee ballot from the applicant.

APPROVED by Governor April 17, 2003
EFFECTIVE August 6, 2003
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see page vi of this digest.

H.B. 03-1241 Verification of signatures - mail ballots - absentee ballots. Requires the following procedures in connection with the verification of signatures on mail and absentee ballots:

● In every mail ballot election that is a November coordinated election held in 2005 or any subsequent year, and for every statewide primary and general election held in 2006 or any subsequent year, requires the election judge to compare the signature on the self-affirmation on each return verification envelope, in the case of mail ballots, or on each return envelope, in the case of absentee ballots, with the signature of the eligible elector on file in the office of the county clerk and recorder.

● For the mail ballot election that is a November coordinated election held in 2003, and for the statewide primary and general election held in 2004, requires the election judge to compare only those signatures that are in the county clerk and recorder's database.

● Specifies that if, upon comparing the signature of an eligible elector on the self-affirmation on the return verification envelope, in the case of mail ballots, or on the return envelope, in the case of absentee ballots, with the signature of the eligible elector on file with the county clerk and recorder, the election judge determines that the signatures do not match, 2 other election judges of different political party affiliations are required to simultaneously compare the signatures. If both other election judges agree that the signatures do not match, requires the county clerk and recorder, within 3 days after the election day, to send to the eligible elector at the address indicated in the registration records a letter explaining the discrepancy in signatures and a form for the eligible elector to confirm that the elector returned a ballot to the county clerk and recorder. Requires the ballot to be counted if the county clerk and recorder receives the form within 10 days after the election day confirming that the elector returned a ballot to the county clerk and recorder and enclosing a copy of the elector's identification, and if the ballot is otherwise valid. If the eligible elector returns the form indicating that the elector did not return a ballot to the county clerk and recorder, or if the eligible elector does not return the form within 10 days after the election day, specifies that the self-affirmation on the return verification envelope or return envelope shall be categorized as incorrect, the ballot shall not be counted, and the county clerk and recorder shall send copies of the eligible elector's signature on the envelope and the signature on file with the county clerk and recorder to the district attorney for investigation.

● Requires an original return verification envelope or return envelope with an enclosed secrecy envelope containing a voted ballot that is not counted in accordance with the requirements of the act to be stored under seal in the office of the county clerk and recorder in a secure location separate from valid return verification envelopes or return envelopes, and specifies that such envelopes may be removed only under the authority of the district attorney or by order of a court having jurisdiction.

● In the case of a disagreement among the election judges as to whether the signature of an eligible elector on the self-affirmation on the return verification envelope or return envelope matches the signature of the eligible elector on file with the county clerk and recorder, requires the mail or absentee ballot contained in the return verification or return envelope, respectively, to be counted in accordance with the requirements of existing statutory provisions governing the conduct of mail ballot elections or the counting of absentee ballots.

● If the election judge determines that the signature of an eligible elector on the self-affirmation matches the elector's signature on file with the county clerk and recorder, requires the election judge to follow existing statutory procedures concerning the qualification and counting of mail ballots or the counting of absentee ballots.

● Prohibits an election judge from determining that the signature of an eligible elector on the self-affirmation does not match the signature of that eligible elector on file with the county clerk and recorder solely on the basis of substitution of initials or use of a common nickname.

● Authorizes the designated election official to provide training in the technique and standards of signature comparison to election judges who compare signatures.

APPROVED by Governor April 29, 2003
EFFECTIVE April 29, 2003

H.B. 03-1271 Military personnel absent from state on active duty - voters residing overseas - registration to vote - absentee ballots. States that members of the uniformed services and merchant marine of the United States and their spouses and dependents who are absent from the state on active duty or service may simultaneously register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot using the federal postcard application. States that eligible persons who reside overseas may simultaneously register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot using the federal postcard application. Provides that, at the request of the elector, the application shall be considered an application for an absentee ballot through the next 2 general elections.

Designates the secretary of state as the office responsible under the "Help America Vote Act of 2002" to provide information on voter registration and absentee ballot applications to absent uniformed services electors and overseas electors. Authorizes the secretary of state to cooperate with voting assistance officers of military units to assist with voter registration and absentee ballot applications.

States that all absent uniformed services electors and overseas electors may receive absentee ballots by fax or other electronic means.

Prohibits a designated election official from refusing an absentee ballot application from an absent uniformed services elector on the grounds that the application was submitted too early.

APPROVED by Governor April 22, 2003
EFFECTIVE August 6, 2003
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see page vi of this digest.

H.B. 03-1356 Help America Vote Act of 2002 - federal elections assistance fund - statewide centralized voter registration system - required forms of identification from first-time voters - appropriation. Implements the "Help America Vote Act of 2002" (HAVA) in the following respects:

Authority of the secretary of state

● Designates the secretary of state (secretary) as the chief state election officer within the meaning of HAVA and grants to the secretary the power of coordinating the responsibilities of the state under HAVA. Specifies other powers and duties to be exercised or performed by the secretary to further the proper administration, implementation, and enforcement of HAVA.

● Authorizes the secretary in specified circumstances to investigate an allegation that an election is not being conducted in accordance with the requirements of HAVA or of the "Uniform Election Code of 1992" (code). As part of such investigation, authorizes the secretary to compel the testimony of witnesses and the production of documents and to send official election observers to a county.

● With an exception of a complaint brought to remedy an alleged violation of HAVA, authorizes an interested party that has reasonable grounds to believe that an election is not being conducted in conformity with the requirements of the code to apply to the district court for an order giving the secretary access to all pertinent election records used in conducting the election and requesting the secretary to conduct the election.

● Authorizes the secretary to establish by rule a uniform administrative complaint procedure to remedy grievances arising out of HAVA. Specifies required components of any such rules. Authorizes any person aggrieved by a final determination by the secretary on the complaint to appeal such determination to the district court in and for the city and county of Denver.

● Creates the federal elections assistance fund (fund) in the state treasury, and specifies that the fund shall be administered by the secretary. Specifies the types of moneys to be deposited into the fund. Specifies that any moneys received by the state from the federal government pursuant to HAVA shall be used by the state only for the purposes specified by the provisions of HAVA under which the moneys were provided. Specifies that all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department of state (department) and that all moneys in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be retained in the fund.

● Authorizes the secretary to direct that moneys in the secretary of state cash fund be used to satisfy the requirement of HAVA that the state appropriate funds for carrying out the activities for which federal payments are being made in an amount equal to 5% of the total amount to be spent for such activities. In order to assist the state in meeting this requirement, authorizes the secretary to assess the counties for a share of the financial requirement assessed against the state under HAVA, and to establish by rule a plan to fairly and reasonably allocate the financial obligation among the counties.

● For the 2002-03 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter in which the state receives payments from the federal government in accordance with HAVA, and subject to available appropriations, requires the general assembly to make an annual appropriation to the department out of moneys in the department of state cash fund for election-related purposes that is not less than the level of expenditures for such purposes maintained by the state for the 2001-02 fiscal year.

● For the 2002-03 fiscal year, and for each fiscal year thereafter in which the state receives payments from the federal government in accordance with HAVA, and subject to available appropriations, requires the secretary to maintain out of moneys in the department of state cash fund a level of expenditures in support of the statewide voter registration system that is not less than the level of expenditures for such purposes maintained by the secretary for the 2001-02 fiscal year.

● For the county fiscal year that ends prior to November 1, 2003, and for each county fiscal year thereafter in which the state receives payments from the federal government in accordance with HAVA, requires each county to maintain not less than the same amount of expenditures on activities arising under title III of HAVA that it expended on such activities for its fiscal year ending prior to November 2002, excluding moneys expended during that period for capital expenditures on new voting equipment or any other one-time capital expenditure as determined by the secretary.

● Authorizes the secretary to establish a program for the awarding of grants or loans to the counties for the purpose of assisting the counties in meeting any of the requirements imposed upon them by HAVA and the act. Specifies the required contents of such program.

● In response to the failure by a county to satisfy any of the requirements imposed upon it pursuant to the act, authorizes the secretary to reduce from the election-related reimbursement to which the county would ordinarily be entitled the amount of moneys owed by the county.

● Authorizes a county to make a donation to the state of equipment for voter registration purposes, which equipment is determined to be useable by the secretary. Specifies that, in exchange for such donation, the county is to receive a credit in the amount of the fair market value of the item donated against the financial obligation assessed against the county pursuant to the act.

Centralized statewide voter registration system

● In connection with an application to register to vote, requires each eligible elector to be asked, and to correctly answer, his or her Colorado driver's license number in addition to the last 4 digits of the elector's social security number required to be provided under current law. Specifies that, if the elector has a current and valid identification card issued by the department of revenue instead of a driver's license, the elector may provide the number of such identification card instead of a Colorado driver's license number along with the last 4 digits of the elector's social security number.

● In the case of an applicant for voter registration who has not been issued a current and valid Colorado driver's license, a current and valid identification card issued by the department of revenue, or a social security number, requires the secretary to assign the applicant a number that will serve to identify the applicant for voter registration purposes. Insofar as the department of state has created a computerized statewide voter registration list in accordance with the requirements of the act and the list assigns unique identifying numbers to registrants, specifies that the number assigned is to be the unique identifying number assigned under the list.

● No later than January 1, 2006, requires the secretary to implement, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive, computerized statewide voter registration system (centralized statewide registration system) defined, maintained, and administered at the state level, which system is required to contain a computerized statewide voter registration list maintained by the secretary that contains the name and registration information of every legally registered voter in the state and that assigns a unique identifier to each legally registered voter.

● Specifies that the centralized statewide registration system is to replace the voter registration and election management system that was required to be developed or acquired prior to the effective date of the act. On or before January 1, 2006, requires the centralized statewide registration system and the computerized statewide voter registration list to be fully compliant with all applicable requirements specified in HAVA.

● Makes the department responsible for the cost of acquiring computer hardware for the centralized statewide registration system. Requires the secretary to promulgate rules specifying whether such hardware is owned by the department or the counties or whether and to what extent ownership may be shared between the department and the counties. Authorizes the secretary to promulgate rules providing that the county clerks and recorders shall be solely responsible for the support and maintenance of the hardware. Requires the department to make system software available at no charge to the counties.

● Specifies certain requirements applicable to maintenance of the computerized statewide voter registration list on the part of the secretary.

● Authorizes the secretary to electronically cancel the registration of deceased persons and persons convicted of a felony.

● At the earliest practical time, requires the secretary and the executive director of the department of revenue to match information in the database of the centralized statewide registration system with information in the database of the motor vehicle business group to the extent required to enable each department to verify the accuracy of the information provided on applications for voter registration in conformity with the requirements of HAVA.

● Requires the department of revenue to enter into an agreement with the federal commissioner of social security for the purpose of verifying applicable information in accordance with the requirements of HAVA.

● Requires the secretary to provide adequate technological security measures to prevent the unauthorized access to the computerized statewide voter registration list.

Voter registration by mail and voting by first-time voters

● In connection with the application form to be filled out by a person by mail, requires the form to include the questions: "Are you a citizen of the United States?" and "Will you be 18 years of age on or before election day?", with boxes for the applicant to indicate his or her responses to these questions.

● Requires the form to include a statement informing the applicant that, if the form is submitted by mail and the applicant is registering to vote for the first time in the state of Colorado, the appropriate information required under the act is to be submitted with the mail-in registration form to avoid the additional identification requirements for applicants voting for the first time imposed by the act.

● Specifies that, if an applicant for registration fails to answer on the mail registration form the question relating to American citizenship, the election official is to notify the applicant of the failure and provide the applicant with an opportunity to complete the form in a timely manner to allow for the completion of the registration form prior to the next election for federal office.

● Subject to the requirements of the act, in addition to the identifying information required to be provided by an elector under existing statutory provisions, requires any person who desires to register to vote by mail to submit with such registration:

● A copy of identification as defined under state election law; or

● At least the last 4 digits of the person's social security number.

● Specifies that a Colorado driver's license number, the number of an identification card issued by the department of revenue, or the last 4 digits of the person's social security number shall only be received in satisfaction of the requirements of the act where the state or local election official matches the number of the driver's license or identification card or the person's social security number with an existing state identification record bearing the same number, name, and date of birth as provided in the registration information.

● Requires any such new voter who intends to cast his or her ballot in person to present to the appropriate election official at the polling place identification as defined under state election law.

● Requires any such new voter who intends to cast his or her ballot by mail to submit with his or her mail or absentee ballot a copy of identification as defined under state election law.

● Allows any new voter who desires to cast his or her ballot in person but does not satisfy these requirements to cast a provisional ballot. Allows any person who desires to cast his or her ballot by mail or absentee ballot but who does not satisfy these requirements to cast such ballot by mail or absentee ballot, and specifies that the ballot shall be treated as a provisional ballot.

● Requires the designated election official to include with a mail or an absentee ballot written instructions to enable a 1st-time voter to comply with requirements for new voters intending to cast a mail or absentee ballot.

● Directs state and local election officials to implement the requirements applicable to new voters in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner.

Requires the executive director of the department of revenue, as the official responsible for the motor vehicle business group, to enter into an agreement with the federal commissioner of social security for the purpose of verifying applicable voter registration information.

Clarifies the definition of "identification" under state election law to specify that a valid identification card means a valid identification card issued by the department of revenue. Expands the definition of "identification" to include a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the elector.

For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, appropriates:

● From the department of state cash fund to the federal elections assistance fund, $1,371,270. Specifies that the general assembly anticipates that, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, the department of state will receive $36,729,252 in federal funds under the provisions of the federal "Help America Vote Act of 2002". Although the federal funds are not appropriated in the act, states that such funds are noted for the purpose of indicating the assumptions used relative to these funds in developing the state appropriation amounts.

● Out of any moneys in the federal elections assistance fund, to the department of state, $1,836,463.

● To the department of law, $26,910 and 0.3 FTE for the provision of legal services to the department of state. Specifies that such sum shall be from cash funds exempt received from the department of state out of the appropriation made to the department of state by the act.

● To the department of public safety, $14,220 for the verification of voter registration information. Specifies that such sum shall be from cash funds exempt received from the department of state out of the appropriation made to the department of state by the act.

● To the department of revenue, $65,000 for the extraction of signature information from the drivers license database. Specifies that such sum shall be from cash funds exempt received from the department of state out of the appropriation made to the department of state by the act.

APPROVED by Governor May 22, 2003
EFFECTIVE May 22, 2003