HB1081 Summary

• Establishes 10 regular full-time employee positions for the State Board of Election Commissioners for fiscal year 2021-2022, ranging from GS06 to GS12 salary grades, including a director, attorney specialist, and election coordinators.

• Appropriates $1,057,743 from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund for personal services and operating expenses, including $599,766 for regular salaries, $100,000 for extra help, and $185,167 for personal services matching.

• Appropriates $6,340,000 from the Miscellaneous Agencies Fund for election expenses to cover costs of preferential primaries, general primaries, special elections, and nonpartisan general elections.

• Appropriates $1,600,000 from the Nonpartisan Filing Fee Fund for nonpartisan general election expenses.

• Authorizes up to 20 temporary or part-time employees as needed and allows unexpended election expense balances to carry forward to the next fiscal year with required legislative notification.