Budget Amendment ID: FY2027-S4-290

GOV 290

Report on Mail Voting Costs

Ms. Rausch moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 0521-0000, by adding the following words:- "; provided further, that not later than December 31, 2026, the secretary of the commonwealth shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on election laws, the joint committee on state administration and regulatory oversight and the clerks of the house and senate detailing the total costs incurred during calendar years 2022, 2024 and 2026 to issue mail voting postcards, send mail ballots to local election officials for distribution and use a second envelope for mail ballots".