Department of Elections [132]
Secretarial Area: Administration
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $8,666,870 $5,519,399 $14,186,269
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $8,767,003 $7,316,560 $16,083,563
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $9,303,177 $7,448,980 $16,752,157
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $12,927,364 $7,232,764 $20,160,128
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $18,022,372 $52,250 $18,074,622
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $18,872,451 $13,227,961 $32,100,412
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $38,816,790 $3,052,250 $41,869,040
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation $24,615,741 $3,052,250 $27,667,991
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments $14,201,049 $0 $14,201,049
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $23,647,741 $3,052,250 $26,699,991
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation $22,580,869 $3,052,250 $25,633,119
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments ($2,534,575) $0 ($2,534,575)
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $3,601,447 $0 $3,601,447
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 30.00 7.00 37.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 30.00 7.00 37.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 30.00 10.00 40.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 31.00 12.00 43.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 43.00 0.00 43.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 49.00 0.00 49.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 58.00 0.00 58.00
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation 57.00 0.00 57.00
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 1.00 0.00 1.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 58.00 0.00 58.00
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation 57.00 0.00 57.00
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 1.00 0.00 1.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Increase funding to replace the Virginia Election and Registration Information System (VERIS) Decision Package
  Provides additional general fund support to replace the state voter registration system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $16,735,624 $0
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Move reductions to agency budget Decision Package
  Moves the reductions included in Item 482.20 of the 2020 Special Session Appropriation Act from Central Appropriations to the agency budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,534,575) ($2,534,575)
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2020 Elections - Remove Funding and Strike Duplicative Language (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 86 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment removes duplicative funding and language related to the 2020 general and special elections. Chapter 1, 2020 Special Session I, Acts of Assembly, amended Chapter 1289, 2020 Acts of Assembly, to provide $2.0 million from the general fund to reimburse localities for the cost of prepaid postage for the return of mailed absentee ballots, and language governing the administration of absentee ballots and drop-off boxes.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,000,000) $0
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Provide prepaid postage to return absentee ballots for the November 2020 election Decision Package
  Provides funding to reimburse localities for prepaid postage for voters to return absentee ballots for the November 2020 general election. (Item 86)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,000,000 $0
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Increase authorized position level Decision Package
  Converts one existing contractor position to a full-time classified position.
 
  FY FY
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Provide absentee ballot language provisions Decision Package
  Provides language to clarify procedures for handling absentee ballots that have errors or other issues and additional language clarifying absentee ballot drop-off procedures. (Item 86)
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Increase Compensation for General Registrars to Equal Treasurers General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $3.5 million from the general fund the second year to increase the salary scale for general registrars to equal the salary scale for treasurers.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $3,514,134
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Public Education Campaign About Voting Laws General Assembly Adjustment
  Provides $300,000 in the second year from the general fund at the Department of Elections to support voter education and outreach efforts on new voting laws. This amendment includes $87,313 in new funding in addition to repurposing $212,687 of existing appropriation for previous voter education campaigns
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $87,313
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Adjust elections language General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds general elections to the list of elections that continue, until July 1, the elections policies put into place by the General Assembly during the 2020 General Assembly, Special Session I.
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Extend Existing Elections Policy until July 1, 2021 General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment extends the elections policies put into place by the General Assembly during the 2020 Special Session I until the provisions of House Bill 1888 and Senate Bill 1097 of the 2021 General Assembly Session are effectuated on July 1, 2021, which include provisions for the use of absentee ballots in elections.
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Petition Signature Requirements During COVID-19 Pandemic General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment creates uniformity in collecting petition signatures for state and local offices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Prepaid Postage for the Return of Absentee Ballots General Assembly Adjustment
  Provides language continuing to designate one-time funding previously provided to reimburse general registrars for the cost of prepaid postage for the return of absentee ballots for future elections. Similar language and $2.0 million appropriation was provided in Chapter 1, 2020 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I, specifically for the November 2020 election. The proposed language no longer restricts the funding's use to the November 2020 election. Approximately $1.1 million remains available after for future election cycles after the cost of prepaid postage for the November 2020 election.


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