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
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $38,816,790 $3,052,250 $41,869,040
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $23,676,592 $3,052,250 $26,728,842
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $28,533,455 $3,052,250 $31,585,705
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $26,339,663 $3,052,250 $29,391,913
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $31,254,668 $3,052,250 $34,306,918
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $35,327,074 $3,052,250 $38,379,324
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $35,472,065 $3,052,250 $38,524,315
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $30,327,074 $3,052,250 $33,379,324
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments $3,355,506 $0 $3,355,506
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments $1,789,485 $0 $1,789,485
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $30,596,929 $3,052,250 $33,649,179
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $30,327,074 $3,052,250 $33,379,324
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments $19,220 $0 $19,220
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments $250,635 $0 $250,635
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 58.00 0.00 58.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 59.00 0.00 59.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 66.00 0.00 66.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 66.00 0.00 66.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 67.00 0.00 67.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 67.00 0.00 67.00
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 67.00 0.00 67.00
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget 67.00 0.00 67.00
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 67.00 0.00 67.00
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget 67.00 0.00 67.00
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,627,802) ($1,627,802)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded salary increase for state-supported local employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the salary increase for state-supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 S. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $654,280 $654,280
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded salary increases for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the salary increases for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 R. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $429,060 $429,060
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 D. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $143,619 $143,619
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $101,973 $101,973
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded liability insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for liability insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $55,400 $55,400
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($14,669) ($14,669)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 E. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,086) ($3,086)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 O. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,155) ($2,155)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,036 $2,036
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 F. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $779 $779
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 M. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $687 $687
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $98 $98
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Increase funding to replace the state campaign finance system Decision Package
  Increases general fund appropriation for the implementation of the new campaign finance system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,336,286 $0
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Increase funding for required mailing and postage Decision Package
  Increases funding to account for the increased cost for postage and the anticipated increase in mailings for the upcoming election cycles.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $279,000 $279,000
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Adjust base budget to align with agency structure Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's base budget to reflect the current operating budget structure.
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Provide for additional costs of referendums (Exec Amend #1) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional funding for the cost of executing referendums.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $680,000 $0
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Increase Appropriation for Advertisement Costs (77 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $615,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to supports costs incurred by the Department of Elections for advertising constitutional referenda.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $615,000 $0
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Voter List Maintenance Activities (77 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $286,131 in fiscal year 2027 and $122,681 in fiscal year 2028 from the general fund for the Department of Elections to facilitate voter list maintenance as prescribed by Chapter 1120, 2026 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $286,131 $122,681
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Participation in 3rd Party Voter Registration Data Exchanges (77 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $247,500 over the biennium from the general fund for the Department of Elections to participate in 3rd party voter registration data exchanges including the Electronic Registration Information Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $137,500 $110,000
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Restoration of Voting Rights (77 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $50,400 in fiscal year 2027 from the general fund to the Department of Elections to restore the rights of incarcerated persons upon release.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,400 $0
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Voting Rights Act (77 #6c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $30,000 over the biennium from the general fund to the Department of Elections effectuate the provisions of Chapter 717, 2026 Acts of Assembly, which reduces the thresholds for providing election materials in different languages to increase voting accessibility.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $15,000 $15,000
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Standardized Badges for Electoral Board Members (77 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $8,408 over the biennium from the general fund for the Department of Elections to provide standardized identification badges to members of local electoral boards.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,454 $2,954


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 10-21-2026 00:16:21