AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR MUNICIPALITIES FOR EARLY VOTING COSTS.

Plain English Breakdown

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Funding Municipalities for Early Voting Costs

This bill proposes setting aside money from the state budget to pay towns and cities back when early voting costs them more than usual.

What This Bill Does

• Proposes appropriating a specific amount of dollars from the General Fund, though the exact number is not listed in this text.
• Sends this funding to the Office of Policy and Management.
• Reimburses each municipality for increased election administration costs caused by early voting.
• Applies these funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• Municipalities that administer elections
• The Office of Policy and Management

Terms To Know

Appropriated

Money officially set aside by the government for a specific use.

Reimbursement

Payment made to someone to pay back money they spent on an official task.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact dollar amount of the funding is not listed in this text.
• This bill has been referred to a committee, so its final status depends on further action.

Official Summary Text

To make municipalities whole for the increased cost of administering early voting.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 113 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 26
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 113

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. GORDON, 35th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR MUNICIPALITIES FOR EARLY
VOTING COSTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of ___ _ dollars be appropriated to the Office of Policy 1
and Management, from the General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 2
30, 2027, for reimbursement to each municipality for any increase in 3
election administration costs because of early voting. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To make municipalities whole for the increased cost of administering
early voting.