Friday, October 08, 2010
Special Primary Election Cost May Exceed Appropriation
WEST VIRGINIA....
When legislation calling for the August 28th special primary election was passed in July, lawmakers appropriated $3 million, despite a fiscal note attached to the bill estimating the cost at $5.9 million. Dave Nichols, state manager of elections, told the West Virginia Association of Counties this week that the expenditures of the 19 counties he has processed so far totaled $1,124,982, and it appears the total will, in fact, exceed the appropriation. Patti Hamilton, executive director of the West Virginia Association of Counties, says current figures are in line with her organization's pre-election estimates of the cost of the election, but. if the amount exceeds the $3 million, it will be up to the Legislature to act to provide more funding.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:51 AM 
