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Cost of the proposed elections amendment
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 17, 2012 10:54am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, September 4, 2012 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Citizens for Election Integrity Minnesota (CEIMN) and Hamline University professor David Schultz released a new report today on the potential costs of proposed elections amendment, up for consideration by Minnesotan voters this November. The report estimates that if the amendment is adopted state and local governments will need to spend between $36.5 million and $77.6 million to comply with its likely requirements and that individuals who currently lack a government identification will need to spend between $16 million and $72 million to get the documents necessary for the free ID if they wish to vote.
The estimated cost to local governments is between $26.5 million and $63.6 million. Counties with mail-in precincts will be impacted at a greater rate than counties that do not have mail-in precincts. For example, the estimated cost to Renville County, with 9,000 registered voters and no mail-in precincts, is between $46,000 and $150,000 while the cost estimate for Roseau County, with 8,700 registered voters and eight mail-in precincts, is between $200,000 and $300,000. |
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