House Amendment 1463


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     1  1    Amend House File 845 as follows:
     1  2 #1.  Page 10, by inserting after line 22 the
     1  3 following:
     1  4    <Sec.    .  PURCHASE OF CERTAIN VOTING EQUIPMENT ==
     1  5 APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated from the general
     1  6 fund of the state to the office of secretary of state
     1  7 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending
     1  8 June 30, 2008, the following amount, or so much
     1  9 thereof as is necessary, for the purpose designated in
     1 10 this section:
     1 11 .................................................. $  7,000,000
     1 12    The funds appropriated shall be utilized by the
     1 13 secretary of state to provide matching funds to
     1 14 counties required by this Act to purchase voting
     1 15 machine equipment capable of producing a paper record
     1 16 that the voter may review before the voter casts the
     1 17 voter's ballot.  If a county utilizes a voting machine
     1 18 and an optical scan voting system concurrently at the
     1 19 same precinct, the county may apply for matching funds
     1 20 to purchase an electronic ballot marking device that
     1 21 is compatible with its optical scan voting system.
     1 22 The secretary of state shall adopt rules relating to
     1 23 the application process for counties to request
     1 24 matching funds.
     1 25    Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
     1 26 in this section that are unexpended or unobligated at
     1 27 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert and
     1 28 shall be available for the purpose designated in this
     1 29 section for the following fiscal year.>
     1 30 #2.  Title page, line 2, by inserting after the
     1 31 word <systems> the following:  <and making an
     1 32 appropriation.>
     1 33 #3.  By renumbering as necessary.
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     1 37 JACOBS of Polk
     1 38 HF 845.201 82
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