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ALL FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS
All amounts are in dollars

Sortable Appropriations Data
Category	Available 2007-08	Appropriations Recommended 2008-09	Change From 2007-08	Reappropriations Recommended 2008-09
State Operations	20,830,000	11,326,000	-9,504,000	23,000,000
Aid To Localities	18,500,000	11,000,000	-7,500,000	235,500,000
Total	39,330,000	22,326,000	-17,004,000	258,500,000

PROJECTED LEVELS OF EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time Equivalent Positions (FTE)

Budget Data Chart
Program	2007-08 Estimated FTEs 03/31/08	2008-09 Estimated FTEs 03/31/09	FTE Change
Investigations of Campaign Financing
General Fund	21	21	0
Regulation of Elections
General Fund	53	62	9
Special Revenue Funds - Federal	9	0	-9
Total	83	83	0

Note: Most recent estimates as of 01/22/08.

Mission

The New York State Board of Elections executes and enforces all laws relating to the elective franchise and oversees the disclosure of campaign financing and practices.

Budget Highlights

The Executive Budget recommends over $22.3 million in All Funds ($9.3 million General Fund, $13 million Other Funds) for the State Board of Elections. This is a $17 million All Funds reduction and reflects net changes including a $2 million General Fund increase to maintain the Statewide Voter Registration Database and accommodate inflationary adjustments; and a $19 million decrease in Other and Federal Funds. The Board will have a workforce of 83 FTEs, unchanged from 2007-08. The budget recommends reappropriating over $258 million in unspent funds for the implementation of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA).

Major initiative:

Funding of Disability Accessible Voting Machines: The budget provides $10 million in funding for the purchase of HAVA compliant voting machines which could be used by disabled voters. This brings the total of supplemental funding to local governments for the implementation of HAVA to $37 million.

2008-09 Executive Budget — Agency Presentation
Elections, State Board of (PDF)

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