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Letter to the Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers: Analysis of the Effects on State and Local Governments of H.R. 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 (Manager's Amendment Dated July 27, 2007) [i] (September 2007)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo9047 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Peter R. Orszag, Director US. Congress Washington, DC 20515 September 7, 2007 Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers Ranking Member Committee on House Administration U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman: As you requested, the Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007, to assess whether the funds authorized by the bill would be sufficient to cover the costs to state and local governments of complying with the bill's requirements. At the request of your staff, we reviewed the proposed manager's amendment to H.R. 811, dated July 27, 2007. Our assessment is enclosed. CBO concludes that the bill's authorizations of appropriations would be sufficient to cover the costs to state and local governments for complying with requirements to produce and provide for voter-verified paper ballots, pre- printed ballots, a secure chain of custody for ballots, and manual audits of election results. CBO cannot determine the costs to state and local governments of complying with requirements to ensure access by the disabled, and the durability and readability of ballots, and the bill would not authorize a specific sum for those purposes (but would authorize the appropriation of such sums as may be necessary in 2009). If you wish further details on this analysis, we would be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Elizabeth Cove. Sincerely, Peter R. Orszag cc: Honorable Robert A. Brady Chairman Identical letter sent to the Honorable Dennis Moore. www.cbo.gov

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