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• • <br />8. KAY CLEM, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS - REOUEST FOR <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT TO DEFRAY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES <br />OF 2002 ELECTIONS <br />The Board reviewed a Memorandum of August 28, 2002: <br />Kay Clem <br />Supervisor of Elections <br />Indian 114v6fakiitytrporida <br />TO: Ruth Stanbridge <br />FROM: Kay Clem <br />RE: Budget Amendment <br />DATE: August 28, 2002 <br />We have experienced additional expenses during this budget year which were not included when we <br />prepared our budget for fiscal year 2001-2002. <br />The redistricting process is a very expensive as we have to send voter cards to 76,000 voters by first class <br />mail. We also are mailing sample ballots to all households m Indian River County with instructions on <br />how to use the new equipment. There has been a postage increase since we proposed our budget. <br />Additionally, the cost for legal descriptions was far more than the estimates we were given. <br />A lawsuit was filed regarding the instructions on the Democratic primary ballot. The language mandated by <br />the State Division of Elections was confusing. The instructions stated "vote for one pair" instead of "vote <br />for one" in the Governor's race. I reprinted all of our absentee ballots, which was not budgeted. <br />We have accumulated overtime hours and security costs which were not anticipated because of our space <br />problems. We have been loading, programming and proofing ballots on our voting machines at night and <br />the weekends for the last two weeks because we have to put the machines in the hallways of the county <br />administration building to work on them. <br />Redistricting, new voter equipment, all new election laws and procedures as well as a new voter <br />registration system have brought forth many unanticipated changes. I respectfully request that you amend <br />my budget to return the revenues we collected from our city elections ($30,504.60) to defray these <br />additional expenditures. <br />Supervisor of Elections Kay Clem expressed her pride in the primary elections process <br />which went off without a glitch. There were 10 Sequoia representatives in the County assisting <br />the Elections Office and they were really appreciated. Unfortunately, because of Legislative <br />SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 31 <br />7 <br />r <br />