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Message From: Beets, Neal Sent: Tuesday, March 119 2003 4:58 PM To: *R11 Council Cc: Miller. Chris; Curti' Carolyn Subject: : Cost of a Pfirnary Election All, the cost to the city for holding a primary election. Neal __ -- -original Message---- - From: Miller, Chris Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 3:19 PM To: Reeks, Neal Cc: Curti, Carolyn Subject: Cost of -a Primary Election Deal, Page of As a follow -up to last night's discussion on the cost of a conducting a primary election, Carolyn and I i net to review the applicable costs. You may recall that two different figures were presented} $8,000 and $20,000. Technically both figures are correct, depending on how you measure fixed ed costs. Beginning with the 2003 election, the estimated direct costs of conducting a primary election is S101000 — 12PO. This includes costs for election judges, printing ballots, and mailing absentee ballots but does not include indirect, fixed costs for full -time staff' (Carolyn, .fill, Gretchen, etc.) which we incur whether there is a primary or not. In the longer run, beginning with the 2006 election, the "City-cost" sty' issue of ` whether to conduct a primary becomes less significant. Beginning in 2006, the local elections will fall in the same year as the general election and we will be required to . hold a primary regardless. Then, the only potential savings from not having a city primary will result from not having to print ballots for local candidates, or nail out absentee ballots. These costs are minimal and ai-e not likely to exceed $1,000. Thus, the direct cost of a city primary for 2003 and 2005 is $10, 0 Y $1 22000. If you include staff time in your cost calculation, then the cost of a city primary in 2003 and 2005 is about $20,000. B e innin in g g 20063 the cast of a city primary is minimal because the city must hold the state primary election anyway. 3/27/2003