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CHAPTER III.
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS*

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Editor's note--Ord. No. NS-300.659, § 1, adopted Jan. 29, 2002, amended the Code by adding provisions designated as §§ A34-24 and A34-25. The chapter title has been added at the discretion of the editor. See the Code Comparative Table.

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Sec. A34-24. Authorization to charge fees.

The Registrar is authorized to charge and collect fees for various costs and services set out below.

Description:	Fee to be charged and collected:
ELECTION SERVICES
June 2008 Primary Election Base Charge to Cities, Schools and Special Districts	$0.80 per registered voter for first issue on ballot and $0.30 for an additional issue on the ballot for the same registration, plus costs of legal publications and ballot printing for five languages
November 2008 Presidential General Election Base Charge to Cities, Schools and Special Districts	$0.80 per registered voter for first issue on ballot and $0.30 for an additional issue on the ballot for the same registration, plus costs of legal publications and ballot printing for five languages
DRE Recovery Fee (Five Years) for All Elections held on or after November 2003	$0.24 per registered voter for first issue on ballot and $0.05 for an additional issue on the ballot for the same registration
Absentee Voter Charge for Primary And General Elections Held in 2008	$0.20 per registered voter for first issue on ballot and $0.05 for an additional issue on ballot for the same registration
Special Elections (All Elections Other than Primary or General)	Actual cost based on time studies, services and supplies and indirect cost computed after each election (includes cost of five languages)
Minimum Charge for Jurisdictions Participating in an Election	$2,808.00 per jurisdiction per contest plus cost of legal publications and ballot printing for five languages
Measure or Proposition Information Pages	$4,400.00 fixed fee per full page, plus cost of ballot printing for five languages
Candidate Statements	$1,275.00 fixed fee per quarter page, plus cost of ballot printing for five languages
Minimum charge for Jurisdictions that Do Not Go to Election due to Insufficient Nominees	$1,166.00 per jurisdiction per contest, plus cost of legal publications
Research and Compilation Services	$57.00 minimum and $57.00 per half-hour increment
Certification Services	$171.00 per certificate
Retrieval Services for Records over Five years old	65.00 minimum and $65.00 per half-hour increment
MISCELLANEOUS VOTER AND ELECTION INFORMATION
Countywide Voter File - CD ROM (Without Voter History)	$455.00
Countywide Voter File - CD ROM (With up to 5 Voter History)	$503.00
Countywide Voter File - CD ROM (With all Voter History)	$536.00
Miscellaneous Voter Information Electronic or CD ROM (w/o voter history)	$80.00 set-up fee + $0.50 per 1000 records
Electronic or CD ROM (w/up to 5 voter history)	$128.00 set-up fee + $0.50 per 1000 records
Electronic or CD ROM (w/all voter history)	$161.00 set-up fee + $0.50 per 1000 records
Printed on Plain Paper (w/o voter history)	$80.00 set-up fee + $0.25 per page
If records over 5 years old, add retrieval services fee	$65.00 minimum and $65.00 per half- hour increment
Other Miscellaneous Election Information Electronic or CD ROM	$80.00 set-up fee
Printed on Plain Paper	$80.00 set-up fee + $0.25 per page
If records over 5 years old, add retrieval services fee	$65.00 minimum and $65.00 per half-hour increment
ABSENTEE VOTER INFORMATION
Initial Requests: Electronic or CD ROM	$80.00 set-up fee + $0.50 per 1000 records
Printed on Plain Paper	$80.00 set-up fee + $0.25 per page
Updates: Daily or Weekly Electronic or CD ROM	$40.00 set-up fee + $0.50 per 1000 records
Printed on Plain Paper	$40.00 set-up fee + $0.25 per page
PRECINCT MAPS
Photocopies of Black and White Precinct Maps-8 1/2 x 11 (Letter); 8 1/2 x 14 (Legal) or 11 x 17 (Ledger) Size
Individual Maps	$4.00 per page
Entire Book (1,865 pages)	$750.00
Original Standard Printer or Plotter Map Produced on Request, Set Up Fee per Job, Plus Materials Charge as follows:	$55.00 set-up fee
CD ROM	$3.00 per CD ROM
Printing Fee
8 1/2 x 11	$4.00 per page
8 1/2 x 14	$4.00 per page
11 x 17	$4.00 per page
17 x 22	$10.00 per page
22 x 34	$15.00 per page
34 x 44	$20.00 per page
40 x 60	$25.00 per page
Original Custom Printer or Plotter Maps Produced on Request, Set Up Fee per Job, Plus Materials Charge as follows:	$110.00 set-up fee
CD ROM	$3.00 per CD ROM
Printing Fee
8 1/2 x 11	$4.00 per page
8 1/2 x 14	$4.00 per page
11 x 17	$4.00 per page
17 x 22	$10.00 per page
22 x 34	$15.00 per page
34 x 44	$20.00 per page
40 x 60	$25.00 per page
DIGITAL MAPS (STANDARD)
Individual Maps (100 or less)	$55.00 set-up fee + $3.00 per map
Individual Maps (101 and up)	$55.00 set-up fee + $2.00 per map
Entire Map Population	$55.00 set-up fee + $444.00 for all maps
DIGITAL MAPS (CUSTOM)
Maps by District	$110.00 set-up fee + $3.00 per map
STATEMENT OF VOTES
Bound Copies
Primary Election (Full Report)	$201.00
General Election (Full Report)	$189.00
CD ROM (Full or partial report of any election)	$80.00
Photocopies of UDEL, Special and parts of Primary and General Elections	$4.75 per document plus $0.10 for each page on the same document
REGISTRATION AFFIDAVITS AND POSTAGE
Photocopy of Affidavit	$4.85 per record
Printed Copy of Scanned Affidavit (Not Certified)	$4.85 per record
Certified Copy of Affidavit or Travel Card	$10.00 per record
Search Record	$5.00 per record
Search and Show Letters	$20.00 per letter for the first record and $10.00 for each additional record on the same letter
Postage and Handling	$0.50 minimum
FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION (FPPC) REPORTS
FPPC Photocopies	$0.10 per page
FPPC Retrieval Fee (More than five years old) Single request of one or more report and statement	$5.00 per request plus $0.10 per copy
PHOTOCOPIES AND FAXES
Document Photocopies	$4.75 per document plus $0.10 for each page of the same document
Outgoing fax within USA	$4.75 per document plus $0.30 for each page of the same document

(Ord. No. NS-300.659, § 1, 1-29-02; Ord. No. NS-300.712, § 1, 6-3-03; Ord. No. NS-300.740, § 1, 6-7-05; Ord. No. NS-300.783, § 1, 6-5-07)

Sec. A34-25. Failure to pay fees.

Any fee or charge established by ordinance shall be paid in advance of such use unless the Registrar has made prior arrangements for a different schedule for payment for good cause.

(Ord. No. NS-300.659, § 2, 1-29-02)

Secs. A34-26--A34-34. Reserved.

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