Fiscal Year 2019 Budget

Beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019

Last updated: 4/11/18

Election Department

The mission of the Election Department is to ensure that all municipal, state and federal elections conducted within the City of Boston are properly managed in accordance with City, state and federal laws. The Department also seeks to ensure that all eligible citizens are registered to vote and that a comprehensive juror list is provided to the State Jury Commissioner.


Dion Irish, Commissioner, Appropriation 121
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Appropriations by Program

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Program Name FY16 Actual FY17 Actual FY18 Budget FY19 Budget
Annual Listing 506,691 536,687 534,712 513,725
Election Administration 698,418 785,999 793,971 1,090,594
Voter Registration 329,741 363,573 365,253 381,942
Election Activities 2,239,947 2,337,960 2,606,992 2,745,708
Total 3,774,797 4,024,219 4,300,928 4,731,969


Department trends by program


Election Department
Operating Budget Over Time
Election Department FY18
Operating Budget by Program
Annual Listing
Election Administration
Voter Registration
Election Activities

Department budget by account

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title FY16 Expenditure FY17 Expenditure FY18 Appropriation FY19 Adopted Inc/Dec 18 vs 19
Personnel Services 2,673,127 2,984,622 3,038,493 3,199,646 161,153
Contractual Services 689,742 522,853 713,850 577,250 -136,600
Supplies & Materials 283,790 447,243 409,862 493,206 83,344
Current Chgs & Oblig 51,274 43,514 126,250 133,250 7,000
Equipment 76,864 25,987 12,473 328,617 316,144
Other 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3,774,797 4,024,219 4,300,928 4,731,969 431,041


Department trends by account


Election Department
Operating Budget Over Time
Election Department FY18
Operating Budget by Account
Personnel Services
Contractual Services
Supplies & Materials
Current Chgs & Oblig
Equipment
Other


Election Department
Performance Goals

Election Administration
  • Administer Elections in a manner that allows all eligible voters to exercise their right to vote without unreasonable impediments, and in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations

Annual Listing
  • Conduct an annual census of all residents age 17 and over. Annually submit a list to the State Jury Commissioner of residents who are eligible to be jurors

Voter Registration
  • Encourage and facilitate the registration of eligible voters, with an emphasis on increasing electronic voter registrations


Election Department - Authorizing Statutes

  • Enabling Legislation, 1895 Mass. Acts ch. 449.
  • Primaries and Elections, M.G.L.A. cc. 50-57; 1913 Mass. Acts ch. 835, as amended.
  • Listing Board, 1938 Mass. Acts ch. 287.
  • Election Employees/Civil Service, 1920 Mass. Acts ch. 305.
  • "Juries Obligation to Serve, and Lists," M.G.L.A. c. 234A, §§ 4-6, CBC St. 2 §§ 200-245.