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Secretary of the Commonwealth
Data Current as of:  10/17/2014





FISCAL YEAR 2015 BUDGET SUMMARY ($000)
ACCOUNT FY2015
Conference
FY2015
Vetoes
FY2015
Overrides
FY2015
GAA
Secretary of the Commonwealth Administration 6,215 0 0 6,215
State House Gift Shop Retained Revenue 15 0 0 15
Corporate Dissolution Program 353 0 0 353
State Archives 366 0 0 366
State Records Center 36 0 0 36
State Archives Facility 302 0 0 302
Commonwealth Museum 237 0 0 237
Census Data Technical Assistance 400 0 0 400
Address Confidentiality Program 133 0 0 133
Public Document Printing 505 0 0 505
Elections Division Administration 9,882 0 0 9,882
Central Voter Registration Computer System 6,844 0 0 6,844
Information to Voters 1,926 0 0 1,926
Massachusetts Historical Commission 916 0 0 916
Ballot Law Commission 10 0 0 10
Records Conservation Board 35 0 0 35
Essex Registry of Deeds-Northern District 1,201 0 0 1,201
Essex Registry of Deeds-Southern District 2,832 0 0 2,832
Franklin Registry of Deeds 634 0 0 634
Hampden Registry of Deeds 1,768 0 0 1,768
Hampshire Registry of Deeds 499 0 0 499
Middlesex Registry of Deeds-Northern District 1,155 0 0 1,155
Middlesex Registry of Deeds-Southern District 3,182 0 0 3,182
Berkshire Registry of Deeds-Northern District 271 0 0 271
Berkshire Registry of Deeds-Central District 461 0 0 461
Berkshire Registry of Deeds-Southern District 231 0 0 231
Suffolk Registry of Deeds 1,834 0 0 1,834
Worcester Registry of Deeds-Northern District 685 0 0 685
Worcester Registry of Deeds-Worcester District 2,233 0 0 2,233
TOTAL    45,160 0 0 45,160

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SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH 47,457,590
Direct Appropriations
0511-0000 Secretary of the Commonwealth Administration
For the operation of the office of the secretary; provided, that the secretary may transfer funds between items 0540-0900, 0540-1000, 0540-1100, 0540-1200, 0540-1300, 0540-1400, 0540-1500, 0540-1600, 0540-1700, 0540-1800, 0540-1900, 0540-2000 and 0540-2100 under an allocation schedule which shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means not less than 30 days before the transfer; and provided further, that each register of deeds using electronic record books shall ensure that all methods of electronically recording instruments conform to the regulations or standards established by the secretary of the commonwealth and the records conservation board
6,214,549
0511-0002 Corporate Dissolution Program
For the operation of the corporations division; provided, that the division shall implement a corporate dissolution program which shall have a specific focus on limited liability corporations and limited liability partnerships that have failed in their statutory responsibility to file an annual report; and provided further, that the division shall file biannual reports with the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total number of annual reports filed as a result of this program and the amount of revenue generated for the commonwealth
353,076
0511-0200 State Archives
For the operation of the archives division
365,557
0511-0230 State Records Center
For the operation of the records center
35,660
0511-0250 State Archives Facility
For the operation of the archives facility
302,452
0511-0260 Commonwealth Museum
For the operation of the commonwealth museum
237,495
0511-0270 Census Data Technical Assistance
For the secretary of the commonwealth, who shall contract with the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute to provide the commonwealth with technical assistance on United States census data and to prepare annual population estimates; provided, that the contract shall be for not less than $325,000
400,000
0511-0420 Address Confidentiality Program
For the operation of the address confidentiality program
133,301
0517-0000 Public Document Printing
For the printing of public documents
504,505
0521-0000 Elections Division Administration
For the operation of the elections division, including preparation, printing and distribution of ballots and for other miscellaneous expenses for primary and other elections; provided, that the secretary of the commonwealth may award grants for voter registration and education; and provided further, that the registration and education activities may be conducted by community-based voter registration and education organizations, prior appropriation continued
9,881,600
0521-0001 Central Voter Registration Computer System
For the operation of the central voter registration computer system; provided, that an annual report detailing voter registration activity shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than February 2, 2015, prior appropriation continued
6,844,392
0524-0000 Information to Voters
For providing information to voters
1,926,006
0526-0100 Massachusetts Historical Commission
For the operation of the Massachusetts historical commission; provided further, that not less than $100,000 be provided for the Prescott building in Lancaster
916,000
0527-0100 Ballot Law Commission
For the operation of the ballot law commission
10,385
0528-0100 Records Conservation Board
For the operation of the records conservation board
35,092
0540-0900 Essex Registry of Deeds-Northern District
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lawrence
1,200,574
0540-1000 Essex Registry of Deeds-Southern District
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Salem
2,832,481
0540-1100 Franklin Registry of Deeds
For the registry of deeds located in the county of Franklin
634,275
0540-1200 Hampden Registry of Deeds
For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampden
1,767,667
0540-1300 Hampshire Registry of Deeds
For the registry of deeds located in the county of Hampshire
499,137
0540-1400 Middlesex Registry of Deeds-Northern District
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Lowell
1,154,842
0540-1500 Middlesex Registry of Deeds-Southern District
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Cambridge
3,181,625
0540-1600 Berkshire Registry of Deeds-Northern District
For the registry of deeds located in the town of Adams
271,216
0540-1700 Berkshire Registry of Deeds-Central District
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Pittsfield
461,138
0540-1800 Berkshire Registry of Deeds-Southern District
For the registry of deeds located in the town of Great Barrington
230,681
0540-1900 Suffolk Registry of Deeds
For the registry of deeds located in the county of Suffolk
1,833,536
0540-2000 Worcester Registry of Deeds-Northern District
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Fitchburg
684,523
0540-2100 Worcester Registry of Deeds-Worcester District
For the registry of deeds located in the city of Worcester
2,233,096

account description amount
Retained Revenues
0511-0001 State House Gift Shop Retained Revenue
For the secretary of the commonwealth, who may expend revenues not to exceed $15,000 from the sale of merchandise at the Massachusetts state house gift shop for the purpose of replenishing and restocking gift shop inventory
15,000

account description amount
Intragovernmental Service Spending 116,000
0511-0003 Chargeback for Publications and Computer Library Services
For the costs of providing electronic and other publications purchased from the state bookstore, for commission fees, notary fees and for direct access to the secretary's computer library
                Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%
16,000
0511-0235 Chargeback for State Records Center Services
For the costs of obsolete records destruction incurred by the office of the secretary of state; provided, that state agencies, including the judicial branch, may be charged for the destruction of their obsolete records by the records center where appropriate; provided further, that the secretary of state may expend revenues not to exceed $100,000 of the funds received for the costs of the obsolete record destruction; and provided further, that the fees shall be charged on an equitable basis
                Intragovernmental Service Fund ............... 100%
100,000

account description amount
Federal Grant Spending 2,181,729
0526-0113 New Preserve Survey and Planning
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Historic Preservation Survey and Planning
917,267
0526-0127 Hurricane Sandy Relief MA
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, Hurricane Sandy Relief MA
1,214,462
0529-1600 Historic Records Advisory Board
For the purposes of a federally funded grant entitled, State & National Archival Partnership (SNAP) Grants
50,000

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