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fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for election reconciliation 1 reporting. Funding provides for one staff to compile county 2 reconciliation reports, analyze the data, and to complete an annual 3 statewide election reconciliation report for every state primary and 4 general election. The report must be submitted annually on July 31, 5 to legislative policy and fiscal committees. The annual report must 6 include statewide analysis and by county analysis on the reasons for 7 ballot rejection and an analysis of the ways ballots are received, 8 counted, rejected and cure data that can be used by policymakers to 9 better understand election administration. 10 (6) $896,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 11 year 2024 and $870,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 12 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for staff dedicated to the 13 maintenance and operations of the voter registration and election 14 management system. These staff will manage database upgrades, 15 database maintenance, system training and support to counties, and 16 triage and customer service to system users. 17 (7) $8,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18 year 2024 and $8,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 19 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for: 20 (a) Funding the security operations center, including identified 21 needs for expanded operations, systems, technology tools, training 22 resources; 23 (b) Additional staff dedicated to the cyber and physical security 24 of election operations at the office and county election offices; 25 (c) Expanding security assessments, threat monitoring, enhanced 26 security training; and 27 (d) Providing grants to county partners to address identified 28 threats and expand existing grants and contracts with other public 29 and private organizations such as the Washington military department, 30 national guard, private companies providing cyber security, and 31 county election offices. 32 (8) $148,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 33 year 2024 is provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute 34 Senate Bill No. 5128 (jury diversity). If the bill is not enacted by 35 June 30, 2023, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. 36 (9) $148,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 37 year 2024 is provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Second 38 Substitute Senate Bill No. 5112 (voter registration). If the bill is 39 p. 25 ESSB 5187.SL