Maine State Auditor

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Maine Auditor

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General information
Office Type:  Nonpartisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $103,210
2023 FY Budget:  $4,641,482
Term limits:  Two consecutive terms
Structure
Length of term:   Four years
Authority:  Maine Statutes, Title 5, Chapter 11
Selection Method:  Elected biennially by secret ballot of the state legislature
Current Officeholder

Maine State Auditor Matthew Dunlap
Nonpartisan
Assumed office: November 14, 2022

Other Maine Executive Offices
GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerAuditorCommissioner of EducationAgriculture, Conservation and Forestry CommissionerSuperintendent of InsuranceLabor CommissionerPublic Utilities Commission


The Maine State Auditor is a statutory state executive position in the Maine state government. The auditor is in charge of examining all state financial records and reporting the findings to the Legislature.[1]

Current officeholder

The current Maine State Auditor is Matthew Dunlap (nonpartisan). Dunlap assumed office in 2022.

Authority

The office of state auditor is established by Title 5, Chapter 11 of the Maine Statutes. §241 reads states, "The State Auditor shall be the head of the Department of Audit, as heretofore established."[1]

Qualifications

§241 of Title 5, Part 1, Chapter 11 of the Maine Statutes establishes the qualifications of office: "He shall be a certified public accountant or a college graduate with not less than 6 years of experience as a professional accountant or auditor, including not less than 5 years of auditing experience, of which not less than 4 years shall have been in a supervisory capacity."[1]

Appointments

Maine state government organizational chart

The state auditor is elected every four years by secret ballot of the legislature. It is one of the first tasks of each newly-sworn in legislature.[2]

Term limits

See also: State executives with term limits

The auditor is limited to two consecutive four-year terms.[3]

Vacancies

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Duties

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Divisions

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State budget

See also: Maine state budget and finances

The Department of Audit's budget for fiscal year 2023 was $4,641,482.[4]

Compensation

See also: Compensation of state executive officers

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $103,210, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]

2021

In 2021, the auditor received a salary of $101,192, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]

2020

In 2020, the auditor’s salary was increased to $111,134, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]

2019

In 2019, the auditor’s salary was increased to $111,134, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]

2018

In 2018, the auditor’s salary was increased to $107,890, according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

2017

In 2017, the auditor’s salary was increased to $104,749, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

2016

In 2016, the auditor’s salary was increased to $97,780, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2015

In 2015, the auditor’s salary was increased to $91,250, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2014

In 2014, the state auditor earned a salary of $81,556, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2013

In 2013, the state auditor earned a salary of $81,556, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

2012

In 2012, the state auditor earned a salary of $96,782, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

Historical officeholders

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Contact information

Location:
19 Union Street
Suite 223-A
Augusta, Maine 04333

Mailing Address:
66 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04333-0066

Phone: 207-624-6250
Fax: 207-624-6273

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Maine Revised Statutes, "§241. State Auditor; salary," accessed January 20, 2021
  2. Maine State Legislature, "§241. State Auditor; salary," accessed January 20, 2021
  3. Maine Revised Statutes, "§553. Limitations on terms," accessed January 20, 2021
  4. Maine Legislature, "2022-2023," accessed October 14, 2022
  5. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  6. Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
  7. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 20, 2021
  8. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 20, 2021
  9. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 20, 2021
  10. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 20, 2021
  11. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 20, 2021
  12. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 20, 2021
  13. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 20, 2021
  14. Council of state governments, "Table 4.11 Selected state administrative officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 20, 2021
  15. Council of state governments, "Table 4.11 Selected state administrative officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 20, 2021