1. In each year in which a secretary of state of this state is elected and when the secretary of state so elected is not the incumbent at the time of the election, funds and facilities for the secretary of state-elect to be used by him in preparing an orderly transition of administration shall be provided.

2. The legislature shall appropriate to the commissioner of administration, funds to be used only for the purpose of this transition and to be expended during the transition period but in no event shall the amount so appropriated exceed ten thousand dollars for any such transition and all funds not expended for this purpose during the transition period shall revert to general revenue.