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HB 163                                                                       
The State Affairs Committee has considered:                                    
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 163                                                            
"An Act relating to qualifications of voters; relating to the                 
registration of voters; relating to election districts and officials;          
relating to election procedures and ballots; relating to special               
procedures for elections; relating to nomination of candidates;                
relating to national elections; relating to special elections and              
appointments; relating to constitutional amendments; relating to               
election offenses and corrupt practices; relating to election                  
pamphlets; relating to the deferral of jury service for certain                
election officials; relating to an exemption from the State                    
Procurement Code regarding election ballots; relating to the                   
provision and use of mailing addresses on permanent fund                       
dividend applications for election purposes; relating to the                   
inclusion of voter registration forms with permanent fund dividend             
applications; making conforming amendments in references to                    
'election district' and 'chairman'; and providing for an effective             
date."                                                                         
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 163(STA)                                                
"An Act relating to qualifications of voters; relating to the                 
registration of voters; relating to election districts and officials;          
relating  to  election  procedures  and  ballots; relating  to  special        

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HB 163                                                                       
procedures for elections; relating to nomination of candidates;               
relating to national elections; relating to special elections and              
appointments; relating to constitutional amendments; relating to               
election offenses and corrupt practices; relating to election                  
pamphlets; relating to the deferral of jury service for certain                
election officials; relating to an exemption from the State                    
Procurement Code regarding election ballots; relating to the                   
provision and use of mailing addresses on permanent fund                       
dividend applications for election purposes; relating to the                   
inclusion of voter registration forms with permanent fund dividend             
applications; relating to financial statements by public officials and         
candidates for public office; making conforming amendments in                  
references to 'election district,' 'chairman,' and similar terms; and          
providing for an effective date."                                              
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative James, Chair, with the                 
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (4):  James, Smalley, Kerttula, Whitaker                               
                                                                               
No recommendation (1):  Hudson                                                 
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHB 163(STA):                            
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Office of the Governor, 2/9/00                                    
                                                                               
HB 163 was referred to the Judiciary Committee.