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2000-04-16 Senate Journal

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2000-04-16                     Senate Journal                      Page 3165
SJR 40                                                                       
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40 Proposing amendments to                         
the Constitution of the State of Alaska providing that the governor,           
United States senators, United States representative, and electors of          
the President and Vice-President of the United States be elected by            
a majority vote, was read the second time.                                     
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SJR 40                                                                       
Senator Tim Kelly, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for                
the adoption of the Rules Committee Substitute offered on page                 
3162. Senator Ellis objected, then withdrew his objection. There               
being no further objections, CS FOR SENATE JOINT                               
RESOLUTION NO. 40(RLS) Proposing amendments to the                             
Constitution of the State of Alaska providing that the governor and            
lieutenant governor be elected by a majority vote; and changing the            
term of office of the governor and lieutenant governor, was adopted            
and read the second time.                                                      
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly offered Amendment No. 1 :                                     
                                                                               
Page 1, line 13:                                                               
                                                                               
	Delete Section 4.                                                             
	Insert Section 4. Term of office. The term of office of the                 
governor is four years. If elected at the general election, it begins at       
noon on the first Monday in December. If elected at a runoff                   
election, it begins on the third Monday in February following the              
election, unless otherwise prescribed by law.                                  
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                   
Senator Elton objected, then withdrew his objection. There being no            
further objections, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                               
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly called the Senate. The call was satisfied.                   
                                                                               
Senator Mackie moved and asked unanimous consent that the                      
resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and              
placed on final passage. Senator Ellis objected.                               
                                                                               
The question being: Shall the resolution be advanced to third                  
reading? The roll was taken with the following result:                         
                                                                               
                                                                               

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CSSJR 40(RLS) am                                                               
Advance from Second to Third Reading?                                          
                                                                               
YEAS:  15   NAYS:  5   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Leman,                   
Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward,            
Wilken                                                                         
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Ellis, Elton, Hoffman, Lincoln                                   
                                                                               
and so, the resolution advanced to third reading.                              
                                                                               
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(RLS) am was read the third                      
time.                                                                          
                                                                               
The question being: Shall CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                       
NO. 40(RLS) am Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the                 
State of Alaska providing that the governor and lieutenant governor            
be elected by a majority vote; and changing the term of office of the          
governor and lieutenant governor, pass the Senate? The roll was                
taken with the following result:                                               
                                                                               
CSSJR 40(RLS) am                                                               
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                  
                                                                               
YEAS:  14   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  0   ABSENT:  0                              
                                                                               
Yeas:  Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly Pete, Kelly Tim, Leman,                   
Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken             
                                                                               
Nays:  Adams, Ellis, Elton, Hoffman, Lincoln, Mackie                           
                                                                               
and so, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(RLS) am                          
passed the Senate.                                                             
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly gave notice of reconsideration.