2000-04-18                     Senate Journal                      Page 3229
SJR 40                                                                       
Senator Mackie moved and asked unanimous consent that CS FOR                   
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40 (RLS) am be moved to the                        
top of todays calendar. Without objection, it was so ordered.                  
                                                                               
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, which had been held to the April 18 calendar              
(page 3185) was before the Senate on reconsideration.                          
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly moved that the resolution be returned to second              
reading for the purpose of a specific amendment, that being                    
Amendment No. 2. Without objection, it was so ordered.                         
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly offered Amendment No. 2 :                                     
                                                                               
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	Delete all material and insert:                                               
	"Section 4.  Term of Office.  The term of office of the                     
governor is four years.  If the governor is elected at the general           
election, the term begins ¦, BEGINNINGá at noon on the first                 
Monday in December following the ¦HISá election.  If the governor        
is elected at the runoff election, the term begins ¦AND ENDINGá              
at noon on the third ¦FIRSTá Monday in February following the            
election, unless otherwise provided by law.  It ends at noon on                
the day when the term of office of the governors successor                     
begins under this section ¦DECEMBER FOUR YEARS LATERá."                      
                                                                               
Senator Tim Kelly moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2.                   
Senator Elton objected.                                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SJR 40                                                                       
The question being: Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted? The roll                 
was taken with the following result:                                           
                                                                               
CSSJR 40(RLS) am                                                               
Second Reading                                                                 
Amendment No. 2                                                                
                                                                               
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, Amendment No. 2 was adopted.                                           
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 40(RLS) am was                              
automatically in third reading.                                                
                                                                               
The question to be reconsidered: 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 - On Reconsideration                                             
                                                                               
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 and was referred to the Secretary for engrossment.