2004-05-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 3517
HB 459                                                                                            
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(STA) "An Act relating to optically                                        
scanned and electronically generated ballots; and providing for an                                  
effective date" was read the second time.                                                           
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                        
                                                                                                    
Page 1, line 1, following "ballots":                                                              
     Insert "and to early voting"                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Page 2, following line 21:                                                                          
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                              
"* Sec. 4.  AS 15.20.064(a) is amended to read:                                                   
              (a)  For 15 days before an election and on election day,                          
          a [A] qualified voter who meets the requirements set out in                           
          this section may vote in locations designated by the director                         
          [EARLY IN THE OFFICE OF AN ELECTION                                                       
          SUPERVISOR ON OR AFTER THE 15TH DAY BEFORE                                                
          AN ELECTION UP TO AND INCLUDING ELECTION                                                  
          DAY].                                                                                     
   * Sec. 5.  AS 15.20.064(b) is amended to read:                                                 
              (b)  The election supervisor or other election official shall                         
          issue a ballot to the voter upon                                                          
                   (1)  exhibition of proof of identification as required in                        
          AS 15.15.225;                                                                             
                   (2)  verification that the voter's residence address                             
          appearing on the official registration list is current [AND                               
          WITHIN THE ELECTION SUPERVISOR'S                                                          
          JURISDICTION]; and                                                                        
                   (3)  the voter's signing the early voting register."                             
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                   
                                                                                                    

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Senator Ben Stevens moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                      
Without objection, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.                                                     
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill                                 
be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                              
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                      
                                                                                                    
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(STA) am S "An Act relating to                                             
optically scanned and electronically generated ballots and to early                                 
voting; and providing for an effective date" was read the third time.                               
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(STA) am                                        
S "An Act relating to optically scanned and electronically generated                                
ballots and to early voting; and providing for an effective date" pass                              
the Senate?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                          
                                                                                                    
CSHB 459(STA) am S                                                                                  
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  18   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  1                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green,                                   
Guess, Lincoln, Ogan, Olson, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G,                                         
Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Seekins                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Hoffman                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 459(STA) am S passed the                                              
Senate.                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective                             
date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was                                  
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.                                                          
                                                                                                    
Senators Ellis, Elton, Lincoln, Guess moved and asked unanimous                                     
consent to be shown as cross sponsors on the bill. Without objection, it                            
was so ordered.