Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-04-28 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-04-28 House Journal Page 1340 HB 94 The following, which had been held in second reading to today's calendar (page 1309), was again before the House with Amendment to New Amendment No. 1 moved and pending (page 1308): CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 94(FIN) "An Act relating to qualifications of voters, requirements and procedures regarding independent candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, voter registration, voter residence, precinct boundary and polling place designation and modification, political parties, voters unaffiliated with a political party, early voting, absentee voting, ballot design, ballot counting, voting by mail, voting machines, vote tally systems, qualifications for elected office, initiative, referendum, recall, and definitions in the Alaska Election Code; and relating to incorporation elections." 2005-04-28 House Journal Page 1341 Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw Amendment to New Amendment No. 1. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent to withdraw New Amendment No. 1 (page 1307). There being no objection, it was so ordered. 2d New Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representative Guttenberg: Page 6, following line 20: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 5. AS 15.07.050 is amended by adding new subsections to read: (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, only the voter or the individual authorized by the voter in a written power of attorney under (a) of this section may mark the voter's choice of party affiliation on the voter registration application form. (c) A person may supply a voter registration application form with a political party or group affiliation indicated to a voter only if the voter is already registered as affiliated with the political party or group indicated." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 12, line 17, following "application.": Insert "A person may supply to a voter an absentee ballot application form with a political party or group affiliation indicated only if the voter is already registered as affiliated with the political party or group indicated. Only the voter or the individual designated by the voter in a written power of attorney under this subsection may mark the voter's choice of primary ballot on an application. A person supplying an absentee ballot application form may not design or mark the application in a manner that suggests choice of one ballot over another, except that ballot choices may be listed on an application as authorized by the division." 2005-04-28 House Journal Page 1342 Page 33, line 18: Delete "secs. 29 - 52" Insert "secs. 30 - 53" Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that 2d New Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 2 was not offered. Amendment No. 3 was offered by Representative Coghill: Page 15, following line 31: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 24. AS 15.25.060 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (c) If a voter is not voting in person and has requested an absentee ballot or special needs ballot but has not indicated a choice of ballot, the director shall provide the voter with the ballot listing the candidates of the political party or group with which the voter is affiliated, as determined under (b) of this section. If the voter did not indicate affiliation with a political party or group when registering to vote, the director shall provide the voter with the ballot offering the greatest range of candidates from different political parties and groups." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 33, line 18: Delete "secs. 29 - 52" Insert "secs. 30 - 53" Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 3 be adopted. Representative Berkowitz objected and withdrew the objection. There being no further objection, Amendment No. 3 was adopted. 2005-04-28 House Journal Page 1343 Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 94(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 94(FIN) am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSHB 94(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 94(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 38 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 1 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kelly, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Moses, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Salmon, Samuels, Seaton, Thomas, Weyhrauch, Wilson Nays: Croft Excused: Stoltze And so, CSHB 94(FIN) am passed the House and was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.