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HB 94                                                                                             
Senator Seekins, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                  
Judiciary Committee referral be waived on CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                         
NO. 94(FIN) am "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." Senator Elton                              
objected.                                                                                           

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The question being: "Shall the Judiciary Committee referral be                                      
waived?" The roll was taken with the following result:                                              
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Waive bill from committee?                                                                          
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  11   NAYS:  8   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens                                    
B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                           
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, the Judiciary Committee referral was waived.                                                
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.