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2005-05-09 Senate Journal

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2005-05-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 1522
HB 94                                                                                             
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" was read the second time.                                                  
                                                                                                    
Senator Therriault, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                
adoption of the State Affairs Senate Committee Substitute offered on                                
page 1403. Senator Ellis objected.                                                                  
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall the State Affairs Senate Committee                                       
Substitute be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result:                               

2005-05-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 1523
                                                                                                    
CSHB 94(FIN) am                                                                                     
Second Reading                                                                                      
Adopt STA Senate Committee Substitute?                                                              
                                                                                                    
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 State Affairs Senate Committee Substitute was adopted.                                  
                                                                                                    
Senator Elton offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                              
                                                                                                    
Page 9, line 20, through page 11, line 14:                                                          
     Delete all material.                                                                           
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 35, line 2:                                                                                    
     Delete "secs. 34 - 57"                                                                         
     Insert "secs. 31 -54"                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Elton moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1.                                            
Objections were heard.                                                                              
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll                                    
was taken with the following result:                                                                
                                                                                                    
SCS CSHB 94(STA)                                                                                    
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  8   NAYS:  11   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Davis, Ellis, Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Kookesh, Olson                                  
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Huggins, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens                                    
B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken                                                           
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Bunde                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
and so, Amendment No. 1 failed.                                                                     

2005-05-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 1524
President Stevens stated SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                            
NO. 94(STA) will be on the May 10 calendar.