2005-05-14                     Senate Journal                      Page 1649
HB 94                                                                                             
Message dated May 13 was read, stating the House failed to concur in                                
the Senate amendment to CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 94(FIN) am and                                        
respectfully requests the Senate to recede from its amendment,                                      
namely:                                                                                             
                                                                                                    
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                       
          94(STA) "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."                                                              
                                                                                                    
In the event the Senate fails to recede, the Speaker has appointed the                              
following members to a Conference Committee to meet with a like                                     
committee from the Senate to consider the bills:                                                    
                                                                                                    
     Representative Samuels, Chair                                                                  
     Representative Elkins                                                                          
     Representative Gruenberg                                                                       
                                                                                                    
Senator Gary Stevens moved that the Senate recede from its                                          
amendment and recommended the body vote no.