Legislature(1997 - 1998)
1997-04-22 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf1997-04-22 Senate Journal Page 1423 HB 112 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 112(FIN) An Act amending the definition of political party except as the definition of the term applies to the regulation of contributions and expenditures in state and municipal election campaigns, an amendment that also has the effect of changing the definition of political organization as applied to the regulation of games of chance and contests of skill was read the second time. 1997-04-22 Senate Journal Page 1424 HB 112 Senator Ellis offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, lines 8 - 12: Delete all material and insert: "(20) "political party" means an organized group of voters that represents a political program and that (A) at either of the two preceding general elections nominated a candidate for United States senator, United States representative, or governor and at least one of the persons nominated ªWHOß received at least three percent of the total votes cast for the office for which the candidate was nominated at the ªPRECEDINGß general election; (B) has registered voters in the state equal in number to at least three percent of the total votes cast for governor at the preceding general election; or (C) at the preceding general election nominated at least three persons as candidates for the state legislature, and at least three of those persons nominated received at least three percent of the total votes cast at that general election for the office for which the person was a candidate;" Senator Ellis moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Donley objected. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 112(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 6 NAYS: 14 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Kelly, Lincoln Nays: Donley, Green, Halford, Leman, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken 1997-04-22 Senate Journal Page 1425 HB 112 and so, Amendment No. 1 failed. Senator Lincoln offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 1, lines 8 - 12: Delete all material and insert: (20) political party means an organized group of voters that represents a political program and that (A) at either of the two preceding general elections nominated a candidate for United States senator, United States representative, or governor and at least one of the persons nominated ªWHOß received at least two ªTHREEß percent of the total votes cast for the office for which the candidate was nominated at the ªPRECEDINGß general election; or (B) has registered voters in the state equal in number to at least two percent of the total votes cast for governor at the preceding general election; Senator Lincoln moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Taylor objected. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 112(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 12 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Kelly, Lincoln, Mackie Nays: Donley, Green, Halford, Leman, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken Absent: Sharp and so, Amendment No. 2 failed. 1997-04-22 Senate Journal Page 1426 HB 112 Senator Lincoln offered Amendment No. 3 : Page 1, lines 8 - 12: Delete all material and insert: (20) political party means an organized group of voters that represents a political program and that either (A) nominated a candidate for governor who received at least three percent of the total votes cast at the preceding general election for governor; or (B) based upon political party affiliation determined with reference to the master register prepared under AS 15.07.127, has registered members of the organized group equal in number to at least one percent of the total vote at the preceding general election; provided, however, that, once qualified, a political party retains its status as a political party until it fails to have registered members equal in number to at least one percent of the total votes in each of two successive general elections held in or after 1996 based on a comparison of the political partys registration determined with reference to the master register prepared under AS 15.07.127 for the general election to the total vote at that general election; Senator Lincoln moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 3. Senator Donley objected. The question being: Shall Amendment No. 3 be adopted? The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 112(FIN) Second Reading Amendment No. 3 YEAS: 5 NAYS: 15 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln Nays: Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken and so, Amendment No. 3 failed. 1997-04-22 Senate Journal Page 1427 HB 112 Senator Taylor moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered. CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 112(FIN) was read the third time. The question being: Shall CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 112(FIN) An Act amending the definition of political party except as the definition of the term applies to the regulation of contributions and expenditures in state and municipal election campaigns, an amendment that also has the effect of changing the definition of political organization as applied to the regulation of games of chance and contests of skill pass the Senate? The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 112(FIN) Third Reading - Final Passage YEAS: 15 NAYS: 5 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Donley, Green, Halford, Kelly, Leman, Mackie, Miller, Parnell, Pearce, Phillips, Sharp, Taylor, Torgerson, Ward, Wilken Nays: Adams, Duncan, Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln and so, CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 112(FIN) passed the Senate. Senator Adams gave notice of reconsideration.