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2001-05-01 House Journal

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2001-05-01                     House Journal                      Page 1444
HJR 23                                                                                            
The following was read the second time:                                                             
                                                                                                    
    HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23                                                                   
    Advocating the retention of the electoral college system in its                                 
    present form.                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
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Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                     
following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original                                   
resolution:                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23(STA)                                                       
    (same title)                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                        
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Berkowitz:                                            
                                                                                                    
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Representative Berkowitz moved and asked unanimous consent that                                     
Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill objected.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The question being:  "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?"  The roll                                  
was taken with the following result:                                                                

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CSHJR 23(STA)                                                                                       
Second Reading                                                                                      
Amendment No. 1                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  10   NAYS:  26   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  2                                                  
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Cissna, Crawford, Croft, Davies, Hayes, Joule,                                    
Kapsner, Kerttula, Moses                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Dyson, Fate, Foster, Green, Guess,                                 
Halcro, Hudson, James, Kohring, Kott, Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer,                                    
Morgan, Mulder, Murkowski, Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens,                                       
Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                                                          
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Masek, Ogan                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Harris, Kookesh                                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, Amendment No.1 was not adopted.                                                             
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 2 was offered  by Representative Davies:                                               
                                                                                                    
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Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent that                                        
Amendment No. 2 be adopted.                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Representative James objected.                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Representative Davies moved and asked unanimous consent to                                          
withdraw Amendment No. 2.  There being no objection, it was so                                      
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Representative James moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
CSHJR 23(STA) be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading,                                   
and placed on final passage.  There being no objection, it was so                                   
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
CSHJR 23(STA) was read the third time.                                                              
                                                                                                    

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The question being:  "Shall CSHJR 23(STA) pass the House?"  The                                     
roll was taken with the following result:                                                           
                                                                                                    
CSHJR 23(STA)                                                                                       
Third Reading                                                                                       
Final Passage                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  30   NAYS:  6   EXCUSED:  2   ABSENT:  2                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Berkowitz, Bunde, Chenault, Coghill, Crawford, Dyson, Fate,                                  
Foster, Green, Guess, Halcro, Hudson, James, Joule, Kapsner, Kott,                                  
Lancaster, McGuire, Meyer, Morgan, Moses, Mulder, Murkowski,                                        
Porter, Rokeberg, Scalzi, Stevens, Whitaker, Williams, Wilson                                       
                                                                                                    
Nays:  Cissna, Croft, Davies, Hayes, Kerttula, Kohring                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Masek, Ogan                                                                               
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Harris, Kookesh                                                                            
                                                                                                    
And so, CSHJR 23(STA) passed the House and was referred to the                                      
Chief Clerk for engrossment.