2001-03-15                     Senate Journal                      Page 0677
It is important to all Alaska voters that the legislature adopts a new                              
primary election system this session, in time to conduct the next                                   
primary election in an orderly and efficient manner consistent with this                            
court decision.                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
       Sincerely,                                                                                   
       /s/                                                                                          
       Tony Knowles                                                                                 
       Governor                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                        Consideration of the Calendar                                            
                                                                                                    
                     Second Reading of Senate Resolutions                                        
                                                                                                    
SJR 14                                                                                            
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14 Urging President Bush, the                                           
United States Department of State, and the United States Congress to                                
intervene and negotiate with the government of Canada to reconsider                                 
the imposition of a fee to transport firearms through Canada, was read                              
the second time.                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Senator Therriault, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                
adoption of the State Affairs Committee Substitute offered on page                                  
535. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION                                              
NO. 14 (STA) was adopted and read the second time.                                                  
                                                                                                    
Senator Leman moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                            
resolution be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and                                   
placed on final passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                      
                                                                                                    
CS FOR SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 14(STA) was read the                                             
third time.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Senators Ward, Leman, Green, Kelly, Donley, Pearce, Davis,                                          
Cowdery, Therriault, Halford moved and asked unanimous consent to                                   
be shown as cosponsors on the resolution. Without objection, it was so                              
ordered.