2004-05-01                     House Journal                      Page 3729
HB 523                                                                                            
The State Affairs Committee has considered:                                                         
                                                                                                    

2004-05-01                     House Journal                      Page 3730
    HOUSE BILL NO. 523                                                                              
    "An Act relating to qualifications of voters, voter registration,                               
    voter residence, precinct boundary modification, recognized                                     
    political parties, voters unaffiliated with political parties, early                            
    voting, absentee voting, ballot counting, voting by mail, initiative,                           
    referendum, recall, and definitions; and providing for an effective                             
    date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                 
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 523(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 and voter                               
    registration records, voter residence, precinct boundary and                                    
    polling place designation and modification, recognized political                                
    parties, voters unaffiliated with political parties, early voting,                              
    absentee voting, ballot design, ballot counting, optically scanned                              
    and electronically generated ballots, voting electronically, voting                             
    by mail, voting machines, vote tally systems, initiative,                                       
    referendum, recall, and definitions in the Alaska Election Code;                                
    relating to incorporation elections; and providing for an effective                             
    date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
The report was signed by Representative Weyhrauch, Chair, with the                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                    
Do pass (4):  Gruenberg, Holm, Seaton, Weyhrauch                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amend (1):  Lynn                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 523(STA):                                                
                                                                                                    
1.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                              
2.  Fiscal, Office of the Governor                                                                  
                                                                                                    
HB 523 was referred to the Finance Committee.