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HB 94                                                                                             
The following, which had been held in second reading to today's                                     
calendar (page 1286), was again before the House with Amendment                                     
No. 1 moved and pending (page 1285):                                                                
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 94(FIN)                                                                   
    "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."                             
                                                                                                    
Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent to                                      
withdraw Amendment No. 1.  There being no objection, it was so                                      
ordered.                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
New Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative Guttenberg:                                       
                                                                                                    
Page 6, following line 20:                                                                          
 Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                 
"* Sec. 5.  AS 15.07.050 is amended by adding new subsections to                                  
read:                                                                                               

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     (b)  Except as provided in (c) of this section, only the voter or                              
    the individual authorized by the voter in a written power of                                    
    attorney under (a) of this section may mark the voter's choice of                               
    party affiliation on the voter registration application form.                                   
     (c)  A person may supply a voter registration application form                                 
    with a political party or group affiliation indicated to a voter only                           
    if the voter is already registered as affiliated with the political                             
    party or group indicated."                                                                      
                                                                                                    
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                   
                                                                                                    
Page 12, line 17, following "application.":                                                         
 Insert "Only the voter or the individual designated by the voter                               
in a written power of attorney under this subsection may mark the                               
voter's choice of party affiliation or primary ballot on an                                     
application.  A person supplying an absentee ballot application                                 
form may not design or mark the application in a manner that                                    
suggests choice of one party or ballot over another, except that                                
party affiliation and ballot choices may be listed on an application                            
as authorized by the division."                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Page 33, line 18:                                                                                   
 Delete "secs. 29 - 52"                                                                             
 Insert "secs. 30 - 53"                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Representative Guttenberg moved and asked unanimous consent that                                    
New Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill objected.                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Amendment to New Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representative                                      
Croft:                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Under Page 12, line 17:                                                                             
 Delete "party affiliation or"                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Representative Croft moved and asked unanimous consent that                                         
Amendment to New Amendment No. 1 be adopted.                                                        
                                                                                                    

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There was objection.                                                                                
                                                                                                    
Representative Coghill placed a call of the House and lifted the call.                              
                                                                                                    
The Speaker stated that, without objection, CSHB 94(FIN) will be                                    
held in second reading with Amendment to New Amendment No. 1                                        
pending to tomorrow's calendar.