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HB 17                                                                                                                         
(Prefile released January 9, 2015)                                                                                              
HOUSE BILL NO. 17 by Representatives GRUENBERG and                                                                              
KAWASAKI, entitled:                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act establishing a top two nonpartisan primary election                                                                
     system for elective state executive and state and national                                                                 

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     legislative offices; repealing the special runoff election for the                                                         
     office of United States senator or United States representative;                                                           
     changing appointment procedures relating to precinct watchers                                                              
     and members of precinct election boards, election district absentee                                                        
     and questioned ballot counting boards, and the Alaska Public                                                               
     Offices Commission; requiring certain written notices to appear in                                                         
     election pamphlets and polling places; relating to declarations of                                                         
     candidacy and letters of intent; and amending the definition of                                                            
     'political party.'"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and Judiciary                                                         
Committees.