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HB 200                                                                                                                        
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 200                                                                                                          
    "An Act establishing a top two nonpartisan open primary election                                                            
    system for elective state executive and state and national                                                                  
    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.'"                                                                                                         

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and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 200(JUD)                                                                                              
    "An Act establishing a top two nonpartisan open primary election                                                            
    system for elective state executive and state and national                                                                  
    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; amending the definition of                                                                 
    'political party'; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Claman, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  LeDoux                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (2):  Eastman, Kopp                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (2):  Kreiss-Tomkins, Claman                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Amend (1):  Fansler                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 200(JUD):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Office of the Governor                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 200 was referred to the State Affairs Committee.