04/26/1996 02:00 PM Senate FIN

                                                                               
       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 211(FIN)                                          
       "An Act  relating to  voter registration  and to  state                 
  election  administration."                                                   
                                                                               
  Representative Con Bunde  was invited to join  the committee                 
  and explained the bill.  Now individuals may register by fax                 
  and it removes  a requirement that one must sign an oath and                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
  brings   us  into   compliance  with   the   National  Voter                 
  Registration Act.   It improves the procedures  for absentee                 
  and  question  ballots.    It  removes deceased  voters  and                 
  convicted felons  on a more timely basis.  It makes sure the                 
  review  board  will  be  impartial  by  not  allowing  state                 
  employees to serve  on it and broadens who can  serve on the                 
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  counting boards,  clarifies the  ballot tabulation  security                 
  and will reflect the increased cost of providing voters with                 
  printed election materials.  There is now available a master                 
  registration list  that keeps everyone  on the list  for two                 
  general elections and makes them available to candidates and                 
  it will  encourage people  to get  out and  vote and  update                 
  their registration.                                                          
                                                                               
  Co-chairman Halford held the bill in committee.                              
                                                                               
                                                                               
  ADJOURNMENT                                                                  
                                                                               
  The meeting recessed at 2:30 P.M. to a call of the  chair.