Legislature(2015 - 2016)BUTROVICH 205
04/14/2015 08:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB9 | |
| SB89 | |
| SB58 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 58 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 89 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 74 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 67 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 9 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
SB 9-ELECTION PAMPHLETS
8:04:07 AM
CHAIR STOLTZE announced the consideration of SB 9.
8:04:30 AM
CHUCK KOPP, Staff to Senator Peter Micciche, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, explained that SB 9 amends Title 15
elections regulating the content of election pamphlets. It
repeals the authority to include advertising from a political
party in the publicly funded election pamphlet that is produced
by the Division of Elections and provides information about
candidates, initiatives and judges to help voters be
knowledgeable about matters that will be on their election
ballot. The division reports that political parties' submission
revenue is about $2,400 in the last pamphlet, which is less than
1 percent of the cost of producing and mailing the document.
He said the sponsor believes that every election cycle voters
are bombarded with political mailings, fliers, and radio and
television advertisements and the publicly funded election
pamphlet should not be a platform for political advertising but
rather a source of free, unbiased and in-depth information about
the candidates, officials, issues and legislation.
8:05:38 AM
SENATOR MCGUIRE, in looking at Title 15.58.020, asked if any
other people who publish in the official election ballot should
be removed.
8:06:18 AM
MR. KOPP answered that this is the only paid advertisement that
is outside of what is already authorized free of charge.
SENATOR MCGUIRE said she just wanted to see the candidates
themselves, their biographies, an official explanation on an
initiative or referendum that has been approved by the
Lieutenant Governor and no other nonsense. Is that what this
would do?
MR. KOPP answered yes.
8:07:49 AM
SENATOR PETER MICCICHE, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau,
Alaska, sponsor of SB 9, said someone asked him if this
comprises a right to free speech, but he thinks it's just too
close to the ballot.
CHAIR STOLTZE commented the Judicial Council continues to get
free speech that the parties pay for, but he would yield to
Senator Micciche.
8:09:03 AM
SENATOR MCGUIRE moved to report SB 9 from committee with
individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). There
were no objections and SB 9 moved from the Senate State Affairs
Standing Committee.