05/03/1994 08:35 AM House FIN

  SB 303    An  Act  relating  to  voter  eligibility,   voter                 
            registration, and voter registration agencies; and                 
            providing for an effective date.                                   
                                                                               
            HCS SB  303 (FIN)  was reported  out of  Committee                 
            with a "do  pass" recommendation  and with  fiscal                 
            notes  by the  Department of  Public  Safety dated                 
            2/11/94, the Office of the Governor dated 2/11/94,                 
            the Department of Health and Social Services notes                 
                                                                               
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            dated 2/11/94  and the Department of Community and                 
            Regional  Affairs dated  2/11/94  and zero  fiscal                 
            notes by the Department of Education dated 2/11/94                 
            and the Department of Revenue dated 3/02/94.                       
  SENATE BILL 303                                                              
                                                                               
       "An   Act   relating   to  voter   eligibility,   voter                 
  registration, and   voter    registration    agencies;   and                 
  providing for an effective    date."                                         
                                                                               
  LAURA GLASIER, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE  COORDINATOR, DIVISION OF                 
  ELECTIONS, OFFICE OF  THE LT.  GOVERNOR, explained that  the                 
  National Voter Registration  Act (NVRA) of 1993  had imposed                 
  certain requirements on states  regarding the procedures  to                 
  register  to   vote   in  elections   for  federal   office.                 
  Legislation  is  needed in  order  to designate  an election                 
  official  responsible  for   coordination  of  the   State's                 
  responsibilities  under the NVRA.  Alaska  does not meet the                 
  requirements of the nonapplicability clause.                                 
                                                                               
  Representative Martin provided the Committee  with a copy of                 
  Amendment #1 which would allow voters to apply by electronic                 
  transmission to the director for an absentee ballot.   [Copy                 
  on file].                                                                    
                                                                               
  Representative Parnell asked if registration by transmission                 
  had been part  of a previous  bill submitted to the  Senate.                 
  Representative  Martin replied  that the  proposed amendment                 
  for this  legislation applied  only to  the absentee  ballot                 
  differing  from   the  other  legislation   which  requested                 
  electronic  voting  rights.     Representative  Brown  noted                 
  reservations  to include  the  amendment  given past  action                 
  taken by the Senate to similar legislation.                                  
                                                                               
  Representative Brown  questioned also if the amendment would                 
  fit into the legislation's title.   She pointed out that the                 
  amendment   was  not   related  to   voter  eligibility   or                 
  registration.    Representative  Martin  stressed  that  the                 
  amendment  would  enhance  federal law.    Co-Chair  MacLean                 
  reenforced  that  the  amendment did  not  conform  with the                 
  proposed legislation.                                                        
                                                                               
  A roll call vote was taken on the MOTION.                                    
                                                                               
                                                                               
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       IN FAVOR:      Parnell,       Therriault,       Foster,                 
                      Grussendorf,  Hanley,  Hoffman,  Martin,                 
                      Larson.                                                  
       OPPOSED:       MacLean, Brown.                                          
                                                                               
  Representative Navarre was not present for the vote.                         
                                                                               
  The MOTION PASSED (8-2).                                                     
                                                                               
  Representative  Martin MOVED to report  HCS CS 303 (FIN) out                 
  of Committee  with individual recommendations  and with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal notes.   There  being NO OBJECTIONS,  it                 
  was so ordered.                                                              
                                                                               
  HCS SB  303 (FIN) was reported  out of Committee  with a "do                 
  pass" recommendation and with fiscal notes by the Department                 
  of  Public Safety dated 2/11/94, the  Office of the Governor                 
  dated  2/11/94, the  Department  of Community  and  Regional                 
  Affairs dated 2/11/94,  and three notes by the Department of                 
  Health and  Social Services  dated 2/11/94  and zero  fiscal                 
  notes by the Department of  Education dated 2/11/94 and  the                 
  Department of Revenue dated 3/02/94.