Legislature(2011 - 2012)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
02/25/2011 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY
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SB 39-U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMPACT 2:53:21 PM CHAIR FRENCH announced the consideration of SB 39. Public testimony was taken and closed at the previous hearing. Finding no discussion or amendments, he asked the will of the committee. 2:53:32 PM SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI moved to report SB 39 from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). 2:53:42 PM SENATOR COGHILL objected. He said the question is if this will be a country of states or a country of a general population and his option is to remain a country of states. He disagrees with compacting out state responsibilities. He said he appreciated the lively debate and he can understand how some people could agree with this, but he isn't one of those. 2:54:22 PM CHAIR FRENCH responded that the founders envisioned state legislatures exercising the prerogative to think about better ways of doing business. This is one of the few aspects of a legislature's work that is delegated directly from the U.S. Constitution. State legislators have the authority to better shape how to award electors. He personally wants to see a system that makes certain that the person sitting in the White House is the person who got the most votes because any other result is a travesty. This is a step in that direction. 2:55:27 PM CHAIR FRENCH asked the clerk to call the roll on the motion to move SB 39 from committee. A roll call vote was taken. Senators Wielechowski, Paskvan, and French voted in favor of moving SB 39 and Senator Coghill voted against it. Therefore, SB 39 was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee by a vote of 3-1. 2:55:57 PM There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair French adjourned the meeting at 2:55 p.m.
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