02/10/2011 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

           SB  39-U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMPACT                                                                        
                                                                                                                              
9:05:03 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI  announced the  first order of  business would                                                               
be SB 39, relating to a U.S. presidential election compact.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
ANDY  MODEROW,  staff  to  Senator Hollis  French,  said  he  was                                                               
available to answer questions.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  PASKVAN  moved  to  report SB  39  from  committee  with                                                               
individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s).                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:06:27 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL objected, saying she  was very concerned about SB
.  She  feared Alaska  could  lose  its voice  in  presidential                                                               
elections if this  bill is passed, because it  would put Alaska's                                                               
votes in a pool. She noted  the Electoral College was designed to                                                               
give small rural states a voice.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WIELECHOWSKI responded  that SB 39 has  two more committees                                                               
of referral.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
A roll call  vote was taken. Senators  Wielechowski, Paskvan, and                                                               
Meyer  voted yea.  Senator Giessel  voted nay.  Therefore, SB  39                                                               
moved from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.