03/22/2022 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

              SB 142-SOVEREIGNTY OF STATE ELECTIONS                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:33:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER announced  the consideration of SENATE  BILL NO. 142                                                               
"An Act relating to the sovereignty of state elections."                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
[This is the second hearing and public testimony was noticed.]                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Speaking  as  sponsor,  Senator Shower  summarized  that  if  the                                                               
federal  government were  to infringe  on  the state's  sovereign                                                               
right to  manage its internal  election affairs, the  state would                                                               
bifurcate the  election process such that  the federal government                                                               
would  have to  administer  federal elections  without using  any                                                               
state resources.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:34:43 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER opened public testimony  on SB 142; finding none, he                                                               
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:35:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COSTELLO joined the committee.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KAWASAKI   asked  if  the  state's   membership  in  the                                                               
Electronic Registration Information  Center (ERIC) voter tracking                                                               
system would be affected if  the federal government were to enact                                                               
a measure to require the state to register voters.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR   SHOWER   answered  no,   because   ERIC   is  a   private                                                               
organization, not government.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  SHOWER  found no  further  questions  or comments  and  he                                                               
solicited a motion.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:36:34 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR REINBOLD moved to report  SB 142, work order 32-LS0936\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:36:51 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER found no objection and  SB 142 moved from the Senate                                                               
State Affairs Standing Committee.