02/02/2021 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

        SB 39-BALLOT CUSTODY/TAMPERING; VOTER REG; MAIL                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
4:40:28 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER  announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL  NO. 39                                                               
"An Act  relating to elections;  relating to  voter registration;                                                               
relating to ballots  and a system of tracking  and accounting for                                                               
ballots;  establishing an  election offense  hotline; designating                                                               
as a  class A  misdemeanor the collection  of ballots  from other                                                               
voters; designating as  a class C felony  the intentional opening                                                               
or tampering  with a  sealed ballot,  certificate, or  package of                                                               
ballots without  authorization from the director  of the division                                                               
of elections; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
He asked if there were additional questions.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:41:09 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KAWASAKI restated  his  request to  have the  lieutenant                                                               
governor  and the  director  of the  Division  of Elections  come                                                               
before the committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHOWER replied he would  extend the offer to the lieutenant                                                               
governor once  again. He added that  he did not believe  it would                                                               
be  difficult to  get  the  director of  DOE  and  any others  to                                                               
appear.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR REINBOLD said  she would like 1)  the lieutenant governor                                                               
to  come  before the  committee,  2)  an investigation  into  who                                                               
hacked the data,  3) a more specific  notification timeframe than                                                               
"immediately"  when  personal  data  is breached,  and  4)  Judge                                                               
Crosley to come before the committee.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:43:13 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER said he would make the request.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR KAWASAKI  asked when public  testimony on SB 39  would be                                                               
open.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:43:41 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER  said there would  be plenty  of notice, but  it was                                                               
not scheduled at this time.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  REINBOLD  expressed  concern  that  the  media  unfairly                                                               
distorted SB 39.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR SHOWER said both sides  of the political spectrum have been                                                               
unhappy with  elections at one time  or another and that  was the                                                               
reason for this debate.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:45:01 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR SHOWER held SB 39 in committee.