SB 61-US PRESIDENT ELECT. POPULAR VOTE COMPACT  3:45:54 PM CHAIR KAWASAKI reconvened the meeting and announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 61 "An Act relating to an interstate compact to elect the President and Vice-President of the United States by national popular vote; and relating to the selection of electors for candidates for President and Vice- President of the United States and to the duties of those electors." He noted that this was the second hearing. 3:46:35 PM CHAIR KAWASAKI opened public testimony on SB 61. 3:46:59 PM SANTA CLAUS, representing self, North Pole, Alaska, testified in support of SB 61. He stated that he was endorsing the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact that preserves the Electoral College and state control of elections. It ensures that the presidential candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states and the District of Columbia wins the election. He emphasized that Electoral College electors should not continue to be able to override the popular vote as they did most recently in 2000 and 2016. The winner takes all policy is only statewide and is not prescribed in the US Constitution. He asked the committee to support SB 61. 3:48:38 PM CHAIR KAWASAKI closed public testimony on SB 61. 3:48:48 PM CHAIR KAWASAKI moved to report SB 61, work order 33-LS0288\B, from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). 3:49:03 PM SENATOR MERRICK and SENATOR BJORKMAN objected. CHAIR KAWASAKI asked for a roll call. 3:49:12 PM A roll call vote was taken. Senators Claman, Wielechowski, and Kawasaki voted in favor of the motion to report SB 61 from committee and Senators Merrick and Bjorkman voted against it. The vote was 3:2. 3:49:30 PM CHAIR KAWASAKI announced that on a vote of 3 yeas and 2 nays, SB 61 was reported from the Senate State Affairs Standing Committee.