SENATE BILL NO. 63                                                                                                              
"An   Act   relating   to   contracts    for   the  preparation    of                                                           
election ballots."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
10:20:01  AM                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair    Fairclough   MOVED   to  ADOPT   CS  SB  63(STA),   28-                                                           
LS0459/C as a working document.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer OBJECTED for the purpose of discussion.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
10:20:18  AM                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
LAURA  PIERRE,   STAFF,  SENATOR  ANNA  FAIRCLOUGH,    introduced  SB                                                           
63.   She  explained    that  the   legislation    would  bring   the                                                           
preparation    of  ballots   under  the   state  procurement    code.                                                           
She  stated  that  the  intent   was to  allow  for  competition   in                                                           
the  process,   and  that  there   could  be  cost   savings  to  the                                                           
state.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
10:20:49 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Ms. Pierre related the changes in the legislation:                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
       Title: Title changed to include reference to the                                                                       
      state procurement code.                                                                                                   
      * Section 1: Removed language in subsection (3) "may                                                                    
      contract for the preparation of the ballots on a                                                                          
      regional basis if necessary," and inserted the                                                                            
      language, "contract for the preparation of ballots                                                                        
      under AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code).                                                                                  
      *Section 2: Replaced all of section 2 with a new                                                                        
      section 2 which removes the reference to preparation                                                                      
      of ballots in AS 36.30850(b)                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer WITHDREW his OBJECTION.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer OPENED public testimony.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Meyer CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
10:23:20 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair    Fairclough     stated   that    the   intent   of   the                                                           
legislation    was   to  provide   opportunities     to  all   Alaska                                                           
printers and to move away from a sole source contract.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
10:24:10 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   Kelly  MOVED  to  REPORT  SB  63  out  of committee   with                                                           
individual    recommendations     and   the   accompanying     fiscal                                                           
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB  63 (STA)   was REPORTED   out  of  committee   with  a "do  pass"                                                           
recommendation    and  with   previously   published   fiscal   note:                                                           
FN 1 (GOV).                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
10:24:39 AM                                                                                                                   
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
10:29:45 AM                                                                                                                   
RECONVENE