SENATE BILL NO. 9                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act repealing the authority to include certain                                                                         
     material from a political party in the election                                                                            
     pamphlet."                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:06:03 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR   PETER  MICCICHE,   SPONSOR   explained  that   the                                                                    
legislation   would   repeal   the  authority   to   include                                                                    
advertisements  in election  pamphlets. He  shared that  the                                                                    
inclusions  of advertisements  in  the election  information                                                                    
pamphlet was  too closely aligned  with the ballot.  He felt                                                                    
that it was not worth the 1 percent income.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:07:34 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHUCK  KOPP, STAFF,  SENATOR PETER  MICCICHE, restated  that                                                                    
the bill  would repeal the  three sections in Title  15 that                                                                    
spoke to political party advertising  in the publicly funded                                                                    
general election pamphlet.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon CLOSED public testimony.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Kopp stated his full name.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SB  9   was  HEARD  and   HELD  in  committee   for  further                                                                    
consideration.