SB  31-COUNTING OF WRITE-IN VOTES                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:32:34 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR FRENCH announced the  consideration of SB 31. [The bill was                                                               
heard previously and  public testimony was taken.] Finding no one                                                               
who  wanted to testify,  Senator French closed  public testimony.                                                               
He  noted that  Alpheus  Bullard sent  a memo  responding  to the                                                               
following  questions   that  were  raised   during  the  previous                                                               
hearing:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
 1) The reasons that abbreviations are included along with                                                                      
     misspellings and other minor variations.                                                                                   
 2) The function of the committee substitute's Sec. 15.15.365(b)                                                                
 3) The reason that the phrase "as appears on the write-in                                                                      
     declaration of candidacy" was retained in the committee                                                                    
     substitute's Sec. 15.15.360(d)(3) and (4).                                                                                 
 4) Whether or not a write-in candidate running for the office                                                                  
     of governor can run without an accompanying write-in                                                                       
     candidate for lieutenant governor.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
[A copy of the memo may be found in the bill file.]                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:34:20 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  moved to report  CS for SB 31,  labeled 27-                                                               
LS0350\E,  from  committee  with individual  recommendations  and                                                               
attached fiscal  note(s). There being no  objection, CSSB 31(JUD)                                                               
moved from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.