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TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 26, 2008

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
February 26, 2008

GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS, REFORM, TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTIONS

MINUTES


Representative Gene Pelowski, Chair of the Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday February 26, 2008, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

Pelowski, Chairman
Anderson, S.
Hilty
Howes
Kahn
Kalin
Morgan
Nelson
Olson
Peterson, N.
Poppe
Simon
Winkler
Wollschlager

Absent: Brod, Emmer

A quorum was present.

Representative Morgan moved that the minutes of February 20, 2008, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Scheduled for hearing: H. F. 3023 (Simon)

A bill for an act relating to elections; proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article VI, sections 7 and 8; establishing and modifying procedures for filling judicial vacancies; creating a judicial performance commission; creating a commission on appellate judicial selection; etc.
Chairman Pelowski moved that HF 3023 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Representative Simon moved to amend HF 3023 (see attached H3023DE1). THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Matt Gehring, House Research, explained the H3023DE1 amendment.

Discussion was held.

Testifying on HF 3023, as amended:

Al Quie, Former Governor of Minnesota, Minnesotans for Impartial Courts

Jason Sole, Re-entry Services Association, Minnesotans for Impartial Courts

Phil Carruthers, Assistant Ramsey County Attorney, Minnesota County Attorney's Association

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Greg Bulinski, Attorney, Citizens Commission

Charles Porter, Judge of District Court, Minnesota District Judges Association

Susan Miles, Judge, Minnesota District Judges Association

Associate Justice Barry Anderson, Minnesota Supreme Court

Discussion was held.

Chairman Pelowski renewed his motion that HF 3023, as amended, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 AM.




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REP. GENE PELOWSKI, CHAIRMAN


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Kathy L. Anderson, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

HF3023 (Simon) Judicial vacancy procedures established and modified, judicial performance commission and appellate judicial selection commission created, and constitutional amendment proposed.