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2nd MEETING

2013-2014 Regular Session - Thursday, January 17, 2013

STATE OF MINNESOTA 2nd MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
Chair, Representative Steve Simon

MINUTES

Representative Simon, Chair of Committee on Elections, called the meeting to order at 12:30 pm on January 17, 2013 in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
Simon, Chair
Halverson, Vice Chair
Sanders, Lead
Bernardy
Daudt
Huntley
Johnson, B.
Laine
Mariani
O'Driscoll
Urdahl
Winkler

A quorum was present.

Minutes from the January 15, 2013 meeting were approved.

Testimony regarding voting delays in 2012 general election was heard from:

Karen Myers, Deputy Director, Blue Earth County License Center
Miriam Braunhausen, Blue Earth County Election Judge
Malda Farnham, Blue Earth County Election Judge
Dean Olson, Minneapolis Voter
Eric Reichwald, Minneapolis Voter

Overview of campaign finance and public disclosure issues

Gary Goldsmith, Executive Director, Minneapolis Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
Jeff Sigurdson, Assistant Executive Director, Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board

The meeting was adjourned at 2pm.

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Representative Steve Simon, Chair

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Andrew Virden, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

Voting delays, 2012 general election
Overview of campaign finance and public disclosure issues