STATE OF MINNESOTA MEETING 9
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
MINUTES
Representative Dehn, Chair of the Subcommittee on Elections, called the meeting to order at 9:50 AM on March 13, 2019 in Room Basement of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
DEHN, Raymond (Chair)
BAHNER, Kristin (Vice-Chair)
BERNARDY, Connie
HALVERSON, Laurie
MANN, Alice
NASH, Jim
NEU, Anne
O’DRISCOLL, Tim
Members not present:
A quorum was present.
Representative O’Driscoll moved to approve minutes for March 08, 2019 meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 1855 (Schultz) Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article IV, section 3; establishing a redistricting commission to adopt congressional and legislative district boundaries following each federal decennial census.
Representative Nash moved to table HF 1855 (Schultz) and requested for a roll-call.
AYES-
NASH
O’DRISCOLL
NAYS-
DEHN
HALVERSON
MANN
ABSENT-
BAHNER
BERNARDY
NEU
There being 2 ayes, 3 nays, and 3 absent, THE MOTION FAILED.
Chair Dehn moved to reconsider HF 1855 (Schultz). THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Dehn moved HF 1855 (Schultz) as amended to be re-referred to the committee on Government Operations.
Chair Dehn moved to adopt amendment H1855DE1 and divided the H1855DE1 amendment.
Representative Nash offered an oral amendment to delete lines 2.27-3.21. THE MOTION FAILED.
Chair Dehn moved to adopt amendment H1855DE1 as divided with lines 1.1-3.29. THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Chair Dehn renewed motion to re-refer HF 1855 (Schultz) as amended to the committee on Government Operations. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Halverson assumed chair.
HF 1603 (Dehn) Mail balloting authorized in any town or city with fewer than 400 registered voters.
Representative Dehn moved HF 1603 (Dehn).
Representative Dehn moved to adopt amendment H1603DE1. THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Bahner moved to adopt amendment H1603A1. THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Dehn moved to adopt amendment H1603A2.
Kirk Pederson, Hennepin County, testified on the amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Bahner moved to adopt amendment H1603A4. THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Chair Halverson moved to adopt amendment H1603A5. THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Dehn moved to adopt amendment H1603A7.
Samm Bonawitz, Office of Secretary of State, testified on the amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Dehn moved to adopt amendment H1603A8.
Samm Bonawitz, Office of Secretary of State, testified on the amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Dehn moved to adopt amendment H1603A9.
Samm Bonawitz, Office of Secretary of State, testified on the amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Dehn moved to adopt amendment H1603A10.
Samm Bonawitz, Office of Secretary of State, testified on the amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILS.
Representative Nash moved to adopt amendment A19-0200 and requested a roll-call.
AYES-
NASH
NEU
O’DRISCOLL
NAYS-
BAHNER
BERNARDY
DEHN
HALVERSON
MANN
ABSENT-
There being 3 ayes, 5 nays, and 0 absent, THE MOTION FAILED.
Testifiers:
Matt Hilgart, Association of Minnesota Counties
Troy Olsen, Minnesota Association of County Officers
Representative Dehn renewed motion to re-refer HF 1603 as amended to the committee on Government Operations.
Representative Nash requested a roll-call.
AYES-
BAHNER
BERNARDY
DEHN
HALVERSON
MANN
NAYS-
NASH
NEU
O’DRISCOLL
ABSENT-
There being 5 ayes, 3 nays, and 0 absent, THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:28 AM.
Representative Raymond Dehn, Chair
Yingya Vang,
Committee Legislative Assistant