STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGTH 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 12:30pm on February 7, 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.
Rep. Halverson moves approval of February 5, 2013 minutes. The motion prevailed.
HF224 (Erickson) mail balloting authorization modified.
Chair Simon moved that
HF224 be recommended to pass and placed on the general register.
Rep. Erickson presented
HF224.
Chair Simon moved oral amendment to line 1.7 strike "and" and insert ", if the town or city is" and line 1.8 after "473.121" insert a comma. The motion prevailed.
Testimony heard from:
Ann Lindstom, League of Minnesota Cities
Beth Fraser, Office of Secretary of State
Chair Simon laid over
HF224.
Vice Chair Halverson assumed Chair at 12:52pm.
HF193 (Simon) Absentee ballot voting eligibility requirements modified, absentee ballot application or obtainment procedures modified, and county auditors required to explain ballot changes to voters with ongoing or permanent absentee ballot status.
Rep. Simon presented
HF193.
Rep. Simon moved H0193DE1 amendment. The motion prevailed.
Testimony heard from:
Beth Fraser, Minnesota Secretary of State
Dan McGrath, Minnesota Majority
Don Dickerson, resident of Roseville, MN
Mark Hughes, resident of Shoreview, MN
Chair Halverson laid over
HF193.
Rep. Simon resumed the Chair at 1:30pm.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:31pm.
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Representative Steve Simon, Chair
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Andrew Virden, Committee Legislative Assistant
Note: If there is a television recording of the meeting, links to that format will also be available.
Agenda: The committee will continue its deliberation of these two bills.
Amendment DE1 to HF193 incorporates all of amendments to HF193 that have been adopted by the committee thus far.
HF193 (Simon) Absentee ballot voting eligibility requirements modified, absentee ballot application or obtainment procedures modified, and county auditors required to explain ballot changes to voters with ongoing or permanent absentee ballot status.
HF224 (Erickson) Mail balloting authorization modified.
Meeting Documents: Amendment DE1 to HF 193
Amendment A1 to HF 224
Amendment A6 to HF 193
Amendment A7 to HF 193
Amendment A8 to HF 193