Senate Committee on State, Veterans & Military Affairs (01/12/2009)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Date:	01/12/2009	ATTENDANCE

Time:	02:01 PM to 02:26 PM	Boyd	X
		Cadman	X
Place:	SCR 353	Schultheis	X
		Bacon	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Williams	X
	Senator Williams

This Report was prepared by
	Geoff Johnson
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Conf 09-Secretary of State		-

02:02 PM -- Confirmation - Secretary of State

Senator Williams called the meeting to order.

02:04 PM

Former Representative Bernie Buescher commented on his appointment as Secretary of State and thanked the Governor for making the appointment. He responded to questions from the committee. Representative Buescher said that he believes that the Secretary of State's office should be administered in a nonpartisan fashion. He commented on requirements for voter identification in Colorado. He commented on the relationship between the Secretary of State and county clerks, and spoke of his recent efforts to reach out to county clerks. He said that the primary role of the Secretary of State is to ensure fair elections, and commented on a recent meeting he attended with the business community. He noted other functions of the Department of State. He commented on the integrity of Colorado's voting machines and the testing of the machines, including a post-election auditing process.


BILL:	Confirmation - Secretary of State
TIME:	02:25:23 PM
MOVED:	Williams
MOTION:	Moved to recommend the confirmation of Bernie Buescher as Secretary of State to the Full Senate. The motion passed on a 5-0-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Boyd	Yes
	Cadman	Yes
	Schultheis	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Williams	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:26 PM

The committee meeting recessed.