Date: 03/08/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1198

SENATE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 06-1198 to the CommitteePASS


01:34 PM -- Call to Order

Senator Tupa, chairman, called the committee to order.

01:35 PM -- House Bill 06-1198

Senator Hanna, prime sponsor, reviewed the provisions of House Bill 06-1198, concerning provisional ballots cast by electors in a county other than their county of residence.

01:36 PM -- Sherry Wofford, representing the Secretary of State's Office, testified in support of the bill. She reviewed the bill and responded to questions from the committee.

01:40 PM -- Carol Snyder, representing the Colorado County Clerks' Association, testified in support of the bill. She spoke to provisional ballots that are cast within the wrong county.

01:45 PM -- Jenny Flanagan, representing Colorado Common Cause, testified in opposition to the bill. She testified to the importance of having every vote counted.
BILL:HB06-1198
TIME: 01:48:21 PM
MOVED:Tupa
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 06-1198 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a 6-0 roll call vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fitz-Gerald
Yes
Johnson
Yes
Lamborn
Excused
May R.
Yes
Windels
Yes
Groff
Yes
Tupa
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS