Date: 01/31/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1152

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved to refer House Bill 06-1152 to the Committee
Weissmann		PASS
PASS



05:28 PM -- House Bill 06-1152

Representative Cadman presented and provided an overview of House Bill 06-1152, concerning a requirement that the results of absentee and early voting be reported by precinct. Reperesentative Cadman responded to a question regarding tracking ballots by precinct.


05:31 PM -- Ms. Carol Snyder and Mr. Scott Doyle, Co-chairs of the Colorado County Clerks Association Legislative Committee, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Snyder addressed the financial and workload burdens for county clerks that would result with the passage of the bill. Copies of a handout were provided to the committee detailing Adams County voter precincts and districts (Attachment K). Ms. Snyder referenced Attachment H as she explained the complexities of splits within voting precincts. During this testimony, Ms. Snyder distributed and commented on a memorandum distributed to committee members regarding these complexities in Weld County (Attachment L) and a map distributed to committee members detailing precincts in the City of Westminster (Attachment M). Ms. Snyder addressed questions regarding the tracking of ballots by precinct. A discussion followed regarding the memory capacity of existing voting machines.


05:52 PM

Questioning of the county clerks continued, with Mr. Doyle addressing the technical feasibility of tracking certain precinct-specific voting data. Ms. Snyder addressed the topic of voting confidentiality in small districts and the future possibility of electronic voting. Mr. Doyle responded to a question regarding


06:04 PM

Representative Cadman provided closing comments regarding the bill. The committee then discussed a conceptual amendment offered by Representative Weissmann.
BILL:HB06-1152
TIME: 06:08:28 PM
MOVED:Moved conceptual amendment, page 2, line 4, strike "(3) (a) The" and substitute "(3) (a) Beginning with the 2008 general election, and for all elections thereafter, the". The motion carried on a 7-4 roll call vote.
MOTION:Weissmann
SECONDED:Cadman
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
No
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
No
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
Yes
Not Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


Representative Cadman moved to refer House Bill 06-1152 to the Committee of the Whole. Discussion took place prior to voting on this motion regarding the impact of the bill on local governments and the timeliness of passing the bill.
BILL:HB06-1152
TIME: 06:09:26 PM
MOVED:Cadman
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 06-1152 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended, with a favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 7-4 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Crane
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
No
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
No
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS