Date: 02/14/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1198

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Motion to remove the safety clause from the bill a
Refer House Bill 06-1198, as amended, to the Commi		PASS
PASS



02:19 PM -- House Bill 06-1198

Representative Liston, prime sponsor, provided an overview of House Bill 06-1198, concerning provisional ballots cast by electors in a county other than their county of residence. Representative Liston deferred a question pertaining to the bill's changing of current law to future testimony.

The following people testified regarding House Bill 06-1198:


02:21 PM -- Ms. Jenny Flanagan, Associate Director of Colorado Common Cause, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Flanagan explained Common Cause's position regarding the counting of provisional ballots. A discussion ensued regarding the decision of a blue ribbon commission to recommend not changing current law with regard to provisional ballots. Ms. Flanagan responded to questions regarding how ballots would be processed if Common Cause's position were enacted into law.


02:31 PM -- Mr. Bill Compton, Office of the Secretary of State, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1198. Mr. Compton explained the clarifying effect of the bill on existing state law. A discussion ensued regarding the effect of a conceptual amendment striking "not" on page 2, line 13 of the bill. Discussion followed regarding informing a person casting a provisional ballot of the fact that the ballot will not be counted pursuant to law. Mr. Compton responded to a question regarding the potential for different counties to cross-reference information on a ballot.


02:39 PM -- Mr. Scott Doyle, Larimer County Clerk and Recorder representing Colorado County Clerks Association, answered questions regarding House Bill 06-1198. Mr. Doyle explained the burdens of processing provisional ballots across election precincts. Mr. Doyle also briefly commented on a new state voter registration system and the potential for using this system to cross-index ballots in the future.


02:42 PM

Representative Liston provided closing comments in favor of House Bill 06-1198. Representative Schultheis proposed an amendment to remove the safety clause from the bill.


BILL:HB06-1198
TIME: 02:43:56 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Motion to remove the safety clause from the bill and replace it with 90-day referendum language. The motion carried on a 6-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Lundberg
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
No
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
No
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
No
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB06-1198
TIME: 02:45:20 PM
MOVED:Liston
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1198, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 6-5 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Cadman
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
No
Coleman
No
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
No
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
No
Weissmann
No
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS