STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH 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 12:34pm February 5, 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 (absent)
Johnson, B.
Laine
Mariani
O'Driscoll
Urdahl
Winkler (absent)
Members excused: Huntley
A quorum was present.
Rep. Halverson moved approval of the minutes of the meeting on Thursday, January 31, 2013. The motion prevailed.
HF197 (Beard) Election recount requirements and procedures modified.
Chair Simon moved that HF197 be recommended to pass and placed on the general register.
Rep. Beard presented HF197.
Testimony heard from:
Beth Fraser, Office of Secretary of State
Debbie Erickson, Crow Wing County/MACO
Chair Simon renewed the motion that HF197 be recommended to pass and placed on the general register. The motion prevailed.
HF224 (Erickson) mail balloting authorization modified.
Chair Simon moved that HF224 be recommended to pass and referred to State Government Finance committee.
Rep. Erickson presented HF224.
Testimony heard from:
Debbie Erickson, Crow Wing County/MACO
Kent Sulem, MN Association of Townships
Rep. Winkler moved to amend HF224 to delete "township" and insert "town". The motion prevailed.
Chair Simon laid over HF224 as amended.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:45pm.
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Representative Steve Simon, Chair
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Andrew Virden, Committee Legislative Assistant