STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH 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 12:30pm on March 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
Johnson, B.
Laine
O'Driscoll
Urdahl
Winkler
Members excused: Mariani
A quorum was present
Rep. Sanders moved approval of minutes of the February 28, 2013 meeting. The motion prevailed.
HF801 (Sawatzky) Kandiyohi County; process provided for making the offices of county auditor-treasurer and recorder appointive.
Chair Simon moved HF801 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testimony heard from:
Rep. Mary Sawatzky
Larry Kleindl, County Administrator, Kandiyohi County
Harlan Madson, Commissioner, Kandiyohi County
Dan McGrath, Minnesota Majority
Chair Simon renewed motion that HF801 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. The motion prevailed.
HF919 (Dill) Lake County; process provided to make county auditor-treasurer and recorded appointive.
Testimony heard from:
Rep. Dill
Brad Jones, Lake County Commissioner
Matthew Huddleston, Lake County Administrator
Chair Simon renewed motion that HF919 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register. The motion prevailed.
HF920 (Lien) Clay County; process provided to make the county auditor-treasurer and recorder appointive.
Chair Simon moved HF920 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testimony heard from:
Grant Weyland, Clay County Commissioner
Chair Simon renewed motion that HF920 be recommended to pass and placed on the General Register. The motion prevailed.
HF637 (Halverson) Voter registration provisions modified, election administration procedures modified for individuals who have been convicted of a felony, and money appropriated.
Rep. Halverson moved HF637 be recommended to pass and be referred to committee on Public Safety.
Testimony heard from:
The Honorable Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State
Dan McGrath, President, Minnesota Majority
Robert Stewart, PhD student, University of Minnesota
The Honorable Jim Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney
Mark Haase, Vice President, Council on Crime and Justice
Jeff Narabrook, Minnesota Council of Non Profits
Rep. Halverson makes oral amendment to page 4, line 17 delete "American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section" and replace with "2nd edition of recommendations published by National District Attorney's Association". The motion prevailed.
Rep. Halverson renewed motion that HF637, as amended, be recommended to pass and be referred to committee on Public Safety. The motion prevailed.
HF800 (Nelson) County officer appointment provided for.
Rep. Nelson moved HF800 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
Testimony heard from:
Rep. Mike Nelson
Beau Berentson, Association of Minnesota Counties
Michelle Ashe, Sherburne County Recorder/MACO
Terry Treichel, Isanti County Commissioner/MACO
George McMahon, Chisago County Commissioner
Chair Simon moved
H0800A1 amendment. The motion prevailed.
Chair Simon renewed motion that HF800, as amended, be recommended to pass and placed on the General Register. The motion passed.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:01pm.
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Representative Steve Simon, Chair
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Andrew Virden, Committee Legislative Assistant