STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY FIFTH 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 12:33pm March 13, 2014 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
Mariani
O'Driscoll
Urdahl
Winkler
A quorum was present
Rep. Halverson assumed Chair at 12:37pm.
HF367 (Simon) Ranked-choice voting authorized; procedures for adoption, implementation, and use established.
Rep. Johnson requests roll call vote.
Testimony heard from:
• Rep. Simon
• Leina Gale, Green Party
Rep. Simon renews motion that HF367 be re-referred to the General Register.
AYES: Simon, Halverson, Bernardy, Huntley, Laine, Mariani, Winkler
NAYS: Johnson, O’Driscoll
On a vote of 7 ayes and 2 nays, the motion prevailed.
Rep. Simon assumed Chair at 12:45pm.
Rep. Bernardy moved re-approval of minutes from March 4, 2014 meeting. The motion prevailed.
Rep. Bernardy moved approval of minutes from March 6, 2014 meeting. The motion prevailed.
HF1944 (Winkler) Campaign practices; expressly advocating definition modified, and electioneering communications disclosure provided.
Rep. Winkler moves HF1944 be re-referred to General Register.
Rep. Winkler moves adoption of
A1 amendment. The motion prevailed.
Rep. Halverson assumed Chair at 1:02pm.
Rep. Simon assumed Chair at 1:07pm.
Testimony heard from:
• Gary Goldsmith, Executive Director, Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
• Andrea Rau, Minnesotans Concerned for Life
• Sherri Knuth, Minnesota League of Women Voters
• John Knapp, Minnesota Business Partnership
• Jeremy Schroeder, Executive Director, Common Cause Minnesota
Rep. O’Driscoll moves adoption of
A2 amendment. The motion does not prevail.
Rep. Sanders requests roll call vote.
Rep. Winkler renewed motion that HF1944, as amended, be re-referred to General Register.
AYES: Simon, Halverson, Bernardy, Huntley, Laine, Mariani, Winkler
NAYS: Sanders, Daudt, Johnson, O’Driscoll
On a vote of 7-4, The motion prevailed.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:51pm.
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Representative Steve Simon, Chair
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Andrew Virden, Committee Legislative Assistant