REVISED AGENDA

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS INTERIM COMMITTEE

UTAH LEGISLATURE

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 • 2:30 p.m. • Room 20 House Building

2:30 1. Committee Business

· Call to order

· Approval of the minutes of the July 16, 2014, meeting

2:31 2. Reports from the Lieutenant Governor

Voting by Mail

Utah Code Section 20A-5-410 requires the lieutenant governor to report to the committee on the lieutenant governor's study of how to administer an election in which each registered voter receives a ballot by mail.

· Office of the Lieutenant Governor

· Committee discussion

Election Day Voter Registration Pilot Project

Utah Code Section 20A-4-108 requires the lieutenant governor and each county participating in the election day voter registration pilot project this year to report to the committee on the implementation of the pilot project.

· Office of the Lieutenant Governor

· Committee discussion

2:50 3. Draft Legislation "Campaign Finance Amendments"

The committee will consider draft legislation "Campaign Finance Amendments," which amends Title 20A, Chapter 11, Campaign and Finance Reporting Requirements, by establishing and enforcing contribution limits.

· Rep. Brian King

· Committee discussion and action

3:10 4. Initiative and Referendum Petitions

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor presented to the committee in July on challenges caused by current statute regarding initiative and referendum petitions. The committee will discuss potential alternative policies that could resolve those challenges.

· Staff presentation: Thomas Vaughn

· Committee discussion and possible action

3:30 5. Draft Legislation "Campaign Contributions Amendments"

The committee will consider draft legislation "Campaign Contributions Amendments," which amends campaign finance provisions related to anonymous contributions, in the form of cash or a negotiable instrument, and aggregate reporting of those contributions.

· Rep. Kraig Powell

· Committee discussion and action

3:50 6. Report from the State Records Ombudsman

Utah Code Section 63A-12-111 requires the state records ombudsman in the Division of Archives and Records Service to report to the committee on work the ombudsman has performed during the previous year.

· Rosemary Cundiff, State Records Ombudsman, Division of Archives and Records Service

· Committee discussion

4:00 7. Other Items/Adjourn