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MINUTES OF THE
HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS STANDING COMMITTEE
Room 20, House Building
January 31, 2013


MEMBERS PRESENT:    Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair
        Rep. Ken Ivory, Vice Chair
        Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck        
        Rep. Janice Fisher
        Rep. Keith Grover
        Rep. John Mathis
        Rep. Lee Perry
        Rep. Kraig Powell                
        
MEMBERS ABSENT:    Rep. Mike Noel

STAFF PRESENT:    Mr. Arthur Hunsaker, Policy Analyst
        Ms. Sylvia Newton, Committee Secretary

Note:    A list of visitors and handouts are filed with committee minutes.

Chair Draxler called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m.


MOTION:    Rep. Grover moved to approve the minutes of the January 30, 2013 meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Fisher and Rep. Powell absent for the vote.


H.B. 82    Elections and Early Voting During a Declared Emergency (Rep. R. Chavez- Houck)

Rep. Chavez-Houck introduced the bill to the committee. A handout was provided to committee members.

Mr. Justin Lee of the Lieutenant Governor's Office answered questions of committee members.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Brian McKenzie, Davis County Legislative Council

MOTION:    Rep. Perry moved to pass H.B. 82 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Powell absent for the vote.    


H.B. 85    Voting Recount Amendments (Rep. C. Hall)

Rep. Hall introduced the bill to the committee.



MOTION:    Rep. Ivory moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 2, Lines 28 through 31 :    

             28      one vote per voting precinct, the] For a race between candidates, if the difference between the
             29      number of votes cast for
{   the   }        a winning       candidate      {   who receives the highest number of votes   } in the race and

             30     
{   another   }        a losing       candidate in the race is equal to or less than .25% of the total number of votes cast for

             31      all candidates in the race, that
{   other   }        losing       candidate may file a request for a recount:


The motion to amend the bill passed unanimously with Rep. Powell absent for the vote.

Spoke in favor of the bill:    Mr. Thomas Wright, Chairman, Utah Republican Party
                
Spoke to the bill:    Mr. Brian McKenzie, Davis County Legislative Council

MOTION:    Rep. Ivory moved to pass H.B. 85 as amended out favorably. The motion passed unanimously.

MOTION:    Rep. Grover moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

Chair Draxler adjourned the meeting at 4:52 p.m.





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                    Rep. Jack Draxler, Chair