| Members Present: Rep. Calvin R. Musselman, Chair Rep. Michael J. Petersen, Vice Chair Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost Rep. Sahara Hayes Rep. A. Cory Maloy Rep. Val L. Peterson Rep. Candice B. Pierucci Rep. Andrew Stoddard | Rep. Douglas R. Welton Members Absent: Rep. Bridger Bolinder Rep. Stephanie Gricius Rep. Norman K Thurston Staff Present: Lisa Sorensen, Policy Analyst Ashley Dibble, Committee Secretary |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Musselman called the meeting to order. |
| Performance Audit of Utah's Election System & Controls |
| 1 A Performance Audit of Utah's Election System and Controls |
| Leah Blevins, Audit Manager, OLAG, & Jake Dinsdale, Audit Supervisor, OLAG, presented. |
| MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to approve the 1/26/23 minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hayes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Petersen Rep. V. Peterson Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. D. Welton | Rep. B. Bolinder Rep. S. Gricius Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. N. Thurston |
| 1.H.B. 269 Election Audit Requirements (Schultz, M.) |
| Rep. Schultz presented the bill w/ assistance of Kade Minchey, Legislative Auditor General. |
| Ryan Cowley, Director of Elections, Office of Lieutenant Governor, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Bryan McKenzie, Davis County Clerk, Clerks of the State of UT, spoke to the bill. |
| David Burton spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Catherine Paquette-Richardson spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Neil Schultz, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Peterson moved to replace H.B. 269 with 2nd Substitute H.B. 269.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hayes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Petersen Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. B. Bolinder Rep. S. Gricius Rep. N. Thurston Rep. D. Welton |
| MOTION:Rep. Maloy moved to pass 2nd Substitute H.B. 269 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hayes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Petersen Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. B. Bolinder Rep. S. Gricius Rep. N. Thurston Rep. D. Welton |
| 2.H.B. 162 Voter Accessibility Amendments (Gwynn, M.) |
| Rep. Gwyn presented the bill w/ assistance of Ryan Cowley, Director of Elections, Office of Lieutenant Governor. |
| Bryan McKenzie, Davis County Clerk, Clerks of the State of UT, spoke to the bill. |
| Nate Crippes, Public Affairs Supervising Attorney, Disability Law Center, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Stoddard moved to pass H.B. 162 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-4. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 4 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hayes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Petersen Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. A. Stoddard | Rep. B. Bolinder Rep. S. Gricius Rep. N. Thurston Rep. D. Welton |
| Rep. Petersen assumed the chair. |
| 3.H.B. 38 Initiative and Referendum Modifications (Musselman, C.R.) |
| Rep. Musselman presented the bill. |
| Ryan Cowley, Director of Elections, Office of Lieutenant Governor, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Bryan McKenzie, Davis County Clerk, Clerks of the State of UT, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Dailey-Provost moved to pass H.B. 38 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hayes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Petersen Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. D. Welton | Rep. B. Bolinder Rep. S. Gricius Rep. N. Thurston |
| 4.H.B. 69 Election Modifications (Musselman, C.R.) |
| Rep. Musselman presented the bill. |
| Bryan McKenzie, Davis County Clerk, Clerks of the State of UT, spoke in favor of the bill. |
| Ben Robbins, spoke in opposition to the bill. |
| MOTION:Rep. Pierucci moved to replace H.B. 69 with 1st Substitute H.B. 69.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hayes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Petersen Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. D. Welton | Rep. B. Bolinder Rep. S. Gricius Rep. N. Thurston |
| MOTION:Rep. Pierucci moved to pass 1st Substitute H.B. 69 out favorably.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hayes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Petersen Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. D. Welton | Rep. B. Bolinder Rep. S. Gricius Rep. N. Thurston |
| MOTION:Rep. Pierucci moved to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-3. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 3 | |
| Rep. J. Dailey-Provost Rep. S. Hayes Rep. A. Maloy Rep. C. Musselman Rep. M. Petersen Rep. V. Peterson Rep. C. Pierucci Rep. A. Stoddard Rep. D. Welton | Rep. B. Bolinder Rep. S. Gricius Rep. N. Thurston |
| Chair Petersen adjourned the meeting. |