H.R. 6

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HOUSE RULES RESOLUTION - ELECTRONIC
2 VOTING BOARD
3 2005 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: David Ure
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This resolution directs the Chief Clerk of the House in how votes should be displayed
10 on the electronic board.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This resolution:
13 . requires the Chief Clerk to ensure that the electronic board shows total ayes and
14 nays while the vote is open;
15 . requires the Chief Clerk to ensure that the electronic board shows whether or not
16 each individual House member has voted while the vote is open; and
17 . requires the Chief Clerk to ensure that the electronic board shows the vote of each
18 individual House member only after voting is closed.
19 Special Clauses:
20 This resolution provides an immediate effective date.
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22 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the state of Utah:
23 WHEREAS, the Utah House of Representatives may determine how voting will be
24 conducted in the House chambers; and
25 WHEREAS, the electronic voting system in the House chambers allows different
26 display options:
27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Utah House of Representatives

28 direct the Chief Clerk of the Utah House to ensure that the electronic voting system is
29 programmed to: display total ayes and nays while voting is open; display whether or not each
30 individual House member has voted while voting is open; and display the vote of each
31 individual House member only after the Speaker has closed the vote.
32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution takes effect upon approval by a
33 constitutional majority vote of all members of the House of Representatives.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-18-05 1:02 PM

Based on a limited legal review, this legislation has not been determined to have a high
probability of being held unconstitutional.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel