92^nd Legislative Session _ 2017

Committee: Senate Local Government

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Cammack
P    Ewing
E    Killer
E    Maher
E    Nelson
P    Youngberg, Vice-Chair
P    Langer, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by the Chair Sen. Langer.

MOTION:    TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    SB 146: revise the voting authority of an alderman.

Presented by:    Senator Ewing
Proponents:    Yvonne Taylor, SD Municipal League

MOTION:    DO PASS SB 146

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-0-3-0)

Voting Yes:    Cammack, Ewing, Youngberg, Langer

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Excused:    Killer, Maher, Nelson

MOTION:    PLACE SB 146 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Ewing
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1036: revise certain provisions concerning voter registration and notices of boundary changes for local elections.

Presented by:    Shantel Krebs, Secretary of State

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1036

Moved by:    Ewing
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-0-3-0)

Voting Yes:    Cammack, Ewing, Youngberg, Langer

Excused:    Killer, Maher, Nelson

MOTION:    PLACE HB 1036 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Ewing
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1037: revise certain provisions regarding delegates and alternates to the national convention, nominating petitions, and runoff elections.

Presented by:    Shantel Krebs, Secretary of State

MOTION:    AMEND HB 1037

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    On page 3, line 5, of the House State Affairs Committee engrossed bill, delete "or".

    On page 3, line 7, after "county" insert ";

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            (6)    Three signatures for a new party county commissioner district candidate".

    On page 7, after line 2, insert:

"    Section 10. That chapter 12-5 be amended by adding a NEW SECTION to read:

    If a new political party organizing does not have a candidate for United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, Governor, or Legislature, that new political party may be organized by filing with the secretary of state not later than July first at five p.m., a written declaration signed by at least two and one-half percent of the voters of the state as shown by the total vote cast for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election. The declaration shall contain:

            (1)    The name of the proposed party; and

            (2)    A brief statement of the principles of the proposed party.

The new political party shall, under the party name chosen, have all the rights of a political party whose ticket was on the ballot at the preceding general election. No signature on a declaration is valid if the declaration was signed more than one year prior to filing of the declaration.

    A political party loses the right to participate in the primary election for failure to meet the definition of political party as defined in § 12-1-3.

    The national and state chairperson of a recognized political party may request in writing, subscribed and sworn to by each chairperson before any officer qualified to administer oaths and take acknowledgments, to no longer be recognized as a political party. The political party shall also comply with the requirements for dissolution pursuant to chapter 12-27.".

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Ewing
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1037 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-0-3-0)

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Voting Yes:    Cammack, Ewing, Youngberg, Langer

Excused:    Killer, Maher, Nelson

MOTION:    AMEND TITLE OF HB 1037

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    On page 1, line 2, of the House State Affairs Committee engrossed bill, after "elections" insert "and to revise certain provisions for new political parties".

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:    PLACE HB 1037 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Ewing
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

    HB 1057: revise when improvement districts shall hold an election of board members.

Presented by:    Senator Ewing
Proponents:    Eric Matt, Powder House Pass

MOTION:    DO PASS HB 1057

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (4-0-3-0)

Voting Yes:    Cammack, Ewing, Youngberg, Langer

Excused:    Killer, Maher, Nelson

MOTION:    PLACE HB 1057 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Cammack
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

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MOTION:    ADJOURN

Moved by:    Ewing
Second by:    Youngberg
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Mary Kirk

Committee Secretary

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