77th Legislative Session _ 2002

Committee: Senate Local Government
Monday, January 14, 2002

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Albers
P    Diedtrich (Elmer)
P    Hagen
P    Olson (Ed)
P    Reedy
P    Vitter, Vice-Chair
P    Ham, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Arlene Ham

MOTION:     MOTION TO ADOPT THE PERMANENT RULES

Moved by:    Albers
Second by:    Vitter
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 9: permit certain full-time postsecondary students to vote in municipal and school elections.

Presented By:    Chris Nelson, State Election Supervisor

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 9

Moved by:    Reedy
Second by:    Diedtrich (Elmer)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Albers, Diedtrich (Elmer), Olson (Ed), Reedy, Vitter, Ham

Excused:    Hagen

MOTION:     PLACE SB 9 ON CONSENT

Moved by:    Albers
Second by:    Diedtrich (Elmer)
Action:    Failed by voice vote.

         SB 10: revise certain township election provisions.

Presented By:    Chris Nelson, State Election Supervisor
Proponents:    Gail Brock, SD Association of Towns and Townships

MOTION:     AMEND SB 10

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     On page 2, line 9 of the printed bill, after " thirty " insert " consecutive ".

Moved by:    Vitter
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 10 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Diedtrich (Elmer)
Second by:    Olson (Ed)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(6-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Albers, Diedtrich (Elmer), Hagen, Olson (Ed), Vitter, Ham

Voting No:    Reedy

          SB 11: provide a method for computing a period of time related to election notices or filings.

Presented By:    Chris Nelson, State Election Supervisor

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 11

Moved by:    Reedy
Second by:    Diedtrich (Elmer)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Albers, Diedtrich (Elmer), Hagen, Olson (Ed), Reedy, Vitter, Ham

MOTION:     PLACE SB 11 ON CONSENT

Moved by:    Diedtrich (Elmer)
Second by:    Reedy
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.


         SB 12: provide for the method for marking and counting ballots and to clarify the procedure for auditing ballots.

Presented By:    Chris Nelson, State Election Supervisor

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 12

Moved by:    Diedtrich (Elmer)
Second by:    Hagen
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Albers, Diedtrich (Elmer), Hagen, Olson (Ed), Reedy, Vitter, Ham

         SB 13: revise certain municipal and school election procedures.

Presented By:    Chris Nelson, State Election Supervisor
Proponents:    Dave Bordewyk, SD Newspaper Association

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 13

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Reedy
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Albers, Diedtrich (Elmer), Hagen, Olson (Ed), Reedy, Vitter, Ham

MOTION:     PLACE SB 13 ON CONSENT

Moved by:    Olson (Ed)
Second by:    Reedy
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Diedtrich (Elmer)
Second by:    Vitter
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Dawn Magee

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Committee Secretary
Arlene H. Ham, Chair

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