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h_sa_2017a_2017-03-02t10:16:29z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/02/2017

Location: LSB A

Final

BILL SUMMARY for HB17-1163



HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Postpone House Bill 17-1163 indefinitely. The moti

Refer House Bill 17-1163 to the Committee on Appro
TIE

FAIL







10:16 AM -- HB17-1163



Representative Foote announced that House Bill 17-1088, concerning the verification of voter eligibility in various elections processes, would be heard at a later date to be announced.



Representative Everett presented House Bill 17-1163. The bill changes the time frame for when various candidate petitions must be filed and the number of signatures that must be collected. Specifically, candidate petition deadlines are changed:



• from 85 days before the primary election to 100 days to designate party candidates and for petitions to nominate minor political party candidates;

• from 117 days before the general election to 100 days to nominate unaffiliated candidates;

• from 20 days to 34 days after the date of the order issued by the governor for unaffiliated candidate petitions for a congressional vacancy;

• from 67 days before the school board election to 81 days for petitions to nominate school board candidates; and

• from 71 days before the municipal election to 85 days for petitions to nominate municipal candidates in coordinated elections.



The bill also changes the number of signatures required for partisan office candidate petitions for minor political party and unaffiliated candidates. For State Senate, the number of required signatures is changed from 600 signatures or 2 percent to 1,000 signatures or 30 percent of the votes cast in the senate district in the most recent election. For State House of Representatives the number of required signatures is changed from 400 signatures or 2 percent to 1,000 signatures or 30 percent of the votes cast in the house district in the most recent election.



10:18 AM --
Martha Tierney, America Votes, testified in opposition to the bill.





10:19 AM



Representative Everett made concluding remarks about the bill. Representative Foote made comments about the bill.

BILL: HB17-1163
TIME: 10:20:05 AM
MOVED: Williams D.
MOTION: Refer House Bill 17-1163 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 3-5, with one member excused.
SECONDED: Humphrey
VOTE
Benavidez
No
Hooton
No
Humphrey
Yes
Leonard
Yes
Melton
No
Weissman
Excused
Williams D.
Yes
Lontine
No
Foote
No
YES: 3 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL




BILL: HB17-1163
TIME: 10:21:14 AM
MOVED: Melton
MOTION: Postpone House Bill 17-1163 indefinitely. The motion failed on a 4-4 vote, with one member excused.
SECONDED: Lontine
VOTE
Benavidez
Yes
Hooton
Yes
Humphrey
No
Leonard
No
Melton
No
Weissman
Excused
Williams D.
No
Lontine
Yes
Foote
Yes
YES: 4 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE







10:22 AM



The committee adjourned.