House Committee on Elections
         Subcommittee on Voting Registration
         75th Legislature
         March 17, 1997
         2:00 pm 
         Capitol Extension, E1.014
         
         Pursuant to a notice posted on March 12, 1997, the House 
         Committee on Elections, Subcommittee on Voting Registration 
         met in a public hearing and was called to order by the Chair, 
         Representative Madden at 2:10 pm.
         
         The roll was answered as follows:  
         
         Present:  Representatives Hodge; Madden (2).
         
         Absent:   Representatives Jones, Jesse (1).
         
         HB 1253, HB 1645,  and HB 1852
         The chair laid out HB 1253, HB 1645, and HB 1852 concurrently.
         
         (Representative Jones, Jesse now present.)  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
         Representative Madden offered an amendment to HB 1645.  
         
         The amendment was adopted by the following record vote:
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Jones, Jesse; Hodge; Madden 
                        (3).
         Nays:          None (0).
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         Absent:        (0).
         
         Representative Madden moved that HB 1645, as amended, be 
         reported favorably to the full committee with the 
         recommendation that it do pass.  The motion prevailed by the 
         following vote:  
         Ayes:          Representatives Jones, Jesse; Hodge; Madden 
                        (3).
         Nays:          None (0).
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         Absent:        (0).
         
         HB 1253 was left pending without objection. 
         
         Representative Madden offered amendments to HB 1852.  
         
         Testimony was taken.  
         
          The amendments were adopted by the following record vote:
         
         Ayes:          Representatives Jones, Jesse; Hodge; Madden 
                        (3).
 
         





         Nays:          None (0).
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         Absent:        (0).
         
         The chair directed the staff to incorporate the amendments 
         into a committee substitute.  
         
         Representative Madden moved that HB 1852, as substituted, be 
         reported favorably to the full committee with the 
         recommendation that it do pass.  The motion prevailed by the 
         following vote:  
         Ayes:          Representatives Jones, Jesse; Hodge; Madden 
                        (3).
         Nays:          None (0).
         Present not Voting:      None (0).
         Absent:        (0).
         
         At 2:50 pm, on the motion of the chair and without objection, 
         the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.  
         
         
         
         
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         Rep.Jerry Madden, Chair
         
         
         
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         Mike Dunn, Clerk