FORTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2005

March 8, 2005

Mr. Speaker:

    Your VOTERS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

HOUSE BILL 1065

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. On page 3, line 22, strike “On” and insert in lieu thereof “Beginning at 7:00 a.m. on”.

     2. On page 3, line 23, after “clerk” insert “in a class A county”.

     3. On page 3, line 25, after “day.” insert “In non class A counties, the county clerk may deliver to the special deputy county clerk for delivery to the absent voter precinct board the absentee ballots received prior to that day.”

     4. On page 5, strike lines 10 through 12 in their entirety, and on line 13 strike “voter precinct board.”, and insert in lieu thereof:

          “C. If the clerk chooses to deliver to the special deputy county clerk for delivery to the absent voter precinct board the absentee ballots received prior to the delivery day, the county clerk shall deliver the electronic voting machines that are used for counting absentee ballots voted by mail to the absent voter precinct board at that same time.”