S.B. 299 Candidate Name Modifications: transcript

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's nice to be with the committee this morning. Um, so Senate Bill 2 99 is a follow up of some legislation that I ran last year with the unfortunate, uh, bill title of SB 54, I believe. And, um, it was, this was a consensus bill between the clerks and the LGS office at the time. Although since its application, it's, we've run into some unintended consequences. And so the bill in front of you today addresses that. I think the main thing that it, two main things that it does is it allows an individual to run with their middle name. There was some, uh, discrepancy about whether that was, uh, clearly permitted. And the same would be true for an individual's middle name, or, excuse me, maiden name. Um, and that's the gist of it. I'm happy to answer any questions.

Yeah, just, just a couple questions. So as, as I was reading through it, I noticed there's a lot of reference to, uh, as known in a county. Is that, is that kind of re reference to maybe, you know, if somebody has a common nickname in a county or something, or is that, is that the intent for that?

Yeah, so the bill last year, um, essentially what it does, did is if, if an individual is to run on a nickname, um, then they had to present an affidavit to the county with at least five signatures stating that they're, they, that's a name that they're commonly known by. And so I think the language that you're seeing here, and there may be somebody in the room that can clarify this further, but I think the language you're seeing today is sort of, um, continuous with that language that was passed last year.

Okay. Thanks. I didn't know if we was just playing, switching things around because it looked like we lined out a bunch and then we mm-hmm.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Hiram Davenport. I'm with the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Um, we just wanted to express our support for this bill, um, and our appreciation for the sponsor for her work on it. Thank you, Senator Pitcher. Um, we think it applies, um, and provides some useful clarification on some issues that we ran into. Um, so we appreciate that this bill will alleviate our headaches for next filing session. Thank you very much.

Great. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, Ricky Kamas. I'm the Weber County Clerk auditor and, uh, chair of the Clerk's legislative committee here representing that group. Um, we, uh, worked a lot with, uh, Senator Pitcher on this bill last year, and really appreciate her clarification because of some of the complications that have come up. Uh, for this year. The clerk haven't been able to take an official position on this bill, but it has all of the same safeguards that we had, uh, discussed and included last year. And so we really appreciate working with our, um, and, uh, uh, I don't, I haven't seen it. I don't see any issues after reading through the bill. And, um, so I, I personally support the bill, although our group can't take a formal position yet.

Thank Mr. Chair. I would make a motion that we favorably recommend Senate Bill 2 99

I'll waive Senator Vickers.

Yeah, it sounds like, uh, with the testimony and, uh, its testimony that the sponsor and others that, you know, just some clarifications and it looks like the bill's in good order, so I think we ought to pass.

Uh, this bill is a, is a follow up from legislation that we passed last year regarding the way a candidate can place their name on the ballot. Last year we did away with, uh, nicknames that obviously weren't, uh, well known to the candidate. Um, however, we did, uh, what ended up happening was, uh, sort of unintentionally not allowing an individual to use their middle name or their maiden name. And so this legislation corrects that. I'm happy to answer any questions.

Thank you. I move that Senate Bill 2 99 pass

that passed last year regarding getting a candidate's name on the ballot. Specifically, it ensures the individuals can place their middle name, um, or their maiden name on the ballot if they so choose. Happy to answer any questions.

Thank you. I move that Senate Bill 2 99 passed. Thank

Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this is a Uniform Law Commission bill. A lot of work has been done creating the standard to deal with intimate images. On second reading, we amended the bill to make sure that we, we didn't target our internet service providers that came from the rural telecom folks. Um, since that time period, I'm not aware of any, any opposition. I think this is an important bill in creating uniformity, dealing with this problem that is perverse and continues to be problematic across our nation. With that, I'm open for questions.

Thank you. I move this Bill pass.

Senator Millner. This resolution

Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this is a Uniform Law Commission bill. A lot of work has been done creating the standard to deal with intimate images. On second reading, we amended the bill to make sure that we, we didn't target our internet service providers that came from the rural telecom folks. Um, since that time period, I'm not aware of any, any opposition. I think this is an important bill in creating uniformity, dealing with this problem that is perverse and continues to be problematic across our nation. With that, I'm open for questions.

Thank you. I move this Bill pass.

Senator Millner. This resolution