Video & Transcript Research : 'mechanical voting systems'
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NV
Transcript Highlights:
- Any change of this nature to the voting system increases voter confusion and error, and we want to ensure
- system will work and how to properly vote under these new rules.
- We want everybody to vote who should and have the right to vote.
- to vote.
- Claiming to champion voting rights and then moving to a voter ID system that will inevitably disenfranchise
Bills:
AB49, AB169, AB188, AB284, AB296, AB306, AB356, AB366, AB467, AB499, AB515, AB540, AB542, AB595
Keywords:
educational personnel, teacher licensing, reciprocal licensure, provisional teaching, school counselors, school nurses, school social workers, state education standards, health insurance, speech-language pathology, stuttering, rehabilitative services, habilitative services, coverage requirements, health plans, retired public employees, subsidy, Medicare, health reimbursement arrangement, Public Employees' Benefits Program
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We work to promote a healthcare delivery system that provides the right care at the right time to patients
- And on November 20th of 2024, they voted to change the $500,000 of funding for the reproductive justice
- Until February 28th of, uh, two, less than two months ago, of this year, they voted for another $100,000
Bills:
SB 31, SB 33, SB 510, SB 871, SB 1868, SB 2024, SB 2166, SB 2309, SB 2880, SJR 27, SJR 39, SJR 40
Keywords:
SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So I vote yes.
- We expect our representatives to vote in person rather than voting remotely, like they do in some systems
- So I vote aye. Senator Gini? Explain my vote. Yeah.
- Members, right, vote of four ayes, three nays, zero not voting.
- I vote yes. Members, four ayes, three noes, and zero not voting.
Bills:
HB2070, HB2129, HB2227, HB2439, HB2667, HB2745, HB2773, HB2825, HB2873, HB2876, HCR2005, HCR2044, SB1002, SB1036, SB1054, SB1271, SB1432, SB1435, SB1437, SB1439, SCR1022, SCR1031, SCR1033
Keywords:
flood relief, Gila County, emergency funding, public safety, environmental cleanup, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, chiropractic, chiropractor, chiropractic board, state board of chiropractic examiners, license discipline, unprofessional conduct, patient records, record retention, HIPAA, conflict of interest
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee Feb 4th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- . system. system.
- So this bill would provide a mechanism for digital assets as well.
- So this bill would provide a mechanism for digital assets as well.
- So this bill would provide a mechanism for digital assets as well.
- So this bill would provide a mechanism for digital assets as well.
Keywords:
property, acknowledgment, conveyance, business entities, limited liability companies, state employees, payroll deduction, salary deduction, comptroller, membership association, membership dues, voluntary contributions, insurance premiums, financial instruments, deferred compensation, state payroll, employee benefits, association dues, withholding, Alabama Code 36-1-4.3
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 8
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So for those reasons and all the testimony opposing it, no vote. >> Representative Alos, no vote. >>
- testimony opposing it, no vote. testimony opposing it, no vote.
- >> no vote. >> no vote. >> So<00:21:05.360>
ordered. - Representative Ryzota, >> no<00:21:12.480>
vote. >> no vote. >> no vote. - <00:22:59.919>
No <00:23:00.159>vote. >> Thank you. No vote.
Bills:
HB1601, HB1616, HB1603, HB1604, HB1605, HB1606, HB1802, HB1569, HB1619, HB1730, HB1749, HB644, HB1620
Keywords:
biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii, extension, Department of Agriculture, housing, workforce, land use, zoning, public-private partnerships, tax credit
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Fri Apr 17, 2026 @ 10:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- Finally, we have a new microphone system Finally, we have a new microphone system in<00:10:38.240
- Seeing none, Chair, for the vote? Members are voting on SCR 120.
- Chair, for the vote? All right, members, we are voting on SCR 164, SD1.
- Seeing none, Chair, for the vote? All right, members, we are voting on SCR 41, SD1.
- All Seeing none, Chair, for the vote?
Keywords:
rangelands, pastoralists, pastoralism, ranching, ranchers, paniolo, livestock, grazing, grasslands, land management, conservation, sustainable agriculture, agriculture, Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, Hawaii counties, International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator DeCoite votes aye. Senator Rhoads votes aye.
- Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator DeCoite votes aye. Senator Rhoads votes aye.
- Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator DeCoite votes aye. Senator Rhoads votes aye.
- Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator DeCoite votes aye. Senator Rhoads votes aye.
- Chair votes aye. Vice Chair votes aye. Senator DeCoite votes aye. Senator Rhoads votes aye.
Keywords:
veterinary medicine, prescription, consumer rights, transparency, pet medication, sustainable agriculture, climate adaptation, food system resilience, grant program, Hawaii agriculture, agriculture, clean plant program, disease-free plants, plant propagation, small farms, midsize farms, sustainable farming, Hawaii, data analysis, market study
Summary:
The committee heard several agriculture-related bills. SB 874 on veterinary medicine would require veterinarians, upon a client’s request, to provide a written prescription for an animal patient in an existing veterinary client-patient relationship, allow Hawaii-licensed pharmacies to dispense those prescriptions, and authorize the Veterinary Medicine Board to set penalties. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with supporters citing lower costs and consumer choice; the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association said veterinarians already should be doing this and supported the bill if amended. One testifier in opposition argued the bill needed a conspicuous notice requirement so pet owners know they can request prescriptions. Committee members and the Department of Agriculture said they were not aware of widespread problems, and discussion focused on whether the measure was already consistent with current practice and whether amendments would address remaining concerns.
The committee also heard SB 2097, which would create a climate-resilient food systems grant program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and appropriate funds. The department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and others supported the bill, saying it could help farmers and ranchers invest in resilience, infrastructure, and technology. Several testifiers asked for clearer definitions, especially for terms like “food hubs” and “resilience hubs,” and suggested adding technical assistance and clearer eligibility criteria. The department explained the program was intended for shovel-ready projects in the middle of the supply chain, with a focus on farmers in a certain revenue range, and said it was modeled on a USDA program.
SB 2098 would establish a clean plant program to produce and distribute disease-free plant material to growers, nurseries, and other producers. Testimony was supportive, emphasizing biosecurity, nursery industry needs, and preventing invasive species and crop disease. The department described the program as using tested clean stock, tissue culture facilities, and data collection to support future planting decisions, and estimated a two-year ramp-up. Members questioned whether the program duplicated existing work at CTR/other partners and whether data collection should be centralized, but the department said the effort would build on existing varieties and partnerships rather than overlap them.
Finally, SB 2126 would create a conventional farming grant program for small and midsize conventional farmers. Supporters from the department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council said conventional agriculture deserves support and that the bill would help increase food production. Opposition and comments focused on the bill’s exclusion of organic farmers; one farmer said the measure was unfair unless amended to include organic producers, while a Farmers Union witness said the bill was too vague about the grant’s purpose and should be clearer about its goals. In response to questions, the department said the exclusion of organic farming was not intentional and that the bill was meant to support all agriculture, though no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Transportation and Energy Committee Apr 10th, 2025
Transportation and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- want to do with this is freeze everybody where they’re at while giving cities the ability to have a vote
- That way, if they decide in the future to increase that franchise fee, they can take it for a vote, and
- our customers would have a say in that vote instead of the city... ...instead of the city council or
- And then when you put on the expense of a referendum or anything that requires a vote from the people
- going to vote for their rates to be increased?
Keywords:
SB271, Alabama, municipalities, city fees, town fees, franchise fees, utility franchise, natural gas, manufactured gas, gas utility, public streets, public places, right-of-way, municipal consent, gross receipts tax, license tax, privilege tax, Public Service Commission, PSC, utility regulation
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 25th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Unless a senator requests a separate vote on an individual appointee, we will take one vote on appointments
- Unless a senator requests a separate vote on an individual appointee, we will take one vote on appointments
- systems significantly remediation plans as part of B-MAPS, when septic systems significantly contribute
- The system is not failing. I think the system is giving us basic information on a budget.
- So it's not necessarily a broken system. We're actually improving the system that we have.
Keywords:
funeral homes, cemetery law, cremation, embalmer, funeral director, preneed contract, preneed funeral, human remains, unclaimed cremated remains, disposition of remains, hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care, direct disposal, mortuary science, funeral service arts, licensure by endorsement, cemetery license, contiguous acres, consumer services
Summary:
The committee first took up appointments, recommending confirmation of James Patrick Grambling and Brian J. Aungst on a single favorable vote. It then heard and approved several committee bills, including CS/CS/SB 1260 on building code inspections, which directs the Department of Management Services to contract with private providers for plan review and inspections; CS/SB 1668 on NICA, which updates benefits, oversight, funding, and immunity language; SB 1300 on a workforce/CDL training program for selected nonviolent inmates; CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services; CS/SB 1580 on illegal gaming enforcement; CS/SB 934 on Florida Keys affordable housing tax exemptions; and CS/CS/SB 1452, an agency bill updating DFS programs and licensing rules. Each of those bills was reported favorably after committee debate and, in several cases, amendments were adopted.
The committee spent substantial time on CS/CS/SB 1510, the DEP package, which reorganizes environmental rulemaking and land acquisition authority, expands septic-to-sewer and nutrient-reduction requirements in sensitive areas, updates stormwater and resilience provisions, and revises related permitting and grant programs. Two amendments were adopted, including one adding solar-energy and stormwater-related provisions and another removing septic disclosure reporting language. Testimony included support from DEP and concerns from environmental advocates about septic timelines and implementation. The bill was ultimately reported favorably.
The committee also considered CS/CS/SB 1566 on local government budget transparency, requiring counties and municipalities to post budgets and related materials online for extended periods in a standardized format. The League of Cities opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate, while the sponsor argued it would improve taxpayer access and accountability; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 7034, a rule ratification for minimum flows and levels for the lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee rivers and priority springs, with testimony focused on the proposed Water First restoration strategy, conservation measures, and concerns about water quality, funding, and local opposition. The transcript ends during closing remarks on that ratification bill, before a final vote is shown.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 25th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And requires on-site sewer treatment and disposal system remediation plans as part of BMAP when systems
- Chair: By your vote, CS for CS for Senate Bill 1510 reports favorably.
- The system is not failing. I think the system is giving us basic information on a budget.
- It is not necessarily a broken system. We are improving the system that we have.
- Does any Senator wish to be recorded as voting on bills today?
Keywords:
funeral homes, cemetery law, cremation, embalmer, funeral director, preneed contract, preneed funeral, human remains, unclaimed cremated remains, disposition of remains, hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care, direct disposal, mortuary science, funeral service arts, licensure by endorsement, cemetery license, contiguous acres, consumer services
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 14th, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- , then the mayor can vote or not vote in either whether it's a tie or not tie, okay?
- >
whether <00:14:15.680>it's vote or not vote in either whether it's vote or not vote in - vote. Does that make sense? vote. Does that make sense?
- stronger that system is.
- system, the stronger that system is. system, the stronger that system is.
Bills:
HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, HB117, HB17, HB22, HB153, HB140, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134, SB12, SB42, SB93, SB28, SB35, SB134
Keywords:
procurement, county commission, administrative savings, public services, government efficiency, HB17, municipal audits, municipal audit clarification act, municipal finance, local government, city council, mayor, city manager, Department of Examiners of Public Accounts, independent public accountant, annual audit, biennial audit, annual report, financial accountability, public records
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Retirement and Government Resources Apr 14th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Retirement and Government Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I hope she answered them properly to gain your vote. I do.
- retirement system of Oklahoma.
- Vote on current. Clerk will call a roll.
- the pension system, looking only at pecuniary factors.
- I thank you for a yes vote. Members, that concludes debate.
Keywords:
government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, employment restrictions, state officers, prohibited acts, government contracts, public service, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/11/2026 - House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- would vote.
- I'm sorry, Madam Vice Chair, Representative Blackman, run to vote, to vote.
- I am willing to vote in support of it, so I'm voting yes.
- I'll explain my vote.
- I'll explain my vote.
Keywords:
Arizona political parties, precinct committeeman, precinct committeemen, proxy voting, party bylaws, county committee, state committee, qualified elector, election administration, political party rules, precinct representation, adjoining precinct, county party meeting, proxy attestation, notary public, witnesses, transitional housing, military veterans, grant program, housing services
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- the state just for school boards to get their bonds reissued or to go to the public and request a vote
- As was mentioned previously, should the amendment go through, voters could also vote on bond and mill
- We get more people voting on issues.
- They travel long distances, leaving behind their support systems and often their other children just
- Typically, these families do not have well-developed support systems.
Keywords:
school elections, partisan elections, voting rights, constitutional amendment, New Mexico, elector registration, pediatric palliative care, pediatric hospice, Medicaid, state plan amendment, Health Care Authority, children with serious illness, life-limiting conditions, complex medical conditions, curative care, concurrent care, family-centered care, hospice services, managed care, pain management
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/23/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- a vote sunny side up. a vote sunny side up.
- Um so I would recommend a no vote. vote. vote. >> Chair<00:20:51.919>
Anderson. - on a tie vote.
- A tie vote is my understanding tie vote.
- So, you know, we all voted<01:35:48.880>
on <01:35:49.120>the voted on the voted on the
Keywords:
eggs, donation, quality assurance, food assistance, charitable programs, agriculture, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, rotational grazing, grazing management, livestock, pasture management, soil health, erosion control
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- my side know that this amendment to the DE was agreed upon, worked on together, and we should be voting
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
State Government Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- about the revenue's budget, and thank you for the committee's continuing support of a strong revenue system
- The governor's proposed budget recommendation will ensure that the revenue system continues to provide
- Who make the current system work at an effective cost.
- We will have it before the committee with the intent of voting it out.
Bills:
HF2783
Keywords:
state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Workforce Attraction and Retention Task Force (9-12-24)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_TwX6pL8rg, 2026-06-21T07:17:08+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00
Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:45
Veterans Accelerated Licensing for Occupational Recruitment 00:01:37
Adult Workforce Diploma Program 00:19:48
An Unfilled Workforce Potential – Attracting More of the Military/Veteran/Family Population 00:41:22
Kentucky's Re-Entry Employment Services 01:10:27
Hometown Health Systems 01:41:26, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Explain my vote. Yes. Senator Hesophley? No. I explain my vote.
- Five ayes, one no, one not voting.
- So do you remember when we went from being a prison system to being a corrections system?
- I vote aye.
- By our vote of seven aye, zero no, and zero not voting, we have passed SB 1140 as amended.
Bills:
SB1110, SB1140, SB1234, SB1275, SB1426, SB1436, SB1470, SB1489, SB1512, SB1540, SB1556, SB1568, SB1569, SB1573, SB1585, SB1609, SB1627, SB1634, SB1635, SB1648, SB1654, SB1687, SCR1027, SCR1040
Keywords:
home confinement, electronic monitoring, community supervision, criminal justice reform, recidivism, expungement, misdemeanor, criminal record, Arizona Revised Statutes, judicial process, record sealing, juvenile court, legal representation, appointed attorney, guardian ad litem, child welfare, veterans, mental health, criminal diversion, military service
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:09 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- leader in career and technical education and the lead instructor for the Lovington High School Plant Systems
- So go see what your yes votes are funding.
- They've got the Institute for Complex Additive Systems Analysis, the National Cave and Karst Research
- Mason, and Lord, an act relating to elections, requiring all voters to present identification before voting
- House Bill 222. ...relating to elections, requiring all voters to present identification before voting
Keywords:
nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial