Video & Transcript Research : 'voting procedures'
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TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
Transcript Highlights:
- More process and procedural questions about that? Okay.
- And if that won't fly, vote against it to protect my rights. rights as a Texan.
- I implore you all to vote no on HB 295. Thank you very much for your time.
- I kindly ask you to vote yes on HB 295. As a current high school student, it is... is a real issue.
- Only 24 percent of Texans age 18 to 24 voted in the 2016 election.
Keywords:
bullying, antisemitism, school policies, school discipline, education, education policy, Texas Education Code, hate speech, student rights, civics education, high school curriculum, government, voting process, elected officials, Texas Seal of Biliteracy, biliteracy, bilingual education, multilingual, language proficiency, high school diploma
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Explain my vote? Yes. So I'm not sure how I'm going to vote on the floor.
- I vote aye. Senator Rogers. Aye. Four aye, three no, zero not voting.”
- I vote aye. Senator Finchem: Madam Chair, may I explain my vote?
- functions such as voter registration, early voting, and provisional voting.
- Explain my vote? Yes.
Bills:
SB1095, SB1127, SB1170, SB1208, SB1211, SB1237, SB1239, SB1240, SB1243, SB1244, SB1259, SB1283
Keywords:
gender transition, minors, irreversible surgery, health professionals, puberty-blocking drugs, medical procedures, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, reporting abuse, child neglect, mandatory reporting, child safety, medical treatment, faith exemptions, penalties, narcotic drugs, fentanyl, sentencing, drug offenses, juvenile justice
Summary:
The committee first approved the January 21, 2026 minutes and held SB 1208. It then heard SB 1211, which would allow victims of felony aggravated harassment involving domestic violence to seek a lifetime injunction against the convicted defendant. The sponsor said the bill came from fellowship participants, and supporters from the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, Amberle’s Place, and survivor advocates testified that repeated harassment and re-traumatization justify permanent protection. The committee voted 7-0 to give SB 1211 a do pass recommendation.
Next, the committee considered SB 1239, which removes the statute of limitations for failing to register as a sex offender. The sponsor said DPS requested the change to close a loophole and hold offenders accountable even years later. Opponents from Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice argued existing warrant and registration processes already address the problem and that eliminating the time limit raises due process concerns and risks stale prosecutions. After discussion, the committee approved SB 1239 on a 4-3 vote.
The committee also heard SB 1240, which excludes probationers convicted of dangerous crimes against children from the probation incentive payment formula. The sponsor tied the bill to a recent child sexual assault case and said the incentive system should not count these offenders. Opponents warned it could push probation departments to send more people to prison instead of treatment and that the bill’s language is broad. The committee passed SB 1240 on a 4-3 vote. It then took up SB 1095, as amended, which bans gender transition procedures and referrals for minors and limits public funding and use of public facilities for such care; supporters framed it as protecting children and parental rights, while opponents called it discriminatory and medically unsound. The committee adopted the amendment and gave the bill a 4-3 do pass as amended recommendation.
Finally, the committee heard SB 1243 and SB 1244, both dealing with court-ordered mental health treatment. SB 1243 requires notice to guardians when a patient may be released early or when treatment may not be renewed, and allows guardians to seek an independent evaluation and petition for continued treatment; supporters said it helps families prevent dangerous gaps in care, while opponents raised due process concerns about non-medical guardians initiating petitions. The committee passed SB 1243 unanimously. SB 1244 creates a continuing court-ordered treatment process after a second consecutive annual review, reducing repeated renewal hearings while preserving annual reporting and objections; supporters said it prevents dangerous lapses in treatment for the sickest patients, while opponents warned it could weaken due process and allow indefinite confinement. The committee adopted an amendment and passed SB 1244 on a 6-1 vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/10/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- State to post the temporary voting State to post the temporary voting locations<00:23:54.840>
- where these opportunities for uh voting where these opportunities for uh voting are<00:24:01.919
- the what 46 days or or so of voting the what 46 days or or so of voting start<00:25:10.679>
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for to vote for to vote for it<00:29:05.080>um <00:29:05.240>to< - I believe there's a rule not to kick non-voting members when they're already down. voting members have
Keywords:
HF1345, statutory city, public utility commission, municipal utilities, city council, local government, utility governance, commission membership, staggered terms, vacancy appointment, ordinance, Minnesota Statutes 412.341, municipal ordinance, city commission, public utilities, HF71, Minnesota, public safety, peace officers, correctional officers
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections May 29th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
Legislative Operations and Elections
Transcript Highlights:
- , and so it sets forth a lot of the procedures of parliamentary law and legislative procedure.
- We want people to vote, but we want people to be competent when they vote.
- Please vote no.
- A lot of people voted no.
- A lot of people voted no.
Keywords:
election reform, voter accessibility, conditional ballots, voter registration, mechanical voting systems, election audits, voter access grants, provisional ballot, voting technology, AB562, Nevada, Secretary of State, elections, elections management system, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, automatic voter registration, AVR, election technology, state appropriations
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- were first adopted, around the time the Federal Rule... ...rules of civil procedure were adopted.
- Procedurally, you may recall that House Bill 20 was challenged and went all the way to the U.S.
- It was historically voting for one party. It was trending toward the other party.
- He voted in the Republican primary for his friend.
- That is the procedure and mechanism that has been used.
Bills:
SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38
Keywords:
evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Electronic voting is corrupt. Electronic voting is corrupt. On this video.
- They came up with the idea of having drive-thru voting.
- in the car votes.
- People voted the same ballot style.
- I'm here to ask you all to vote against SB... 1999.
Bills:
SB38, SB287, SB291, SB292, SB508, SB618, SB901, SB1436, SB1494, SB1626, SB1719, SB1999, SB1333, SB 38
Keywords:
evictions, property law, tenant rights, landlord responsibilities, justice court, court rules, SB 287, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, sexually oriented business, adult entertainment, strip club, nude entertainment, live nude performance, alcohol prohibition, alcohol consumption, possession of alcohol, criminal offense, Class A misdemeanor, state jail felony, third degree felony
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (3-26-26)
Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll explain my vote, please. Yes.
- I'll explain my yes vote. Girdler. I'll explain my yes vote.
- I'll explain my vote, Senator Madden. I'll explain my vote, please. please. please.
- I vote aye. Chair Wheeler. I vote aye.
- I<00:14:44.240>
vote <00:14:44.560>I. I vote I. I vote I.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Vote.
- I will vote for it. I'll vote for it here.
- voting, okay?
- Ability to vote by mail, and they have to go vote in person.
- Vote for it.
Keywords:
HB 2442, Texas Election Code, Election Code Section 84.001, early voting, ballot by mail, mail ballot, absentee voting, runoff election, primary runoff, general runoff, voter application, election administration, county election officials, opt-out, voter choice, mail voting, ballot application, voting by mail, Election Code, size requirements
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- ballot voted by mail.
- their right to vote.
- The early voting clerk has all authority over early voting by mail and early voting in person.
- Don't make it harder for people to vote. Just let people vote.
- We understand the concern about... ...ensuring that voting procedures are pure and that people aren't
Keywords:
voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, I voted for Representative John Bucy III.
- They go vote and register, you know, it's public information that they voted in the Republican or Democratic
- We do follow all the procedures.
- You weren't sure whether they could all vote for the different nominees or whether they could only vote
- That the convention can vote for that candidate. That's correct, yes.
Keywords:
voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 11, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Brown voted aye, Representative Locke voted aye, Representative Hoeft voted aye, Representative
- Johnson voted aye, Representative Lucas voted aye, Representative Webb voted aye, Representative Weber
- voted aye, Representative Yin voted aye, and Chairman Knapp voted aye.
- shall be a recount made of all votes. shall be a recount made of all votes.
- <00:22:55.600>
cast <00:22:55.919>for votes and the number of votes cast for votes
Keywords:
voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions Committee, February 11, 2026
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transcript Highlights:
- The first file for our consideration is Senate File 28, Elections, Voting Machine, and Voting System
- certified voting system is valid?
- chair vote I. All those opposed? chair vote I. All those opposed? >> No. >> No.
- <01:10:28.159>
So, absentee voting. So, absentee voting. - Announce the vote. ahead. Announce the vote.
Keywords:
voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- that bill over until we get to a point to where we feel that it's something that can be brought for a vote
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or <00:05:47.440>for <00:05:47.680>a <00:05:47.919>vote - <00:05:48.720>
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patient perform procedures, provide patient perform procedures, provide patient education,<00 - >> Are there specific procedures >> Are there specific procedures >> for<00:20:23.039
Keywords:
absentee voting, disabled, blind, voter assistance, voting rights, SNAP, public assistance, nutritional standards, waiver, food regulation, 1136, house, all
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (4-15-26) - Upon Recess
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, would any member like to record a vote on Senate Bill 261?
- I would like to record an I vote on Senate Bill 261. Okay. It is recorded.
- ><00:14:02.839>
a Uh would any member like to record a Uh would any member like to record a vote - vote on Senate Bill 261? vote on Senate Bill 261? Representative<00:14:06.040>
Elliott. - <00:14:11.120>
on would like to record an I vote on would like to record an I vote on Senate
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (3-26-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor (3-5-26)
Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor
Transcript Highlights:
- I vote I.
- <00:02:44.160>
I <00:02:44.440>vote <00:02:44.960>I. Senator Wise. - I vote I. Senator Wise. Chair Wheeler. I vote I.
- And thank you for doing this, and I'll be happy to vote for this to be the new state mushroom. may know
- for this to be the new state vote for this to be the new state mushroom.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:26
SB 343 Discussion: 01:00
SB 343 Voting: 02:25
SB 19 Discussion: 03:25
SB 19 Voting: 20:10, 958, all
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met with a roll call showing members present, then first took up Senate Bill 343, which would extend the Workers' Compensation Funding Commission and preserve the independent funding mechanism for the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims. The chair explained that the bill would keep the current assessment structure in place beyond its scheduled 2029 expiration and support the department’s independence and budgeting flexibility. The committee voted 11-0 to report the bill favorably.
The committee then heard a presentation on Senate Bill 19, relating to a state mushroom. Senator Scott Madon and Representative Mitch Whitaker introduced students and a biology teacher from Letcher County Central High School, who presented research supporting the indigo milk cap (Lactarius indigo) as Kentucky’s state mushroom. The students described the mushroom’s blue color, ecological role, edible qualities, and possible educational and scientific value, and tied the proposal to Kentucky’s identity as the Bluegrass State. Senators praised the students’ presentation and the effort to involve young people in the legislative process, and one senator asked how to identify edible mushrooms, prompting advice that experience is important and that local mushroom groups can help. The committee then voted 11-0 to report Senate Bill 19 favorably.
Before adjourning, members briefly discussed the presentation and the educational value of involving students, with comments noting the strong participation of young women in science. Senate Bill 324 was on the agenda but was passed over and held for one week. The meeting then adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment (2-26-26)
Economic Development & Workforce Investment
Transcript Highlights:
- vote yes today.<00:20:43.520>
Thank <00:20:43.679>you, <00:20:43.840>Representative - I'm going to vote I.
- [clears throat] >> I vote yes, ma'am. And Representative... >> I vote yes, ma'am.
- But I appreciate the opportunity to vote yes and committee on the floor.
- yes and committee on opportunity to vote yes and committee on the<00:23:19.840>
floor.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:38
HB 576 discussion: 01:56
HB 576 voting: 06:54
HB 593 discussion: 08:25
HB 593 voting: 21:58, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 576, which would create the Kentucky Talent Recruitment Grant Program. Representative Robert Duvall said the bill is intended to address Kentucky’s workforce shortage by funding local recruitment efforts for out-of-state talent, with grants of up to $500,000 to cities, counties, and nonprofits, a required 20% local match, and performance-based payments. He said the program is modeled on existing efforts already operating in Kentucky and cited projected economic and tax benefits. The committee substitute removed an appropriation and emergency clause so funding would go through the regular budget process, and members approved the committee substitute, the bill, and a title amendment with favorable expression.
The committee then took up House Bill 593, sponsored by Representative Josh Bray, which addresses data centers and utility costs. Bray said the bill is designed to protect ratepayers from subsidizing data center infrastructure and to ensure projects either bring their own generation, use power purchase agreements, or pay upfront for any needed transmission or generation upgrades. He explained that the committee substitute made mostly technical changes, including giving municipal utilities more time to set tariffs, clarifying terms, adding exemptions for certain TVA- and DOE-related projects, and preserving existing contracts and net metering arrangements. Members asked about local control, the $75,000 prepayment, and TVA authority; Bray said the prepayment covers utility due diligence and screens speculative projects, local requirements must be certified before incentives apply, and TVA is federally regulated. The bill received supportive comments from several members, who emphasized protecting utility bills and ratepayers, and it passed the committee with favorable expression.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (11-13-25) - Reupload
Transcript Highlights:
- voting system is a ballot Vote universal voting system is a ballot marking<00:51:15.680>
device >> their vote? Okay. >> their vote? Okay.- Vote.
- The Express Vote like the Express Vote.
- technology and procedures. technology and procedures.
Keywords:
Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15
Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14
Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met to approve the October 21 minutes and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal relating to prohibited uses of tax dollars and public resources. The sponsors said the bill is intended to strengthen existing law by adding civil and criminal penalties for taxpayer-funded advocacy on ballot questions, especially in light of controversies during the 2024 election over school officials and districts using public resources to oppose a constitutional amendment. They also described related concerns about school districts hiring third-party lobbyists and public relations firms, particularly in Fayette County, and said the proposal was meant to keep tax dollars focused on public services rather than political persuasion.
Committee members raised several concerns about scope and drafting. Some asked whether the bill should specifically mention schools, school boards, and school employees, and the sponsors said they would add that language. Others questioned whether the measure would also affect local government lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, and the sponsors said they intended to focus narrowly on schools while exempting certain advocacy organizations and internal government lobbyists. Members also asked whether public employees could still speak as private individuals, and the sponsors said yes. Several members suggested splitting the lobbying and ballot-advocacy issues into separate bills, and the sponsors said they would consider that.
Members also pressed for clarification on how the bill would apply in practice, including whether it would cover legal challenges to petition drives or only advocacy after a question is on the ballot. Counsel for the sponsors said the bill would not cover some petition-related litigation as drafted, though they believed it should. The sponsors and supporters argued the proposal was needed to give the existing prohibition real enforcement, while some members warned that the language could unintentionally limit legitimate public representation or be too broad if not carefully drafted. No final vote was taken during the discussion.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (11-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Express Vote like the Express Vote, the Express Vote ballot<00:53:04.319>
card. - Where all do these votes configuration? Where all do these votes go<01:01:39.520>
to? - But there are so many other aspects to a secure voting system and voting ecosystem.
- system and voting secure voting system and voting ecosystem. ecosystem. ecosystem.
- technology and procedures. technology and procedures.
Keywords:
Discussion of BR 25 (2026 RS) 04:15
Presentation on voting systems by ES&S 48:14
Presentation on voting systems by Hart InterCivic and Harp Enterprises 01:13:07, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met, approved the October 21 minutes, and then took up BR 25 for the 2026 regular session, a proposal to prohibit the use of tax dollars and public resources to advocate for or against ballot questions, including constitutional amendments. Senator Rawlings and the other presenters argued the current law already bars such advocacy but lacks meaningful enforcement, citing the 2024 school choice amendment campaign and other examples where public officials and school systems allegedly used taxpayer-funded resources to influence voters. They said the bill would add civil and criminal penalties, while preserving First Amendment rights for public employees acting in their personal capacities.
Much of the discussion focused on whether the bill should be limited to school districts or broadened to cover other public entities, and on how to define terms such as “advocating in impartial terms.” Members raised concerns about possible effects on county and city lobbying through groups like KLC and KCO, on legitimate factual explanations by public officials, and on whether the bill could unintentionally restrict needed representation for local governments. The sponsors said the measure was intended to be narrow, would be vetted further, and would not bar individuals from speaking on their own behalf.
Several members suggested revisions. Representative Lockett asked that schools and school employees be specifically named, and suggested separating the lobbying restrictions from the ballot-measure provisions into different bills. Representative Layman questioned the meaning of the bill’s language and whether it would cover factual testimony by officials. Representative Heen asked about a Jefferson County example involving legal fees used to challenge petition signatures; counsel said that situation would likely be allowable under the bill as drafted, though some members thought it should be covered. No final vote was taken on BR 25 during this discussion.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I'm going to vote for the bill and I'll vote for the amendment, but I want us to be aware that we're
- Um, I'm going to vote for the bill and I'll vote for the amendment, but I want us to be aware that we're
- eligible to vote. So uh with that, Mr. eligible to vote. So uh with that, Mr.
- requirements to uh to be able to vote requirements to uh to be able to vote again.<00:19:53.760>
- vote on this? All right. vote on this? All right. >> U<00:48:35.920>
Mr.
Bills:
HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93, HB63, HB19, HB80, HB41, HB20, HB60, HB100, HB71, HB91, HB93
Keywords:
paternity, child custody, joint custody, parental rights, family law, domestic violence, shared parenting, Ebony Alert, missing youth, public safety, law enforcement, racial equity, human trafficking, victim restitution, civil action, criminal prosecution, labor servitude, sexual servitude, class A felony, class B felony