Video & Transcript Research : 'elections'
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AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/18/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure
Transportation & Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't really have a question, but the Clean Elections Fund, of course, too, has a surcharge on here
- To that point, do you think it's fair that Clean Elections is only paid for on the backs of people who
- I'm not a fan of clean elections, but the point being is that I'm not offended by...
- I was a Clean Elections candidate my first year.
- I think Representative Bliss was a Clean Elections candidate her first year, and I think she's a great
Keywords:
Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 20th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- One, since 2010, when I got elected to the Assembly originally, the California...
- And again, let’s put it back in focus and let’s look at why we got elected.
- Senate Bill 1164 by Senator Cervantes, an act relating to elections. Senator.
- It also gives the Attorney General sweeping oversight authority over local election...
- candidates of their choice, and have access to critical election language materials.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 2/19/26
Transcript Highlights:
- and it's also disappointing uh that we have a secretary of state, Simon, who is denying me as an elected
- official vice chair of the elections committee um denying me. that allows gross income to advance that
- official vice chair of me as an elected official vice chair of the<00:16:16.399>
elections <00 - It should be concerning to every person in Minnesota that the Secretary of State is blocking an elected
- >> Well, here we are six months after an election and six months before a next election, right?
Summary:
Representative Nolan West and Representative Pam Oldenorf introduced and defended a bill aimed at tightening Minnesota SNAP eligibility rules. They said the measure would move the net income test to the front of the application process, add asset testing similar to other state programs, and exclude vehicles over $100,000. They argued these changes would reduce overpayments, improve “good governance,” and help the state avoid future financial penalties tied to SNAP error rates.
Oldenorf said Minnesota’s SNAP error rate has risen from about 4% in 2013 to about 9% now, and warned that if it stays above 6% the state could owe about $86 million in 2027. She cited a GAO report saying broad-based categorical eligibility is a major driver of payment errors, and pointed to examples she described as fraud or improper enrollment, including a millionaire receiving benefits and a recent Minneapolis SNAP fraud conviction. West and Oldenorf said the bill would not significantly increase county workloads, because counties already do similar eligibility and asset checks in other programs.
In response to questions, the sponsors said they had not yet formally consulted many stakeholders because the bill had just been drafted, but they expected bipartisan support and said they had reached out to counties for input. They also said counties would retain some administrative costs, but the bill should not add major new burdens. The discussion then shifted to a separate topic when West raised concerns about access to Hennepin County voter rolls and alleged irregularities in voter data; he said he had obtained some county records and believed the Secretary of State was improperly limiting access, though no bill action or vote was taken on that issue in this transcript.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Press Conference 2/16/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you again for the opportunity to address you today as Minnesota's elected representatives gathered
- If an elected official cares about their local economy, they should care about this.
- <00:10:13.040>
official thank you for every elected official thank you for every elected official - You know, there's some 50/50 swing districts in an election year.
- year and voters are watching an election year and voters are watching and<00:18:01.760>
voters
Summary:
Witnesses and lawmakers discussed the impact of “Operation Metro Surge” and related federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, describing it as a severe constitutional and humanitarian crisis. John Beler of the ACLU of Minnesota said the organization had received more than 700 reports of constitutional violations and argued the state should protect sensitive spaces, create legal remedies, and limit state involvement in federal surveillance and enforcement. Sen. Erin Maye Quade and other speakers said the operation was still ongoing, caused family separations, economic harm, and trauma in communities, and called on Minnesota Republicans to break with the Trump administration and support accountability.
Several business owners testified about direct effects on restaurants and construction workforces. Hano JD Delgado, a restaurant owner, said ICE activity had frightened workers, led to closures and lost business, and recounted alleged mistreatment of employees and himself, including detentions and an incident involving a 15-year-old U.S. citizen. Sarah Lawitch, a Cottage Grove contractor, said her crews and projects were disrupted because workers feared leaving home and that lawmakers should protect constitutional rights and local businesses. Speakers repeatedly framed the issue as racial profiling and an attack on legal residents and citizens, not just undocumented immigrants.
Rep. Lee Fininky said she is carrying two bills aimed at federal and local law enforcement practices: one would prohibit officers from wearing masks on duty except for limited safety or health exceptions, and another would require vehicles used to detain people to be clearly marked and equipped with safety features. She and other DFL speakers also discussed a broader package of bills, including a proposal to let Minnesotans hold the federal government accountable and a bill requiring the BCA to investigate shootings. In response to questions, they said they were seeking Republican support but expected the measures to face legal challenges; no votes or formal committee action were taken in the excerpt.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Ken Chevron was elected as the Encanto Justice of the Peace in November 2018.
- So he was elected to University Lakes Justice Court in 2014.
- So he was elected to University Lakes Justice Court in 2014.
- She is one of the longest-serving elected officials in LD9.
- She is the longest serving elected officials in LD9.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Jan 29th, 2026 at 11:09 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 215, relating to motor vehicles, authorizing local and county elected authorities to allow
- House Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee.
- Having been read twice by title, is ordered printed and referred to the House Government, Elections,
- Elections in the Indian Affairs Committee, thence the House Judiciary Committee.
- Colleagues, the House Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee meeting will be tomorrow at
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
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 30th, 2025 at 11:30 am
Nevada Assembly Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, your Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections, to which was referred Senate Bill No
- I have Amendment 927 proposed by the Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections.
- relating to elections.
- Assembly Bill 597, introduced by Assemblymember Yeager, revises provisions relating to elections.
- relating to elections.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These protections already exist for bond elections. but they don't have the same limitations for Tax
- Rate Elections (TREs).
- Back in 2020, there was a vote held in the city of Austin for this purpose, the tax rate election under
- You know, when you're an elected official and you're looking at your budget and you want to increase
- When a county elects to adopt an LPPF, it's necessary for the...
Bills:
HB9, HJR1, SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723
Keywords:
HB 9, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, truth in taxation, local government finance, municipality, county, special taxing unit, sales and use tax, sales tax revenue, tax rate calculation, tax levy, maintenance and operations, debt rate, unused increment rate, disaster relief rate, taxing unit
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF748 approved in House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We really are moving people much better than we used to, even in my duration as an elected official.
- We really are moving people much better than we used to, even in my duration as an elected official.
- We really are moving people much better than we used to, even in my duration as an elected official.
- We really are moving people much better than we used to, even in my duration as an elected official.
- We really are moving people much better than we used to, even in my duration as an elected official.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 748, a bill revising Minnesota’s transportation greenhouse gas and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) impact assessment requirements for trunk highway projects. The chair first moved and adopted the A2 author’s amendment and then the A3 amendment, which was described as adding implementation time and project exemptions when federal dollars are available. The bill author explained that the measure responds to concerns from stakeholders that the current law can force costly mitigation, delay or stop safety and capacity projects, and create uncertainty because key implementation details are still being developed by a technical advisory committee.
Testimony was split. County and city engineers, county commissioners, the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, and the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities generally supported the bill, arguing that the current requirements can add 20% to 40% or more to project costs, are difficult to administer, and could jeopardize critical safety improvements, congestion relief, and federal funding. They cited examples such as Scott County and Trunk Highway 65, and said VMT mitigation is especially hard to quantify and fund. Opponents, including Move Minnesota and Sierra Club, argued that safety and climate goals are not in conflict, that reducing driving can save lives and reduce pollution, and that the bill would weaken an important tool for cutting transportation emissions. Members also asked about how GHG and VMT are measured, whether the required assessment was ready, and who would be responsible for mitigation assets and costs.
After discussion, the committee held a roll call vote. The bill, as amended, passed 8-7 and was moved to the General Register.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- And whereas public office beckoned and in 2007, Coach Christie was elected to the Hartford School Board
- And whereas his legislative colleagues honored Coach Christie with election to the University of Vermont
- <00:03:38.880>
to in 2007, Coach Christie was elected to in 2007, Coach Christie was elected - >
his <00:03:47.239>legislative election, he started his legislative election, he started - <00:04:08.240>
to honored Coach Christie with election to honored Coach Christie with election
Summary:
The House opened with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance, then read HCR 307 honoring Representative Kevin “Coach” Christie of Hartford for his civic leadership, long career in education and public service, work on equity and human rights, and his vocal performances. Several members offered remarks praising Christie’s service and announcing that he would not seek another term, while expressing appreciation for his contributions and wishing him well amid recent health challenges.
During announcements, members recognized a visiting guest, shared caucus notices, and one member spoke about the connection between military appreciation month and mental health awareness month, citing high suicide rates among service members and urging attention to veterans’ mental health. The House then moved to the day’s orders and took up two bills related to mental health.
On H. 817, concerning mental health literacy and peer-to-peer supports in schools, the House suspended rules to consider the Senate’s proposal of amendment. A member from Winooski explained that the Senate strike-all amendment directed the Department of Mental Health and the Agency of Education to inventory related work, recommend integration of peer-to-peer youth mental health programming and school/after-school literacy efforts, and consider grant support beginning in July 2028, with funding recommendations to be included in the FY28 budget. The House concurred in the Senate amendment.
The House then suspended rules to take up H. 816, relating to regulating the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of mental health services, and adopted the Committee of Conference report. Supporters said the conference changes addressed concerns from mental health clinicians about digital therapeutics, clarified where clinical guidance is needed, aligned definitions, allowed research and development to continue through universities such as Dartmouth, and added the Board of Medical Providers and the Office of Professional Regulation to the AI Advisory Council. The House adopted the report and then recessed until 1:00 p.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 05/07/26
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- And this is a new item that would allow the Secretary of the Senate to appoint somebody to an elected
- The second is for the slate of the other elected officers.
- Just trying to remember, how are those individuals identified for election?
- Is it the majority party will identify those that are going to be elected, or how does that work?
- <00:20:40.360>
officer And the chaplain is an elected officer And the chaplain is an elected
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 20th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Through the elected board and through that community input.
- So, you're going to have elected officials from The state governor and others.
- So the act lays out essentially a process for the district to call for an election.
- The election would be among residents of the district property.
- But, on 4C, it says at the end of six years, the board may hold an election.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Press Conference: Senate Republicans Introduce Minnesotans Safety First Plan - 02/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- officials don't support them and elected officials don't support them and their<00:09:21.399>
loved - Serious questions are raised when you give that authority to someone that is not elected by the public
- Serious questions are raised when you give that authority to someone that is not elected by the public
- Serious questions are raised when you give that authority to someone that is not elected by the public
- <00:14:59.399>
by <00:14:59.680>the someone that is not elected by the someone that
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 5693 would allow DD7 to hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election
- In 2024, due to the presidential primary, Jefferson County did not hold an election in May.
- Let primary, Jefferson County did not hold an election in May.
- Regarding the question on the elections, we follow the Texas Election Code.
- so it would be a nonpartisan election.
Keywords:
Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater, water wells, domestic well, livestock well, exempt well, metering device, well meter, groundwater conservation district, Special District Local Laws Code, Water Code, Section 36.117, groundwater regulation, water rights, aquifer management, municipal utility, retail public utility, groundwater export, water supply contract, election
Summary:
The Committee on Natural Resources heard testimony on a series of water, utility, and groundwater-related bills. Early items included HB 5693, which would let Drainage District 7 hold board elections in November of odd-numbered years when a countywide election is occurring, and HB 5671, which would update the Johnson County Special Utility District by clarifying board eligibility, allowing bond issuance, and removing redundant TCEQ approval language to reduce costs and delays. Both bills were left pending after brief testimony from bill sponsors and local witnesses.
The committee also heard SB 1504, which would update the Gulf Coast Authority to allow video-conference participation in meetings, and SB 1302, aimed at closing a TCEQ permitting loophole that allowed dischargers with prior denials or suspensions to reapply through an automated process without meaningful review. SB 2692 drew substantial discussion: it would change the signature threshold for outside-city-limits customers appealing municipal utility rates to the PUC by customer class. Valero supported the bill as a way to avoid requiring large-volume users to gather signatures from unrelated residential customers, while the City of Corpus Christi opposed it, arguing that lowering the threshold to one customer could trigger expensive appeals costing $500,000 to $1 million. A PUC witness said such cases are increasing and that the agency would need additional staff under the fiscal note. SB 790, creating a simplified PUC complaint process for small water and wastewater billing disputes, and SB 1663, expanding TCEQ notice requirements for nearby residents when groundwater contamination is discovered, were also heard and left pending.
Additional bills included HB 3115, clarifying that the Cow Creek Groundwater Conservation District cannot require meters on exempt domestic or livestock wells; SB 1055, raising the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District’s production fee cap from 1 cent to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons; and SB 1625, requiring private water and wastewater utilities to report cybersecurity incidents to TCEQ and DIR. The committee then took up pending business and adopted a substitute for SB 7, which made several changes to water fund use, eminent domain coordination, and EDAP-related provisions, and voted 10-0 to report it favorably. The committee also adopted a substitute for HB 2347, a county water conservation program bill, and reported it favorably 9-1. HB 5675 and SB 2476 were each reported favorably 10-0. The meeting concluded with adjournment.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Before this session begins today, I specifically ask you to bestow wisdom and discernment upon every elected
- As a co-chair of the Texas House AAPI Caucus and one of the first South Asian elected, it is my honor
- has been a massive increase in civic engagement, participation at the Capitol, and in our local elections
- Issue refer to the Committee on Elections HB 3572 by again relating to municipal zoning regulations and
- person for the Subcommittee on Family Fiduciary Relationships, HP 3651 by LaHod relating to the elective
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- But we are the elected people with the this the population elects us to represent them and sometimes
- And I am thinking that it is best for Oklahoma that some of that go into a fund that they're elected
- And so When the elected representatives are making decisions about how this fund is going to be used,
- It would be by the people who are elected By the citizens of the state of Oklahoma to represent them
- And they're the ones elected by the people of Oklahoma.
Keywords:
State Board of Education, Oklahoma education board, board appointments, school governance, education reform, governor appointments, legislative appointments, speaker of the house, president pro tempore, senate confirmation, board vacancies, removal for cause, public education, state superintendent, school board training, board member qualifications, emergency clause, Oklahoma statutes 70 O.S. 3-101, school funding, transparency
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 3491, relating to the process to address election irregularities and providing a civil penalty, referred
- to the Committee on Elections.
- prosecution of the criminal offense of unlawfully publishing a vote, referred to the Committee on Elections
- military family members at a polling place and related procedures, referred to the Committee on Elections
- specifying the authority of the Attorney General to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election
Summary:
The House met briefly to read a large number of first-reading bills, joint resolutions, and concurrent resolutions and refer them to the appropriate committees. The measures covered a wide range of topics, including public health, education, criminal justice, taxation, transportation, water and natural resources, elections, housing, veterans issues, local government, and constitutional amendments. Several bills focused on school policy, health care regulation, property tax and sales tax changes, criminal penalties, and local or state agency authority.
Among the notable items were proposals on name and sex changes on birth records, college admissions inquiries into criminal history, foster care contractor liability, school nutrition and assessment policy, election procedures, homestead and franchise tax exemptions, public retirement system reporting, and numerous transportation and infrastructure measures. The House also received resolutions designating local honors and observances, including Brownsville as the bicycling capital of the Rio Grande Valley, Port Aransas as the fishing capital of Texas, and Selena Quintanilla Perez Day. Some measures proposed constitutional amendments on legislative procedure, homestead taxation, and election-law enforcement authority.
No debate or testimony occurred in this segment; the action was limited to first reading and referral. The session also referred several resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars. At the end of the proceedings, the House adjourned without objection until 2 p.m. Tuesday.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Chance was elected mayor world as well.
- by a free and fair election?
- This isn't about election security, Mr. Speaker. It's about election takeover.
- This isn't about election security, Mr. This isn't about election security, Mr.
- It's about election takeover. Speaker. It's about election takeover.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (02/10/2025)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- years surviving eight general elections years surviving eight general elections and<00:52:03.079
- And so, in this past election, I was in District 3 and I ran for a two-year term.
- But, so, up until the most recent election cycle, Strafford County elected its three county commissioners
- cycle straford County recent election cycle straford County elected<02:04:19.000>
his <02:04:19.159 - We don't have a special election; the county delegation chooses it.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
2026 RS House Impeachment Committee (1-22-26) - Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- Number two, that we would also send a letter to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance asking if any
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fi <00:03:29.840>registry <00:03:30.239>of <00:03:30.480>election - <00:03:30.959>
finance electing fi registry of election finance electing fi registry of election
Summary:
The impeachment committee opened by announcing the voting members and alternates assigned to each of three impeachment petitions: jailer Eric Copus, Judge Stephanie Perllo, and Justice Pamela Goodwine. The chair also noted that he and Representative Neighbors had recused themselves from the Goodwine matter. The committee then outlined its next steps on the Copus petition, including requests for information to Ballard Fiscal Court, the county ethics commission, and the commonwealth’s attorney, with responses requested by January 30, 2026.
For the Perllo petition, the committee agreed to send the petition to Judge Perllo and invite a response by February 6. For the Goodwine petition, the committee approved sending letters to the Kentucky Bar Association and the Judicial Conduct Commission seeking any complaints or findings related to the matter, and to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance asking whether the named groups had spent money on any other Supreme Court justice in the past eight years. Responses to those requests were asked for by next Friday.
After the committee completed its business, the chair asked whether there was anything else to take up. Hearing none, the impeachment committee adjourned.