Video & Transcript Research : 'elections'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Announcement to Allow Rideshare Drivers the Right to Form a Union - 02/25/25
Transcript Highlights:
- I am excited for our elected officials to update the law so the rideshare drivers have the same opportunity
- I am excited for our elected officials to update the law so the rideshare drivers have the same opportunity
- I am excited for our elected officials to update the law so the rideshare drivers have the same opportunity
- I am excited for our elected officials to update the law so the rideshare drivers have the same opportunity
- I am excited for our elected officials to update the law so the rideshare drivers have the same opportunity
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/19/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
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committee and the elections committee and the elections committee desired<01 - after this election cycle. after this election cycle.
- sending it back to elections committee sending it back to elections committee rather<02:04:48.400
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for
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Report of the Committee on Government, Labor, and Elections, report number one.
- Labor, and Elections. Report number one. Labor, and Elections. Report number one.
- labor and elections report number two. labor and elections report number two.
- Government, Labor, and Elections. Thank you, Madam Speaker.
- >> Government, Labor, and Elections. >> Government, Labor, and Elections.
Summary:
The House convened with 129 members present, offered a prayer, and then took up a series of ceremonial resolutions recognizing Maryland Library Day, the Clarksburg High School girls flag football team for winning the 4A/3A state championship, and the Stephen Decatur High School boys varsity soccer team for winning the 3A state championship. Each resolution was read and adopted with applause. The chamber also received and adopted messages from the Senate and House regarding a joint meeting for the Governor’s address on February 11, 2026, and the appointment of joint escort committees for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
The House then moved through committee reports on several bills, adopting favorable reports and ordering bills printed for third reading, including House Bills 1068 through 1090 by consent, House Bill 273 on SHOP enrollment effective date changes, House Bill 275/277 on Medicare supplement policies and insurance third-party administrators, Senate Bill 245 on prohibiting immigration enforcement agreements, House Bill 20 and Senate Bill 17 on Baltimore City alcoholic beverages related event promoters permits, House Bill 3 on tuition exemptions for dependents of public safety employees, and House Bill 60 on sickle cell disease policies and educational campaigns. House Bill 226 on Department of Disabilities housing programs was amended to clarify Attorney General review of policies before its favorable report was adopted.
Two bills were special ordered for later consideration: House Bill 28 on private career schools advertising, at the request of a delegate for a committee amendment, and House Bill 229 on Maryland Transportation Authority revenue bond limits. The House also heard a floor amendment to House Bill 60 adding “Caitlyn’s Law” to line three, which was adopted. The session included committee, subcommittee, delegation, and caucus announcements, a Black History Month moment on the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and several guest recognitions. The House adjourned on motion of the Majority Leader until Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., with a reminder that bills must be submitted to the Chief Clerk by February 12 to avoid referral to Rules.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 875 by Senator Birdwell relates to prohibiting election activities. ...offenses.
- office during the primary or general elections and political conventions for all parties.
- day if these buildings are being used as an early voting or election day polling place.
- But it can be more than 48 hours if it's during the election period. Is that correct?
- But if it's during an election period, it can be more than 48 hours.
Keywords:
parental rights, education, school trustees, training, handbook, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district, open-enrollment charter school, student support services, school counselor, principal, administrator
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They're not elected.
- Um, and I think you said something about you get more complaints in an election cycle.
- or even general elections.
- And yet have to, um, you know, stand for re-election every 24, or 6 years.
- landscape today and the fact they have to stand for re-election.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- potential person who's the one person who's not elected.
- or would it just be like in a general election?
- Speaker, Representative, so in terms of election of the Tid board. Mr.
- I know in a city election, the city runs it.
- in November on like the general election.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 06/01/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He was elected to the New York State Assembly, becoming the first Greek American ever elected to public
- , IT IS WHAT RESULTED FROM THE ELECTIONS.
- When I first got elected to the Assembly, it was the year of 9/11.
- She just got elected class rep.
- Senate Print 9671A, Hinchey, an act to amend the Election Law.
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar.
The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family.
Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee 3/5/25
Rules and Legislative Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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officials for the public to hold elected officials for the public to hold elected - We got elected to do this job. We have to make hard decisions.
- It's not something that they, you know, have expertise in, and that's why they elect us.
- There was a massive shift in this last election.
- There was a massive shift in this last election.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Commission (3-9-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- election or you have a handful, so we're talking two or three candidates.
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Summary:
The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on March 9, 2026, with a quorum present in person and one commissioner participating from Florida. The meeting began with the swearing-in of new commissioner Joe Palumbo, who briefly introduced himself and his family and business background. The commission then approved the February 2, 2026 minutes and approved the staff budget report, with staff noting the office remained within spending parameters.
Staff gave an update on the heavy workload from re-registration and reporting season, saying roughly 4,500 re-registrations and about 10,000 total forms had been processed. They credited the new online payment portal with reducing manual work and discussed ongoing LRC technology work to build a new system for desktop use, online re-registration, payment processing, and a searchable register. Commissioners asked about the timeline and current paper-based process; staff said the system is being built from scratch and that, for now, forms are still often downloaded, completed, emailed or mailed, and manually entered by staff.
The commission also reviewed financial disclosure processing. Staff said all required disclosures had been received except one outstanding candidate filing, and that the candidate was still officially running, so notice was being sent by certified mail under the statute. Staff explained that their review is for completeness rather than audit-level accuracy, and that disclosures from legislators, candidates, and certain upper-management/LRC officials are posted for public access. The commission then discussed its informal advisory opinions, including how staff tracks and organizes them, and praised staff for quick turnaround before voting to enter executive session to discuss confidential complaints and informal opinions.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/29/2026 - Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Joint Legislative Budget Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the fiscal year 2026 budget that included monies for the special election to fill the vacancy
- This special election cost less than expected, and a budget footnote requires the committee to review
- We are going into an election year. It is a period of heightened risk.
- We need all resources helping us keep our elections safe. Thank you.
- We need all resources helping us keep our elections safe.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The managers themselves, myself included, are appointed positions, not elected.
- . elected. elected.
- Because we, as elected officials, our term limits are two as House and four in the Senate.
- Because we, as elected officials, our term limits are two as House and four in the Senate.
- ,<01:03:24.280>
our <01:03:24.440>term we, as elected officials, our term we, as elected
Bills:
HF3879
Keywords:
outdoor heritage, conservation, habitat restoration, natural resources, wildlife management, 1183, house
Summary:
The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3879, the Legacy Finance Outdoor Heritage bill. The committee adopted the DE1 author’s amendment, which incorporated the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council’s revised recommendations and made technical corrections, and staff explained that the bill appropriates about $191.081 million in Outdoor Heritage funding, plus carryforwards and an extension for a carp deterrent project at Lock and Dam. Staff also noted the bill makes no changes to the Clean Water Fund or Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and the bill was moved to the Committee on Ways and Means.
A large portion of the meeting focused on the Roseau Lake rehabilitation/Roseau River restoration project and related concerns about landowner impacts, eminent domain, drainage, and whether Outdoor Heritage dollars are being used on private property. Landowners and their attorney testified that the project threatens private farmland, that they do not consent to easements or takings, and that funding should be paused until litigation and legal questions are resolved. They described flooding, drainage problems, financial burdens, and long-term harm to family farms, and asked the committee to suspend funding for the project.
Supporters of the project, including Roseau Mayor Dan Fabian and farmer/watershed district manager Jason Bratton, said the project is part of a broader flood-mitigation effort following the 2002 Roseau flood and would help control water, reduce flood damage, and improve conditions for downstream farmers. After testimony, the committee considered the A5 amendment, offered by Representative Heintzeman, which would delete the Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project Phase 3 from the bill. Members debated the amendment, with some emphasizing landowner concerns and pending litigation and others defending the project and the council’s vetting process. The transcript cuts off during continued discussion, and no final vote on the A5 is shown in the provided text.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- I just as other elected officials.
- However, there's been year of election.
- Taxpayers elect us to establish those priorities and balance meeting needs.
- Taxpayers elect us to establish those priorities and balance meeting needs.
- Taxpayers elect us to establish those priorities and balance meeting needs.
SC
South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Jun 25th, 2026
South Carolina House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Before I was elected, I was told about the nanny state, the control.
- This is an election year, I think. Is anybody in this room that's not?” “We all are in elections.
- “There's no presidential election on this ticket.
- And it certainly is nice not to have an election.
- And it certainly is nice not to have an election.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- majority of the individuals who show up at the polls and vote in those elections.
- I think that's what the people of Florida elected us to do.
- My constituents elected me by 405 votes.
- We were elected to represent the people of Florida. So let's talk about the process.
- And the job is to support the people who elected us to represent them.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D, later substituted with House Bill 1D, both establishing Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Senator Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a proposed redistricting plan on short notice and argued that mid-decade congressional redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based provisions in the Fair Districts Amendment are unconstitutional. He repeatedly said the Legislature was not being asked to prove the Governor’s legal theory, only to consider the proposal, and noted that no amendments were offered.
A lengthy question-and-answer period followed, with senators raising concerns about the rushed process, lack of statewide public hearings, and the map’s effects on minority communities, compactness, communities of interest, and partisan fairness. Senators questioned whether the map cracked Latino and Black communities, whether partisan data was used, whether the Governor’s office had outside consultants, and whether the plan complied with the Florida Constitution, the Fair Districts Amendment, and the Voting Rights Act. Gates generally deferred on legal conclusions, said the Governor’s representatives had testified the map was race-neutral and used political data only as one factor, and emphasized that any constitutional challenge would be for the courts.
After a motion to temporarily postpone failed by a recorded vote of 12 yeas to 23 nays, the Senate continued debate. Senators Rouson, Bernard, and others spoke in opposition, arguing the proposal was rushed, partisan, and harmful to communities of interest and minority voting power. Gates maintained that the Governor had a constitutional prerogative to propose the map and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The House companion bill was then substituted for the Senate bill, read a third time, and the chamber moved into final debate on the congressional redistricting plan.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-29 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think that's what the people of Florida elected us to do.
- My constituents elected me by 405 votes.
- We were elected to represent the people of Florida. So let's talk about the process.
- It reaches backwards and it just distorts our elections and what's already happened.
- And the job is to support the people who elected us to represent them.
Summary:
The Senate convened in special session and took up Senate Bill 8D / House Bill 1D, which would establish Florida’s congressional districts. The sponsor, Sen. Gates, explained that the Governor had transmitted a redistricting plan two days earlier and argued that mid-decade redistricting is legally permissible, citing population growth and the Governor’s view that race-based districting is unconstitutional. Much of the floor time was spent in extended questioning about the process, the lack of public hearings compared with prior redistricting cycles, the use of population estimates from the Census/EDR/ACS, compactness scores, and whether the Governor’s office used partisan data or outside consultants. Gates repeatedly said he was relaying the Governor’s proposal and legal theory rather than offering his own legal opinion, and he said any constitutional challenge would be for the courts.
A major portion of the debate focused on the U.S. Supreme Court’s newly issued Calais decision and its implications for the Fair Districts Amendment and the Voting Rights Act. Senators questioned whether the decision struck down Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, whether it affected Florida’s constitutional ban on partisan gerrymandering, and whether the Legislature should postpone action to review the ruling. A motion to temporarily postpone the bill failed by voice vote and then by recorded vote, 12 yeas to 23 nays. Senators also raised concerns that the proposed map cracked minority communities, including Latino and Black populations in Central Florida and Tampa Bay, and that it would produce a heavily Republican-leaning map despite the state’s voter registration mix.
After debate on the Senate bill, the chamber substituted the identical House companion bill, read it a third time, and proceeded to final debate. Opponents argued the map was an illegal partisan gerrymander, was based on assumptions rather than verified data, and would likely lead to litigation. Supporters maintained that the Governor had authority to propose a congressional map, that the plan was race-neutral, and that the Legislature could accept, reject, or amend it. The transcript ends during continued debate on House Bill 1D, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-04-29 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- majority of the individuals who show up at the polls and vote in those elections.
- I think that's what the people of Florida elected us to do.
- My constituents elected me by 405 votes.
- We were elected to represent the people of Florida. So let's talk about the process.
- And the job is to support the people who elected us to represent them.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Special Session D Apr 29th, 2026
Florida Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- majority of the individuals who show up at the polls and vote in those elections.
- I think that's what the people of Florida elected us to do.
- My constituents elected me by 405 votes.
- We were elected to represent the people of Florida. So let's talk about the process.
- And the job is to support the people who elected us to represent them.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Opening Day Floor Session 01-15-2025 10:00am
Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- of the newly elected members of the Senate of the 33rd Legislature of the State of Hawaii.
- Will the newly elected and reelected members of the Senate please stand, raise your right hands, and
- carried Ronald D coochi is elected carried Ronald D coochi is elected president<00:28:24.159>
- to be able to serve uh there's elected to be able to serve uh there's no<00:34:07.440>
words < - Park, Assistant Sergeant at Arms. following persons are hereby elected following persons are hereby elected
NH
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Media Availability 4/7/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, according to the police report, it was not an elected official and it is a male.
- Um, according to the police report, it was not an elected official and it is a male.
- Um, according to the police report, it was not an elected official and it is a male.
- Um, according to the police report, it was not an elected official and it is a male.
- <00:13:20.080>
official report it was not an elected official report it was not an elected